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Employers must allow off-hour access to email
Companies can’t stop their employees from using work email during nonworking time, according to a ruling from the National Labor Relations Board.
Jackson Lewis won’t count billable hours in associate reviews
Jackson Lewis PC, the management-side labor and employment firm, will jettison a mainstay of associate performance metrics — the number of hours billed — beginning in January.
Big law firm political donors skew Democratic
The nation’s largest law firms are decidedly Democratic in their political contributions.
EEOC retirement-age probe could affect firms
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating whether mandatory retirement provisions at Deloitte LLP violate federal employment law.
Heath-care law firms offer advice on Ebola preparedness
Health-care lawyers and employment attorneys are using calming words in advising clients on Ebola preparedness.
Holder names acting Civil Rights Division chief
Vanita Gupta has been picked as acting U.S. assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
Firms will soon have more Web-name options
Law firms will soon have a new range of options for choosing domain names.
New ABA president plans to focus on innovation
William Hubbard Tuesday became the president of the American Bar Association at its annual meeting in Boston.
Apple, Google antitrust accord is rejected
Apple Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. failed to persuade a judge to approve a $324.5 million settlement over claims they agreed to not recruit each other’s workers.
Immigrant children get assist from U.S. law firms
Lawyers from the biggest U.S. firms are stepping up to help the tens of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children fleeing violence of Central America.
Law grads employment rate falls for sixth year
The employment rate for law students who graduated in 2013 fell for the sixth consecutive year.
Patton Boggs and Squire Sanders to merge
Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs are merging to create a law firm that will be among the 25 biggest in the world.
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