Employment
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.’
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.
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.
Why You Should Insist on Diversity in Your Law Practice
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Both the perception of and reality for women attorneys is disheartening.
Too Many Teenagers Want to Become Lawyers or Managers
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Teenagers aren’t being imaginative enough with their ambitions as they aspire to a short list of 20th-century occupations in their future careers, according to the OECD.
