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Heat Rises Over 'No Smokers Hired' Policy
A Michigan company's decision to stop hiring smokers has angered employment lawyers who allege that the policy reeks of discrimination. Some attorneys say the policy, which also requires that all employees undergo testing for tobacco use, goes too far in that it aims to regulate legal activity. Moreover, they argue, it monitors what people do outside the workplace and discriminates against their lifestyles, a practice that is banned in 29 states with smokers' rights statutes.To Land and Keep Good Clients, Firms Need to Think Like Clients
Lawyers like Kevin M. O'Hagan of O'Hagan Smith & Amundsen in Chicago give rainmaking pointers during a seminar at American Bar Association annual meeting, called "A View from the Inside: A Roundtable on Developing and Maintaining Client Relationships." At least 10 seminars scheduled during the ABA's week-long annual meeting in Atlanta deal with rainmaking and with keeping clients happy.ABA To Elect First Black President
Nearly 60 years after it first opened the door to African-American members, the American Bar Association is poised to elect its first black president: former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer.The Ins and Outs of Client Relationships
Getting business depends on knowing how in-house counsel chooses lawyers, says Maurice G. Jenkins, the former in-house counsel at General Motors. At least 10 seminars scheduled during the ABA's week-long annual meeting in Atlanta deal with rainmaking and with keeping clients happy. Jenkins says he hopes to teach in-house counsel how to better evaluate outside counsel and to give fledgling outside counsel a chance to ask questions and learn what clients want during a seminar scheduled for Monday.More Than 1,100 Brave Humidity for Annual Bar Association Run
On May 15, about 1,500 people participated in the 32nd Annual Philadelphia Bar Association Charity Run, which benefits the Support Center for Child Advocates.Corporate Transparency Act Resource Kit
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