Many of my friends and colleagues initially responded to the story of a group of armed men taking control of an outpost on federally protected lands with a cross between disbelief and humor. Talk of “YallQaeda” and “VanillaIsis” abounded. But beyond the humor, there was also a more sobering discussion – the fact that if the individuals waving around guns and taking…
Posted January 27th, 2016. Search Engine Giant Alleged to Violate California Wage & Hour Laws – AGAIN! For more information, contact Jamie Moss, newsPRos,201-493-1027, [email protected] January 27, 2016, San Jose, CA – It takes Google 0.44 seconds to return 28 million results about the California Labor Code. The company that developed and operates the giant search engine might benefit from actually…
Search Engine Giant Alleged to Violate California Wage & Hour Laws – AGAIN! For more information, contact Jamie Moss, newsPRos,201-493-1027, [email protected] January 27, 2016, San Jose, CA – It takes Google 0.44 seconds to return 28 million results about the California Labor Code. The company that developed and operates the giant search engine might benefit from actually reading those search results.…
Earlier this fall I coordinated a happy hour with the DC Women’s Bar Association, and I enjoyed talking with several interesting women (and a handful of men brave enough to come to a WBA event!). I talked with Andi Cullins about her efforts to get more women on corporate boards. Andi explained that she is putting together a network of…
Fellow blogger Kate Kimpel returned from a conference earlier this year and told me how impressed she was with today’s interviewee, who founded the OnRamp Fellowship. The fellowship matches experienced lawyers returning to the profession with law firms for a one-year, paid training contract. As a former lawyer in Big Law (and currently a lawyer with Big Law attorneys as clients), I am…
At dinner with friends last night I asked, over the bread basket, what my fellow diners thought of President Obama’s speech on gun control this week. (Don’t worry, we moved on to lighter fare. At least in terms of conversation.) Although generally well informed, three out of four said they hadn’t watched it. “I saw pictures though,” they all apologized.…
If you go to Chipotle’s webpage, you’ll see that in addition to providing information about its menu, catering options and other logistics issues like locations, contact information and promotions, it talks about how it provides “Food with Integrity.” Wander into any Chipotle and you’ll see similar messages plastered onto its walls about how important it is to Chipotle to ensure…
Posted January 6th, 2016. Sanford Heisler Kimpel, LLP, the nation’s leading national public interest litigation law firm, has promoted three attorneys, including one attorney to partner and two to senior litigation counsel. The Firm has also added six associates. The Firm has promoted Kate Mueting to Partner in its Washington, DC office. Ms. Mueting graduated with highest distinction in 2007 from the…
My colleague, Sara, wrote last month about DC’s Universal Paid Leave Act, which would entitle workers to 16 weeks of paid leave for the birth of a child or another qualifying event. It’s a step in the right direction, but we’re still a long way from ensuring that working parents have all of the protections that they deserve. A good friend recently…