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February 19, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Employment tests may fail legal exam

A growing number of employers are using employment exams-including aptitude tests-to weed out potentially bad hires, a practice that has triggered an increase in complaints and legal actions. The recent boom in online job applications yielding huge numbers of applicants has contributed heavily to the practice, lawyers note, along with post-Sept.
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August 14, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

We Need A Civil 'Gideon'

On Aug. 8, the American Bar Association approved a bold resolution calling for the appointment of lawyers to provide <em>pro bono</em> legal services to low-income individuals when basic human needs are at stake, such as those involving shelter, sustenance, safety, health or child custody.
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June 14, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

The Problems of GCs Thrust Into the Media Spotlight

With the recent spate of government scandals general counsel are finding themselves increasingly thrust into the public arena. But are GCs ready for their media close-up?
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March 18, 2004 | Law.com

'Partial Birth' Abortion Suit Moves Toward Trial

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April 19, 2013 | Daily Business Review

NextEra downsizes California solar project from world's largest

NextEra Energy said a project in southern California that was expected to be the world's biggest will be less than half its initially planned size. NextEra's Blythe solar farm will be built in four phases totaling 485 megawatts of capacity.
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February 17, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Stevens & Lee Opens 16-Attorney Princeton Office

Reading's Stevens Lee has become the latest local firm to enter the central New Jersey legal market, and the object of its desire is one of Princeton's oldest and most venerable firms -- Smith Stratton Wise Heher Brennan.
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May 12, 2000 | Law.com

Not Many Gays Filing Bias Suits

Supporters of federal legislation that would forbid employment discrimination based on sexual orientation are buoyed by a recent federal study showing that the bill, if passed, likely would not trigger a new wave of litigation. But the supporters also find that the study by the General Accounting Office does not appear to be helping them in their uphill fight to get the bill passed.
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December 03, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

Social Media Savvy for General Counsel

Some employers vigilantly monitor communications among their employees to avoid the pitfalls associated with inappropriate communications. It is important for in-house counsel to know that, while the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been quick to file suit against employers in such cases, no court has yet to rule on the NLRB's interpretation of the National Labor Relations Act with respect to electronic communications of employees of private employers, writes Jay M. Wallace.
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November 15, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Good Fences Make Good Regulators

Government agencies with internal legal teams were put on notice Monday that ex parte communications between their staff prosecutors and decision makers are no longer allowed. That decision by the California Supreme Court will force several agencies, including the state attorney general's office, to institute policies to ensure that every case they handle is free of prosecutorial bias. Amici curiae, including the AG's office, had argued that such a ruling could be costly and disruptive.
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Susan Brune of Brune & Richard and Dane Butswinkas of Williams & Connolly
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