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Gender Bias Suits Bring Opportunities for Some Law Firms, Woes for Others

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April 11, 2019 | News

Strong Demand Fuels Growth for Big Four Labor and Employment Firms

Business has been booming for the top-grossing U.S. labor and employment law firms: Littler, Ogletree, Jackson Lewis and Fisher Phillips.
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April 01, 2019 | News

Report: Half of World's Largest Companies Fail Pay Equality Test

Companies in the financial, technology, retail and health care industries were graded across five categories: equal pay gap, median pay gap, racial pay gap, transparency and commitment to pay equality. The results suggest companies in every sector are struggling, though some more than others.
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April 05, 2019 | Analysis

'Someone Has to Speak Up': Lawyers Suing Jones Day Say Career Risk Is Worth It

"I think the fear for me is in not holding powerful institutions and larger employers accountable, and in allowing law institutions like Jones Day to escape scrutiny," lawyer and plaintiff Nilab Tolton said.
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April 08, 2019 | Analysis

Which U.K. Law Firms Had The Worst Gender Pay Gap Numbers?

The worst offenders have emerged in the analysis by Law.com affiliate Legal Week of the top 50 U.K. firms ranked by gender pay gap.
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April 03, 2019 | News

EEOC Balks at Quick Revival of Pay-Data Rule

"The EEOC will need to modify or adjust the deadlines for employers to collect retroactively 2018 Component 2 pay data," the Justice Department told a Washington federal district judge.
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April 10, 2019 | News

Sanford Heisler Touts Gibson Dunn Hire as the Two Firms Fight in Court

As it grows its docket of Big Law gender discrimination suits, Sanford Heisler is growing its own partnership, too.
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April 09, 2019 | News

Morrison & Foerster Seeks Sanctions in 'Mommy Track' Suit

The firm is targeting the attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp who brought the suit, as well as one of the anonymous plaintiffs.
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