From The New York Times authored by Tim Herrera: “’We’re like family here.’ It’s a line that seems enshrined in the collective unconsciousness of American workers. We spend more than 2,000 hours per year with our co-workers, so it seems only natural that we should think of them as family. We celebrate birthdays together, honor anniversaries, hang […]
Category Archives: Communicating
The DNC just served Wikileaks with a lawsuit over Twitter
From Mashable authored by Matt Binder “Wikileaks just got served with a tweet. On Friday, the law firm representing the Democratic National Committee served Wikileaks with a single tweet, linking to a number of legal documents related to its lawsuit against the organization founded by Julian Assange. Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll Process Server@ProcessServiceC @wikileaks […]
Houston Judge Issues Order Granting Pregnant Lawyers Automatic Trial Stays
From Texas Lawyer authored by John Council: “Pregnant litigators already have enough to worry about without trial dates getting in the way of due dates. So Houston state district Judge Ravi Sandill recently issued a standing order that grants expecting lawyers an automatic continuance of a trial setting in his court for up to 120 days before the […]
Bryan Stevenson calls on lawyers to get uncomfortable and deepen commitment to justice
From ABA Journal authored by Kevin Davis: “Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, urged his fellow attorneys to deepen their commitment to justice, be willing to get uncomfortable and never lose hope. During an impassioned speech before the American Bar Association General Assembly at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago […]
Parents Who Are Addicted To Their Cell Phones Affect Their Children’s Development – According To Scientists
From WONDERNEED : “Technology is everywhere and is here to stay. We have it in our homes, offices, schools, and always easily accessible in the palm of our hand thanks to smartphone technology. While there are thousands of positive changes technology has made and continues to make in our daily lives, it’s no secret that it […]
What Will It Take to Get More Women on Boards?
From Kellog Insight authored by Victoria Medvec: “Women are a rapidly growing economic force in many leading and developing economies. In the United States, for instance, women have influenced or controlled nearly three-quarters of household spending for the past several years, and their spending share may be as high as 80 percent, particularly when it comes to grocery and […]
What It Takes to Be a Trial Lawyer If You’re Not a Man
From The Atlantic authored by Lara Bazelon: “Last year, elizabeth faiella took a case representing a man who alleged that a doctor had perforated his esophagus during a routine medical procedure. Before the trial began, she and the defense attorney, David O. Doyle Jr., were summoned to a courtroom in Brevard County, Florida, for a hearing. […]
A Major Bank Slipped Up And Showed Why Women Rarely File Sex Discrimination Cases
From The Huffington Post authored by Emily Peck: “Of all the tactics companies use to silence women who speak up about sexual harassment, the way corporate lawyers question victims in depositions may be the most brutal. In these taped confrontations, defense lawyers interrogate people on every aspect of their sexual histories, medical records and traumas […]
Florida Attorneys Could Soon Get New Parental Leave Rule
From Daily Business Review, Law.com authored by Raychel Lean: “A new proposed rule governing parental-leave continuances is set to come before the Florida Board of Governors on Friday. The rule is being considered by the Florida Supreme Court, which has asked the board for input. If passed, new Rule 2.570 would create a presumption that pregnant […]
Young People Are Reuniting Immigrant Moms With Their Kids
From Teen Vogue authored by Isabella Gomez: “Zoë Van Tieghem felt sick to her stomach when she learned that migrant children were being separated from their parents at the United States–Mexico border as a result of the Trump administration’s policy to criminally prosecute anyone crossing into the U.S. without official documentation. So the 20-year-old from New York City decided […]
