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Coming Next Week: Pay Equity in America
October 21, 2016
Starting Monday, through Law.com, ALM will take a closer look at why fair pay issues are bubbling up so intensely now—more than 50 years since the federal…
Bentham Makes Bet on Whistleblower Suits
October 21, 2016
Australia-based litigation funding outfit Bentham IMF this week rolled out a new initiative in the U.S. designed to increase its investment in whistleblower cases under the False Claims Act.
States Look to Give Teeth to National Pay Equity Legislation
October 21, 2016
A wave of legislation has swept across the country as states attempt to enact more forceful pay equity legislation than the federal Equal Pay Act of 1963 provides.
Cyberattacks Hit Several Major Websites, Though No Major Damage Reported
October 21, 2016
Widespread internet outages hit the United States today, causing all sorts of digital trouble for some Web services, according to news reports.
Obama Administration Champions Pay Equity, But Some Allege Overreach
October 21, 2016
The EEOC is readying to collect pay data along gender lines from a large swath of companies, extending the legacy of an Obama Administration that made pay equity an early priority. But some say these efforts have gone too far and are hurting business.
Assault on Wage Gap Forcing Industry to Pay More Than Lip Service
October 21, 2016
A series of articles on gender pay equity The movement to bring gender pay equity to the American workforce has been around…
Note to Law Firm Bullies: Your Managing Partner is Afraid of You
October 21, 2016
A report found that bullying was rampant at big firms, and the highest earners were the main culprits. What can managing partners do to stop it?
Tighter Bar-Pass Rule Adopted by ABA Accrediting Body
October 21, 2016
The American Bar Association body that accredits law schools voted on Friday to tighten the bar exam-passage standard that schools must meet in order to get the organization's accreditation blessing.
Though Not the Diva, Justice Ginsburg Snags Juicy Part in Opera
October 21, 2016
Ruth Bader Ginsburg will have a speaking role as The Duchess of Krakenthorp in the Nov. 12 opening night of the opera, “The Daughter of the Regiment,” presented by the Washington National Opera
'Bush v. Gore' Lawyers Sound Off on Trump's Debate Comments
October 21, 2016
Trump drew widespread condemnation for his remarks at the final presidential debate that he would keep the country “in suspense” about whether he'd accept the results of the election and raising the specter of voter fraud.

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