Employment
NLRB General Counsel Explains Broad Non-Disparagement Provision Violates Labor Relations Act
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The memo referred to a case in which a law firm required all newly hired support staff and attorneys to sign an employment agreement containing a non-disparagement provision.
Court Enforces Arbitration Agreement Incorporated Into ‘Notice to Employees’
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The court found that the notice to employees contained sufficient language to incorporate the arbitration agreement by reference.
Law Firm Partner Forced to Retire Not Protected by Age Bias Law
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In a case of first impression, the Eigth Circuit ruled that a law firm’s mandatory partner retirement policy doesn’t violate the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
Biglaw Firm Announces ‘Significant Expansion’ Of Benefits Offerings
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The new policy gives lawyers up to 18 weeks paid parental leave, while staff will be eligible to take at least 12 weeks.
Judge Berates Lawyers for Gig Economy Companies for Trying to ‘Worm Out’ of Arbitration
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A federal judge Monday accused food delivery service DoorDash of trying to “squirm” out of its obligation to arbitrate labor disputes with more than 2,000 workers.
Physician Contracting: Understanding Letters of Intent
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AMA senior attorney Wes Cleveland discusses physicians’ letters of intent and when an attorney should be retained during the contracting process.
Biglaw Firm in the Midst of Massive Partner Defections
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The firm lost a total of 96 partners, while only picking up 32 since December 2018.
WeWork Lays Off at Least a Dozen In-House Lawyers as Part of Broader Cuts
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WeWork lawyers in New York and San Francisco, along with some in outlying offices, were let go, one of the in-house lawyers told Bloomberg.
Here’s How Much Money Lawyers Make in Every State
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The average lawyer salary in California, $171,550, is about double the salary in Montana, which is $88,600.
Title VII Limitations Period May Not Be Shortened By Contract
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Title VII’s limitations period is a non-waivable substantive right, rather than a waivable procedural one.
Biglaw Firm Delights With Up to $40,000 Extra in Bonus Money for Big Billers
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Another Biglaw firm has announced its bonus scales for associates, but this one adds something extra for those lawyers who put in the really long hours, reports Above the Law.
Survey: Workplace Equality, Mental Health and Brexit are Top Concerns of European Employers
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Littler reports the survey found that improving workplace equality is top-of-mind for European employers, and most respondents are moving to address equal pay and workplace harassment.
Pay Gap, Lack of Credit Push Women Out of Law Firms, Study Says
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The study found that women cited the level of stress at work, care-taking commitments, and the firm’s emphasis on marketing as negative factors.
Noncompete Agreements Aren’t Enforceable, Are They?
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While courts frequently comment that restrictive covenants are “disfavored in the law,” they can be enforced if they meet certain standards.
BigLaw Bonus Season Begins, and Some Associates Aren’t Happy
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Bonuses for associates at one Biglaw firm stayed the same as last year, but there’s a reason those associates have a gripe about overall compensation this year.
Ex-Hershey In-House Lawyer Barred From Suing on Race, Gender Bias Claims
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Kurt L. Ehresman, a 52-year-old white man, worked as Hershey’s senior counsel for global intellectual property until Hershey told him it was eliminating his position.
Davis Polk Hit With Bias, Retaliation Suit by Black Lawyer
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Kaloma Cardwell alleges the firm denied him job assignments and then fired him.
Signature Page Mixing-and-Matching Leads to Trouble in Delaware Case
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D.C. Toedt III, writing in the On Contracts blog, describes how parties to a contract often circulate just signature pages to be signed, and the problems that can arise with that practice.
DLA Piper Turns Sex-Assault Probe Back on Accuser: Cites Alleged ‘Flirtation’
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DLA Piper and former partner Louis Lehot parted ways after his colleague Vanina Guerrero accused the star Silicon Valley lawyer of sexually assaulting her.
Jones Day Women Point to Managing Partner’s ‘Totalitarian Grip’
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Six female former Jones Day lawyers claims the managing partner backs his “totalitarian grip” on Jones Day with a “no whining policy.”
