Pregnancy Bias Complaints Jumped Last Year

Complaints and inquiries about pregnancy discrimination are rising, possibly reflecting confusion about federal protections.

Complaints of pregnancy discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission totaled 5,587 last year, a…

Mar 27, 2008 10:37 AM CDT

Supreme Court Declines AARP’s Appeal in Health Benefits Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to a federal policy that makes it easier for companies to pay lower health benefits to retired workers when they…

Mar 24, 2008 4:02 PM CDT

Ex-Foley & Lardner Secretary Wants to Use 823 Disputed Documents in Bias Suit

A secretary who was fired from Foley & Lardner at the age of 63 took 823 documents with her that are now at a center of a discovery battle.

Hideko…

Mar 24, 2008 12:04 PM CDT

Female Associate Unhappy at Mintz Firm, One of the ‘Best Law Firms for Women’

A female associate has filed a state administrative law complaint against her Boston-based law firm, claiming sex discrimination and retaliation.

Kamee Verdrager filed a complaint against Mar 21, 2008 10:56 PM CDT

Ex-Associate Files $75M Suit, Claims She Was Window Dressing at Clifford Chance

A former Haitian associate has filed a $75 million discrimination lawsuit against Clifford Chance that contends the firm gave her boring work and fired her when she complained.

The Mar 21, 2008 4:07 PM CDT

Court Leaves Starbucks Baristas $100M Tip

A San Diego judge has ruled that Starbucks must pay its California baristas $86 million plus interest for forcing them to share tips with supervisors.

Judge Patricia Cowett based her…

Mar 21, 2008 10:39 AM CDT

BigLaw ‘Ghetto’? Former Staff Attorney Raps Covington’s D.C. Office

A former staff attorney at Covington & Burling’s office in Washington, D.C., contends that the law firm is improving its diversity profile by hiring black lawyers for low-level “ghetto” positions.

Mar 18, 2008 5:30 PM CDT

Record $26M for Bullied U.K. Lawyer

A London lawyer who was harassed and bullied by her colleagues at an asset management firm has won a record judgment of a little over $26 million to cover her…

Mar 13, 2008 6:50 PM CDT

Hard-Fought Attorney Union Campaign in Minn. AG’s Office

Ground zero in a union-organizing effort that has attracted international attention might strike some as an unlikely venue.

But the 135-lawyer Minnesota attorney general’s office is a worker-rights hot spot.…

Mar 13, 2008 4:06 PM CDT

New Rules for Dealing With Federal Judges Who Have Issues

Updated: New rules adopted today by the Judicial Conference of the United States for the first time provide uniform national standards for dealing with federal judges whose health or behavior…

Mar 11, 2008 7:34 PM CDT

New Law Firm Perk: Lactation Room

An Indiana law firm has converted a conference room into a lactation room for nursing mothers, providing them with a private and comfortable place to pump breast milk and a…

Mar 10, 2008 5:09 PM CDT

N.Y. Attorney Must Repay Pension from 5 School District Jobs

A New York lawyer who was reported simultaneously as an employee of five Long Island school districts must repay the state pension he is getting as a result of this…

Mar 8, 2008 1:32 AM CST

AG Now Seeking Lawyer-Pay Info from 700-Plus N.Y. School Districts

An ongoing probe by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo into the way school districts pay their lawyers has now expanded to request information from all of the more than…

Mar 6, 2008 9:35 PM CST

Nice Perk for N.Y. School Lawyer: Lifetime Medical Coverage

Updated: A 71-year-old retired lawyer in New York had a part-time school district job during his final few years of practice that many attorneys might find appealing.

Jerome Ehrlich was…

Mar 6, 2008 7:46 PM CST

Job Bias Complaints Up 9 Percent

Complaints of job discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rose 9 percent last year, the highest one-year increase since 1993.

The agency received 82,792 private sector discrimination charges,…

Mar 6, 2008 7:13 PM CST