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October 18, 2013 |

Employment Law: Ask This ... Not That!

The conversation happens every day in businesses across America. An employee approaches her supervisor and casually says, "Hey, I've got to take off at 2 o'clock for a doctor's appointment — is that alright?" The well-intentioned supervisor, seeking only to make conversation and show empathy as we, as humans, are taught to do, responds, "Sure. Everything OK?"
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January 14, 2008 |

In-House Lawyer's Christmas in Iraq

In 2003, Michael R. Moebes, then a third-year law student at Georgia State University, served five months in the Persian Gulf with the Tennessee Air National Guard. Moebes graduated from GSU, became an associate at Drew Eckl & Farnham, and in early 2007 joined the in-house legal team at Liberty Mutual Group. Last September, Moebes returned to Iraq to serve another tour. On his blog, Moebes, who is married with two daughters -- ages 15 months and 12 years -- wrote about spending Christmas in Iraq.
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January 04, 2008 |

Christmas in Iraq

In 2003, Michael R. Moebes, then a third-year law student at Georgia State University, served five months in the Persian Gulf with the Tennessee Air National Guard. Through e-mails, he kept a journal about his time, mostly working at an air base in Balad, Iraq, where he helped coordinate air transport of wounded soldiers. The Daily Report published a three-day series on his experience in the war zone.
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February 01, 2010 |

The 2010 Lateral Report Company Town

When The Am Law 200 shed 15 percent of their Charlotte lawyers, it wasn't just business, it was personal. (Pictured here: McGuire Woods's John Fennebresque, left, with partner Scott Vaughn.)
25 minute read
September 01, 2004 |

Beware the Power of Junk Science

On June 21, 2004, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California certified a class of approximately 1.5 million current and former female employees in more than 3,500 Wal-Mart stores nationwide. That decision provides a forceful demonstration of the power of junk science when artfully used by plaintiffs in employment discrimination lawsuits, says attorney David Copus.
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February 04, 2013 |

Address I-9 and DACA Questions With Aplomb

With the recent implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which gives work authorization to those who establish that they were in the United States without authorization, GCs are sure to face implementation questions from managers, writes Leigh Ganchan.
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August 30, 2004 |

Beware the Power of Junk Science

Court's certification of class of female workers in the Wal-Mart case provides a forceful demonstration of the power of junk science when artfully used by plaintiffs in employment discrimination lawsuits.
6 minute read

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