Both measures will impose new federal requirements on employers with respect to accommodations for pregnancy- and childbirth-related conditions and nursing mothers.
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As employers increasingly use automated systems to make decisions regarding hiring, firing, promotions and pay, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is raising the red flag on discrimination risks.
Read More »Ethics guidance for multi-jurisdiction practice
Guidance for which jurisdiction’s ethics rules should apply to lawyers handling matters in more than one jurisdiction is being provided in a new ethics opinion released by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics & Professional Responsibility.
Read More »Commentary: Clients in crisis needn’t be caught between advisers
Legal and communications professionals are collaborating more often and more effectively than ever. Neither won. Both sides dropped the rope and clients are benefiting.
Read More »‘Making a Murderer’ rebuttal may air in summer
Steven Avery, Ken Kratz, Andrew Colborn, Tom Fassbender may soon return to your living room in a never-been-seen-before series, “Convicting a Murderer.”
Read More »8th Circuit lets lawsuit stand on ‘information and belief’
Despite a lack of hard facts in the petition, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 7 reinstated a lawsuit by a construction equipment rental company alleging two competitors misappropriated its trade secrets.
Read More »Is it time to update social media workplace policy?
Here are four tips for managing use of TikTok (or any video/photo-based social media) in the workplace.
Read More »Now is time to banish burnout from your practice
If you feel like there’s never enough time to keep up with everything, no matter how much you plan or power through, you’re reading the right column.
Read More »8th Circuit shuts down Black Lives Matter protesters’ suit
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 19 issued two opinions related to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Read More »Study illuminates ‘culture of detention’ in federal cases
Since the Bail Reform Act of 1984 was enacted, pretrial detention rates in federal criminal cases have skyrocketed.
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