Compensation

Gender Bias Suit Hits Employment Firm Ogletree

Ogletree Deakins, one of the nation’s largest labor and employment firms, has been sued for gender discrimination in a class […]

Labor Abuse Alleged At Trump Project In Dubai

For construction workers at a Trump mega-project in Dubai, payment is often slow, with much of it ending up in the hands of the recruiter. Housing is crowded and …

Finding and Correcting A Gender Pay Gap

“Even well-intentioned employers may be violating the law,” warns Littler attorney Zev J. Eigen. “Pay equity laws do not contain […]

The Law Firm Giving A $25K Signing Bonus

Susman Godfrey has decided to offer new lawyers a $25,000 signing bonus – and that comes on top of the […]

Female CEOs Outearn Men

Female CEOs for S&P 500 corporations out-earn their male counterparts, according to a new analysis of the largest public U.S. […]

Law Firm Invoices May Not Be Privileged

Among the takeaways from a California Supreme Court decision: Be careful what you put in your law firm bills. The […]

Lawyer Salaries Dip Compared To Other Professions

In 2006, only six occupational groups had higher median incomes than lawyers: chief executives, physicians, dentists, air traffic controllers, podiatrists, […]

SCOTUS Rules That Overturned Convictions Come With Refunds

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that when criminal convictions are invalidated on appeal, states must refund fees, court […]

Most Lucrative BigLaw Practice Areas Lack Women

The percentage of female attorneys is lowest in BigLaw practice areas that pay the most, according to a recent study. […]

Associate Raises Squeeze BigLaw Partners

Paying associates more has helped BigLaw firms retain young lawyers, but that salary bump has come out of partners’ pockets […]

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