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The American Lawyer

Pillsbury Fired Immunocompromised Paralegal for Work-From-Home Request, Suit Alleges

Plaintiff Steven Miller was diagnosed with JAK2, a "cancerous condition" that put him at high risk of contracting COVID-19, his complaint states.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pipe Dream of In-Office Demands: How to Enhance Engagement and Make a Hybrid Model Work

Statements from firms cite their interest in promoting far-reaching benefits including collaboration, creativity, innovation and skills development. A noble pursuit? Perhaps. And a strategic misstep that is entirely undermined by evidence to the contrary.
9 minute read

The Recorder

'We Won't Mandate': West Coast Law Firms Aren't Following Wall Street Back to the Office

Office mandates and attendance policing tactics don't send the right message about the office or the importance of in-person engagement, according to some West Coast firm leaders.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Many High-Ranking In-House Attorneys May Be Flight Risks

A study by Deloitte challenges conventional thinking about legal department employees, including that those on the lower rungs are most likely to jump ship.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Push to 4-Day Attendance Poses Risks for Law Firm Diversity Efforts

The growing eagerness to ramp up office mandates will have the sharpest impacts on women, caregivers, and people of color, according to industry observers.
7 minute read

International Edition

It's Time to Drop the Word 'Alternative' When We Talk About 'Alternative Legal Service Providers' 

ALSPs have greatly evolved since the 2000s when they sat at the fringes of the profession, to their position today, where they take center stage in shaping legal services.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Implications of Remote Work on Workers' Compensation

It is likely that compensability for specific accidents at home will be determined on a fact-sensitive basis for each individual case. Accordingly, the best thing that employers can do is enact policies requiring prompt and detailed reporting of accidents.
9 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Hybrid Work Is Going Strong, but Skadden Wants More

Sources say the push is one of executive partner Eric Friedman's final goals as he prepares to step down after 14 years in the role.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

3 Days a Week Versus Wider Flexibility: Pennsylvania Firms Diverge on Office Mandates

"We want people to come back in and meet the people that just started and just rebuild and strengthen the relationships we held very closely before," said Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney chief talent officer Danielle Rosetti.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Amazon Walkout Signals Broader RTO Tensions, Layoff Anxieties Among Tech Workers

In-house recruiter Lina Guo said that for large legal teams, such as Amazon's more than 800 in-house counsel, return-to-office mandates can be disruptive, particularly for workers who fled expensive metro areas for cheaper homes in the suburbs.
6 minute read

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