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McDonald Hopkins Picks up Four Attorneys

Three partners and one associate have left Butzel Long and signed on with McDonald Hopkins in Detroit. The three partners…

First Monday

Today is the first Monday in October and as always that means a new term has begun for the Supreme…

Littler Mendelson Opens in Albuquerque

Littler Mendelson, the San Francisco based employment and labor law firm, has opened its 48th domestic office in Albuquerque, New…

Department of Labor Hiring 250 Investigators

Reacting to a report showing widespread violations of labor and wage laws in low paying urban jobs, the US Department…

Law Firm Layoffs Spark Lawsuits

The ABA Journal notes that an unprecedented wave of law firm layoffs is leading to a second wave of ex-employee…

Hinshaw & Culbertson Lays Off 11 Attorneys, 17 Staff

Hinshaw & Culbertson, a Chicago-based firm with about 490 attorneys, cut 11 attorneys and 17 staff members last week in…

Revenue Up at Employment Law Firm Jackson Lewis

Jackson Lewis, a national workplace law firm with 541 attorneys in 40 offices, grew in 2008. Head count grew by…

FTC Exec to Join Wilson Sonsini

Lydia B. Parnes, director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, will ankle the agency after…

Does a Girlfriend Count As an Employee?

Howard Shih was dating Jue-Ya Yang when he invited her to move in with him. For a year she lived…

Muslim Former Foley & Lardner Associate Alleges Discrimination

Zafar Hasan, a former associate in Foley & Lardner's Chicago office, can proceed with an employment discrimination suit against the…

New Managing Partner at Bernick Lifson [Video]

From LawCrossing.com: Bernick, Lifson, Greenstein, Greene & Liszt has announced Jessica Roe as the firm's new managing partner. Roe is…