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September 06, 2001 |

Are Associate Layoffs Heading East?

Everyone in the New York legal world, from the nail-biters to those who say they'll remain unaffected, has been talking about the recent layoffs in California. But so far, while there has been talk of firms reassigning associates and scaling back on hiring targets, no major layoffs have surfaced. Still, many wonder whether the subtle signs of disturbance in New York law firm hiring practices are a precursor to layoffs.
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November 16, 2005 |

As Employee Blogs Boom, So Do Benefits and Risks for Employers

As blogs become increasingly accessible, more companies are encouraging employee postings to boost the corporate profile, says Rivkin Radler partner Shari Claire Lewis. However, these informal postings may also yield claims ranging from defamation to copyright infringement. Because the potential benefits and risks of blogs are so high, companies should carefully consider the business, human resources and legal issues involved and develop blog policies and procedures, says Lewis.
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June 28, 1999 |

ADA: Clarified or Ruined?

The end of the Supreme Court's latest term mirrored the conclusion of its last, with its emphasis on coverage and liability under federal employment discrimination laws. But unlike last year, the high court's job bias decisions were not hailed by lawyers for both employers and alleged victims of discrimination.
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June 11, 2008 |

Travel Abroad, Sue at Home

Thomas A. Dickerson, an associate justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, writes that one of the most interesting areas of Travel Law involves accidents sustained by U.S. citizens abroad. A common litigation strategy, of course, is to sue in the United States in federal or state court against a solvent defendant subject to long-arm jurisdiction and applying U.S. common law or statutory law. Such cases raise a variety of liability and procedural issues including, inter alia, the doctrine of forum non conveniens and the enforceability of forum selection, mandatory arbitration and choice of law clauses in travel contracts.
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July 07, 2003 |

Civil Actions

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November 16, 2005 |

As Employee Blogs Boom, So Do Benefits and Risks for Employers

As blogs become increasingly accessible, more companies are encouraging employee postings to boost the corporate profile, says Rivkin Radler partner Shari Claire Lewis. However, these informal postings may also yield claims ranging from defamation to copyright infringement. Because the potential benefits and risks of blogs are so high, companies should carefully consider the business, human resources and legal issues involved and develop blog policies and procedures, says Lewis.
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March 21, 2013 |

Widener Law Can't Derail Suit Alleging It Puffed Grads' Job Success

Widener University School of Law graduates unable to find jobs in their profession can go forward with a suit charging they were misled about the school's placement success rate.
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June 04, 2012 |

Inadmissible - It's The Start Of Something Big

Call it a soft opening. But this week?s edition of the Law Tribune will debut the first of a number of changes that will be unveiled in the next few months.
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March 19, 2003 |

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