Accused of sending racy text messages to a former sideline reporter for the New York Jets when he was the team’s quarterback, Brett Favre has been fined $50,000 by the…
Epstein Becker & Green will be closing its eight-year-old office in Miami after managing partner Michael Case led most of its attorneys and staff to Duane Morris.
Going a step beyond the requirements of the new health-care overhaul bill adopted this year, President Barack Obama has asked the Office of Personnel Management to develop a policy offering…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims in a lawsuit that Kaplan Higher Education Corp. discriminated against black job applicants because it used credit checks in hiring.
By refusing to consider a request by a Muslim school teacher for nearly three weeks of unpaid leave that would allow her to take a pilgrimage to Mecca, a suburban…
Two hospitals in Florida are part of a “hostile makeover” workplace trend: They are requiring job applicants to take a nicotine test, in order to screen out any who smoke,…
An Indianapolis attorney is facing three felony charges after allegedly taking the law into her own hands when she suspected her boyfriend might be with another woman.
Updated: A nonequity partner at Reed Smith’s Pittsburgh office claims in a lawsuit that women lawyers there are paid less than men and given work based on actual or hoped-for…
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether up to 1.5 million former and current employees of Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club can bring their claims in a class action…
An African-American associate laid off from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld claims the law “showcased” her at minority events to create a false image of diversity, even as it…
After laying off hundreds of employees in the last few months, a law firm and related company known for their mortgage foreclosure work on behalf of lenders are now themselves…
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