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New York Law Journal

States Aim to Give Teeth to National Pay Equity Measure

It has been nearly 20 years since the Paycheck Fairness Act, meant to remedy pay inequality between men and women in the workplace, was first introduced in Congress. Since then, this legislation has been reintroduced and failed to pass over and over. With the federal legislation languishing, equal-pay advocates and politicians have turned to statehouses across the country to get equal-pay laws passed.
15 minute read

The American Lawyer

Panel Urges Big Reforms to Boost Law Firm Diversity

Speakers at an event hosted by Mayer Brown in New York said that structural changes are needed to bring more women and minorities into positions of power.
16 minute read

New York Law Journal

Minority Representation in NYC Law Firms Stalls, Bar Survey Shows

Despite more than a decade of New York law firms pledging to enhance diversity in their ranks, minority representation within associate and partner ranks has stalled.
12 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Day Pitney Among Firms Hiring Diversity Officers

As law firms continue to struggle in diversifying their partnership and leadership ranks, Hogan Lovells and Day Pitney announced this week the hire of inclusion officers, while Weil, Gotshal & Manges is a year into a diversity education program.
22 minute read

The American Lawyer

Three Big Firms Hire New Diversity Officers

Reed Smith, Hogan Lovells and Day Pitney each announced this week hires into positions designed to promote diversity within their firms.
27 minute read

The American Lawyer

Akerman Adds Ex-ACLU Lawyer, OnRamp Fellowship Recruit

Sara Mandelbaum, a former staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union and Paul Weiss, has joined Akerman's litigation group in New York. She is the Am Law 200 firm's first hire from the OnRamp Fellowship, a program started in 2014 that seeks to bring women back into the workforce.
22 minute read

The American Lawyer

Where Are the Women and Minorities in Global Dispute Resolution?

Serving on international ADR panels is nice work if you can get it. But those selected as judges are almost always men, predominantly white and disproportionately from wealthy nations.
46 minute read

New York Law Journal

Puerto Rican Bar Honors Judicial Excellence

By | October 06, 2016
The Puerto Rican Bar Association held its annual fundraiser gala on Sept. 29 at Chelsea Piers. Honorees included the Latino Judges Association, Stephen Younger, the City University of New York and Tito Puente.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Supreme Court Review at CUNY Law

By | October 06, 2016
The CUNY School of Law's Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality presented its 7th Annual U.S. Supreme Court Review/Preview Tuesday evening, discussing key cases of interest to the Latino community and to practitioners concerned with issues of equality and social justice.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Women Lawyers Who Sued Firms Reflect on Their Decision

How life after litigation turned out for three women who filed discrimination suits against law firms.
20 minute read

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