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The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
Bingham McCutchen loses energy lawyers in New York and tax lawyers in Washington, D.C.; Baker & McKenzie welcomes back a one-time SEC general counsel; and a former governor of Puerto Rico joins Steptoe & Johnson. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].Employer Spying on Family-Leave Abuses Raises Legal Hackles
A growing number of employers are hiring private investigators to spy on employees suspected of taking leave dishonestly under the Family Medical Leave Act. Management-side attorneys claim that FMLA abuses have gotten out of hand, and employers need a tool -- in this case surveillance -- to catch malingerers using FMLA improperly. And it's been pretty successful, they say, noting that private investigators in recent years have helped catch employees bowling, doing yard work or holding second jobs when they're supposed to be out on sick leave.The Election, the Workplace, and the Employment Law Issues That Arise
As Election Day 2012 nears, some general counsel are finding that trying to control heated debates and hostile campaigning behavior in the workplace can raise numerous legal issues.Late Tax Attorney Escapes Final Levy Thanks to 7th Circuit
Death may have been certain for prominent Chicago tax attorney Burton Kanter, who died in 2001, but taxes are not -- following a decision Tuesday by the 7th Circuit. The unanimous opinion directed the U.S. Tax Court to find that the late lawyer did not engage in a fraudulent scheme to avoid taxes, as alleged by the Internal Revenue Service. The ruling in the 23-year-old case will wipe out about $15 million, plus interest, in tax deficiencies and civil penalties that the government claimed Kanter owed.The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Lawyers leave the government to join Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Jones Day; and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; McDermott Will & Emery expands in Paris with an Africa-focused mining trio; and a Latham & Watkins partner moves to Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo in San Francisco. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].Trending Stories
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