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Facebook will Pay $52 Million in Settlement with Moderators who Developed PTSD on the Job

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In a landmark acknowledgment of the toll that content moderation takes on its workforce, Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to current and former moderators to compensate them for mental health issues developed on the job.

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Law Firm Fires Employee After ‘Threatening’ Post About his Gun, COVID-19 Mask Requirements

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A Dallas law firm fired an employee after he wrote in a Facebook post that lambasted businesses that require customers to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic and made references to firearms and ammunition.

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Western Express $1.1M Proposed Settlement Denied by Federal Court

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A California federal judge has denied preliminary approval of a $1.1 million settlement in a wage lawsuit against Western Express, sending the parties back to the drawing board.

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The Bigger the Better? Understanding the Biglaw Salary Scale

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The Cravath Scale, an offshoot of the Cravath system, is named after Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, the firm which is generally considered the authority on setting associate salaries.

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Baker Donelson Temporarily Cuts Pay, Furloughs Some Employees Because of COVID-19

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Baker Donelson is imposing temporary pay cuts, reducing partner draws, and furloughing some employees because of the financial impact of the COVID-19 epidemic.

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Top Lawyers’ Pay Cut as Coronavirus Brings C-Suite Austerity

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Top in-house lawyers are getting their compensation cut along with other executive officers as the new coronavirus causes widespread economic distress.

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Littler COVID-19 Survey Reveals Top Employer Concerns and Workplace Implications

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Littler Mendelson has released a survey of over 900 employers on their key concerns and actions taken in response to the coronavirus outbreak

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Wells Fargo’s Top Lawyer Turned CEO Made $9.6 Million in 2019

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Former Wells Fargo & Co. general counsel C. Allen Parker Jr. took home outsized pay of more than $9.6 million last year thanks to his elevation to interim CEO.

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Proposed Settlement of Age Discrimination Case Hardly Onerous for PricewaterhouseCoopers

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PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging age discrimination in hiring by paying out $11.625 million, an amount that is not even a blip on the radar screen of a firm that reports annual revenues in excess of $41 billion.

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Court’s $179 Million Award Underscores Importance of Confidentiality Agreements

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In an important lesson for both employers and employees a California superior court judge affirmed a $179 million arbitration award against a former Uber executive.

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Vacancies Prompt County to Hire Private Law Firm to Assist With Cases

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Cascade County has hired a private law firm to assist the Cascade County Attorney’s Office, which is experiencing a significant number of attorney vacancies with two major civil cases pending.

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In-House Attorneys Cannot Be Bound By Non-Competes In Ohio

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On Feb. 7, the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct issued an opinion letter stating that in-house counsel cannot be bound by non-compete agreements.

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Day Rates, Independent Contractor Status, FLSA and an Unlicensed Lawyer

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Have you ever considered the possibility that you might be the next person your contract attorney sues?

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Koppers Appoints Successor to General Counsel

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Stephanie Apostolou has been elected general counsel and secretary of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Koppers and Koppers Holdings, effective March 1.

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Jones Day Hires Five Supreme Court Clerks in Latest Coup

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Jones Day has hired five Supreme Court clerks from the October 2018 term, continuing its recent tradition of recruiting top talent from the nation’s highest court.

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EY Lays Off Some U.S. Lawyers Who Came through Pangea3 Acquisition

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While precise details remain uncertain, reports indicate that EY has let go some 20-30 lawyers who work for it in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota and the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas.

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Coinbase Goes on Legal Hiring Binge as Circle Attorneys Depart

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Coinbase Inc., a San Francisco-based digital currency exchange specializing in bitcoin transactions, has gone on an in-house hiring spree.

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Biglaw Firm Pivots Direction And Loses Partners In The Process

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Irell & Manella “announced to all attorneys that the firm was pursuing an ‘alternative business model.’

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Former Biglaw Lawyer Files Suit Claiming Firm Fired Him Because of Nerve-Compression Disability

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Cornell Crosby, an intellectual property lawyer, filed the disability discrimination suit in state court in Los Angeles. He is seeking $300,000 in economic damages, along with damages for emotional distress.

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Biglaw Firm Announces Bonuses Topping the Market Scale

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According to a Latham memo providing the median and top bonuses by class year there was a bump for the big revenue firm.

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