Companies can’t stop their employees from using work email during nonworking time, according to a ruling from the National Labor Relations Board.
Read More »Jackson Lewis won’t count billable hours in associate reviews
Jackson Lewis PC, the management-side labor and employment firm, will jettison a mainstay of associate performance metrics — the number of hours billed — beginning in January.
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Read More »Big law firm political donors skew Democratic
The nation’s largest law firms are decidedly Democratic in their political contributions.
Read More »EEOC retirement-age probe could affect firms
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating whether mandatory retirement provisions at Deloitte LLP violate federal employment law.
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Read More »Heath-care law firms offer advice on Ebola preparedness
Health-care lawyers and employment attorneys are using calming words in advising clients on Ebola preparedness.
Read More »Holder names acting Civil Rights Division chief
Vanita Gupta has been picked as acting U.S. assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
Read More »Firms will soon have more Web-name options
Law firms will soon have a new range of options for choosing domain names.
Read More »New ABA president plans to focus on innovation
William Hubbard Tuesday became the president of the American Bar Association at its annual meeting in Boston.
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Read More »Apple, Google antitrust accord is rejected
Apple Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. failed to persuade a judge to approve a $324.5 million settlement over claims they agreed to not recruit each other’s workers.
Read More »Immigrant children get assist from U.S. law firms
Lawyers from the biggest U.S. firms are stepping up to help the tens of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children fleeing violence of Central America.
Read More »Law grads employment rate falls for sixth year
The employment rate for law students who graduated in 2013 fell for the sixth consecutive year.
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