Employers

BigLaw business development manager worked 90-hour weeks without overtime pay, suit alleges

Updated: A business development manager alleges that Reed Smith misclassified her employment status, enabling the law firm to avoid paying overtime for work weeks that often stretched to 90 hours in length.

Feb 19, 2025 1:57 PM CST

Benefits of hybrid work examined in new study, while firms’ quest to bring lawyers back to office continues

Adding a wrinkle to the debate over remote work is new research suggesting that hybrid schedules can increase productivity. In a study published in June, employees who work from home for two days per week were found to be just as productive and as likely to be promoted as their in-person colleagues. In addition, employees with hybrid schedules were less likely to quit.

Feb 11, 2025 1:29 PM CST

Lights, Camera, Contracts: The harsh legal reality of reality television

The main legal need surrounding reality show participants concerns their employment status—or lack thereof. Reality show participants are treated as independent contractors, which technically lets networks and productions evade many of the labor laws that protect employees.

Feb 10, 2025 8:59 AM CST

Gender equity questions arise with college athletes’ NIL agreements

Updated: “A lot of schools have considered bringing [third-party] NIL collectives in-house, but they may want to think again,” says Robert Boland, a professor at the Seton Hall University School of Law who previously was an athletics integrity officer at the Pennsylvania State University.

Feb 7, 2025 9:49 AM CST

Should lawyers get billable-hour credit for time off? It should be encouraged, ABA House says, but not before debate

What can make the ABA House of Delegates have an hourlong lively debate? Apparently, it’s a resolution aimed at helping ease lawyer stress and achieve a better work-life balance.

Feb 3, 2025 6:58 PM CST

Government attorneys are scrambling to leave the federal workforce

Before the official administration change, federal government lawyers had already been scrambling to get out. Legal recruiters say that for months they have been getting an unprecedented number of calls, texts and emails from federal government lawyers looking for jobs in private practice.

Jan 31, 2025 1:31 PM CST