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Notice to the bar.When Law Firms Say It's Time to Retire
Retirement policies: The American Bar Association doesn't want them, and most lawyers apparently don't like them. Only 38 percent of lawyers agree with mandatory retirement policies, while 50 percent of firms have them, according to a recent survey by Altman Weil. "The profession's position on this seems to be moving towards getting rid of those things," Altman Weil's James D. Cotterman. Aside from questions of legality, Cotterman said it makes good business sense to do away with retirement policies.Attorney Ineligibility Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2(a)
Notice to the bar.Pregnancy Discrimination Revived?
The Supreme Court's recent decision in AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen bears a striking substantive resemblance to the court's decision two years ago in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Wording of Debt-Collection Letters 'Could' Bring Problems for Lawyers
Warning to lawyers who do debt-collection work: Using the word "could" in a dunning letter could get you sued. The 3rd Circuit has revived a suit in which a debtor complained that a letter she received violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act's ban on false, misleading or deceptive communications because it told her that unless she made arrangements to pay within five days, the matter "could" result in referral of the account to an attorney and "could" result in "a legal suit being filed."War Creates Questions for ERISA, Employment Bar
Although the major military component of the war in Iraq seems over, work continues for lawyers concerning questions about the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act and the rights of employees called to military service. Employer questions range from how long jobs must be held open and whether employee benefits must continue to whether they must extend deadlines for pre-tax spending reimbursements.Judge Refuses to OK Settlement in Legal Malpractice Suit
A Philadelphia judge refused Tuesday to approve a $4.5 million settlement proposed by the law firm Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll and limited partners of the Keystone Venture V capital fund in an attempt to resolve a legal malpractice suit alleging that lawyers failed to keep public pension funds in Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts from losing money. The law firm has denied any wrongdoing or liability.Trending Stories
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