Legal Research

Center for Worklife Law
Family Responsibility Discrimination (also called "caregiver discrimination") is "discrimination against workers who have family caregiving responsibilities" and it can affect both women and men, parents of children and children of the elderly...

New Report: "Opt Out" or Pushed Out
Many women doubt there is an "opt out revolution", and a new report posted on PAR's website proves their doubt is well-founded. The report, "Opt Out" or Pushed Out?: How the Press Covers Work/Family Conflict" shows that press reports of women choosing to stay home have made sweeping generalizations about female workers from very limited examples of women who are not representative of female workers as a whole...

Does earning a biglaw salary mean that there is no room for my voice in the discussion on work/life balance
I had the chance today to engage some law firm partners and others in a discussion about worklife balance. The focus of the discussion was whether or not law firm management should listen to the concerns of law students and young associates when determining business practices and trying to attract and retain women attorneys...

Employment Law: Family Responsibilities Discrimination
A website for employers and employees to check out: WorkLife Law. Here is how the site describes itself:"Family Responsibilities Discrimination is employment discrimination against workers who have family responsibilities...

Worklife Balance, Employee Benefits, and Googles Strange Choice
Cross-posted at Examiner.com Google has placed number one on Fortune?s list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for two years in a row, now. In 2007, it was the company?s unusual perks, like free meals, a swimming spa,...

Working Mother's Top 50 Firms List Is Out
Working Mother magazine has released its list of the top 50 best law firms for women. The evaluation criteria include not just raw numbers and worklife flexibilty for lawyers of both sexes but also mentoring, networking, and management training for...

University of Illinois Medical Center
Potential $14 Million in Malpractice Settlements

Siouxland Urology Center
Sued for Potentially Exposing Clients to HIV and Hepatitis

Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada
alleging gross negligence in reusing syringes linked to a hepatitis C outbreak.

Doctor Negligence
VA Medical Center to pay $1.3 million settlement in malpractice lawsuit.

Lake Superior Center Authority
$275,000 settlement reached in construction dispute.

Pittsburgh Cancer Center
Wanrs of Cell Phone and Cancer Risk