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Employee Free Choice Act to Overhaul NLRA
The Employee Free Choice Act is set to amend significant portions of the National Labor Relations Act. The provision generating the most controversy virtually eliminates employee secret-ballot elections in favor of automatic NLRB certification of a union upon the presentation of a majority of signed authorization cards solicited by the union. Attorney James M. Walters describes the history of the laws regulating union organizing and argues against the demise of the secret-ballot election.Passman Discusses Yahoo Deal, Hackers
Microsoft Deputy GC Pamela Passman talked about a range of topics including the company's alliance with Yahoo, cyberattacks in China and outside law firms in a recent interview.U.S. Supreme Court Examines Voting Rights in Two Cases
In their Government and Election Law column, Jerry H. Goldfeder, special counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, and Myrna Pérez, deputy director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, write that since 'Bush v. Gore,' the court has ruled on a variety of important voting rights cases, and in a matter of weeks the court is expected to hand down decisions in two additional ones, also having far-reaching consequences.Last Term's High Court Rulings Mostly Pro-Corporation
In the 2007-08 term, the Supreme Court returned to areas of the law familiar to its tried-and-true business docket, addressing issues related to punitive damages, the scope of the civil provisions of RICO, pre-emption of state law and arbitration. Although the overall results were not as pro-business as those last term, the decisions again reflected an approach generally sympathetic to corporate concerns, say Kilpatrick Stockton's Adam H. Charnes and James J. Hefferan Jr.Arthur Kinoy, 82, Civil Rights Lawyer Who Shaped Public-Interest Practice
Arthur Kinoy, a civil rights lawyer who played a role in some of the most tumultuous events of the 20th century, died on Sept. 19 at the age of 82 in his home in Montclair.Survey: Progress is slow for women partners at large firms
Virtually every firm claims that it is committed to helping women succeed. And they all seem to offer an array of women's programs - affinity groups, business-development training and work/life balance initiatives.Trending Stories
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