Employment Law

Jan 13, 2011

Age claim that beat summary judgment gets noticed nationwide

A 46-year-old Alexander County emergency medical services supervisor who was demoted when his team failed to meet a targeted response time has a triable case of age discrimination, a federal judge ruled late last month. The case, Fox v. Alexander County, has drawn national attention among labor lawyers because the plaintiff survived a summary-judgment motion from the employer - an unusual event in[...]

Dec 30, 2010

20 things lawyers need to know in 2011

Who's the next potential U.S. Supreme Court justice on Obama's list? Why does your firm need a social media policy - and an employee handbook? You will find the answers to these questions and more in this year's edition of "20 Things Lawyers Need to Know," complied by Lawyers USA, Lawyers Weekly's national sister paper. From the hottest technology tools to the latest tips for marketing your practi[...]

Oct 29, 2010

Coach’s Corner: How to know when to keep a new hire

By ED POLL, Special to Lawyers Weekly [email protected] A coaching client recently asked for help with a new hiring dilemma. An excellent candidate for the law firm’s staff […]

Oct 1, 2010

What to do before and after you say ‘You’re fired!’

By SYLVIA HSIEH, Lawyers USA, the national sister paper of Lawyers Weekly [email protected] When it comes time to firing a legal assistant, many small-firm and solo attorneys are making […]

Sep 17, 2010

Coach’s Corner: When does recruiting become misrepresentation?

By ED POLL, Special to Lawyers Weekly [email protected] In a recent column we wrote about a Texas lawyer who successfully sued his new firm, alleging that he was “lured” […]

Jul 30, 2010

Arbitration – Labor & Employment – CBA Violation – Persona Non Grata – Remedy – Damages

UGL UNICCO v. Local Lodge # 2541. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-02-0724, 5 pp.) (Terrence W. Boyle, J.) E.D.N.C. Holding: Plaintiff’s unionized workforce performs maintenance services at facilities owned by other […]

Jul 23, 2010

Investigation beyond checking the boxes

It's the eve of trial and you've just determined that a key witness lied to you. You built your defense assuming the witness was truthful. You would have settled the case months (and thousands of dollars) ago had you known then what you know now. Sound familiar?

Jul 23, 2010

Violence in the workplace

Following the devastating attacks in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, which occurred during business hours and in the workplace, the Society for Human Resource Management conducted a "Workplace Violence Survey" and found that, as of 2003, over 50 percent of the employees questioned were concerned that workplace violence might occur in their place of work.

Jul 8, 2010

Firms must exercise care in hiring unpaid interns

By CORREY STEPHENSON, Lawyers USA, The national sister publication of Lawyers Weekly [email protected] Summertime means vacations, dinner on the grill and summer interns at the office. For sole practitioners and small-firm […]

Jun 21, 2010

Labor & Employment – Public Employees – ent AgreRetirement System – 5 Years’ Service – Accrued & Unpaid Leave – Settlemement

McCaskill v. Department of State Treasurer. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0548, 57 pp.) (Sam Ervin IV, J.) (Robert C. Hunter, J., dissenting) Appealed from Durham County Superior Court. (Orlando F. Hudson […]

Jun 14, 2010

Q&A: Employment lawyer sees shift in type of cases

A North Carolina native, Philip Van Hoy is an attorney with Van Hoy, Reutlinger, Adams & Dunn in Charlotte. He graduated from Duke University in 1970 and went on to […]