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UK will save its 48-hour opt-out, says employment lawyer
The European Parliament has voted to end the UK's opt-out of laws banning people from working for more than 48 hours a week, but a leading employment lawyer has said that the opt-out is likely to remain in place.

Six Minute Employment Lawyer
I spoke yesterday at the Law Society of Upper Canada's Six Minute Employment Lawyer Conference on Discrimination Based on Family Status: The Prima Facie Debate. I'd like to thank my friends (and former colleagues from the distant past) Christine Thomlinson and Malcolm MacKillop for inviting me to speak at the...

Economic Downturn + Layoffs = More Lawsuits
The New York Times reports that employment litigation will likely increase in the current downturn: People take legal action out of desperation as it becomes more difficult to find new employment, said Lawrence Z...

1981 Ethics Opinion Allowing Limited Employment of Suspended Lawyer by Law Firm
In  1981  Professor Martin Huelsmann wrote the following ethics opinion regarding the ability and conditions of a lawyer to hire a suspended lawyer.  These opinions are advisory opinions and are not binding on the KBA...

The Numbers: J.D. Degrees and Lawyer Employment
American Lawyer, Dear Prospective Law Students, Do Not "Reasonably Rely" on Cooley's "Report One": Cooley released Report One: National Employment, which uses U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data to vigorously contest claims that there's anything wrong with the employability of law graduates...

Recently Published Scholarship: The Labor Lawyer
The Labor Lawyer Volume 23, Number 3, Winter/Spring 2008 Articles Christine Cooper (left), Employment Cases From the 2006-2007 Supreme Court Term, p. 223. Stephen A. Mazurak (center), Significant Recent Employment Law Developments in State Common Law and Statutory Decisions, p...

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Lawyer Jokes
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Bausch Lomb Renu Moistureloc Linked to Eye Infection Fusarium Keratiti
Contact Lens Solution Product Recall

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

New York Employment Law
alleged violations of New York employment law.

St. Louis Car Accident - St. Louis Auto Accident, St. Louis Car Accident Lawyer
St. Louis Car Accident alleging liability for personal injuries caused by car accidents in St. Louis, Missouri.

Birth Injury - Birth Injury Malpractice, Birth Injury Lawyer, Birth Injury Claims
Birth Injury alleging injuries resulting at birth from medical malpractice or negligence.

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Failure-to-accommodate claim yields $1.82M award
$1.82 Million Awarded in Employment Lawsuit

Employment
Employee rights including labor law, harassment, safety, unpaid overtime, discrimination and union disputes.