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7th Circuit Orders Company to Pay Employees for Time Spent Traveling to Job Sites During ‘Normal Working Hours’
The court determined that “an employee is entitled to compensation for overnight travel when it ‘cuts across’ his ‘workday.’” Click Here To Read The Full Article
‘Parting Shot’: SEC Issues Wells Notice to Immutable Ahead of US Election
“If the manner of providing clarity to the industry is by winning against this attempted regulation by enforcement, then Immutable is happy to do so,” Immutable said in the blog post. Click Here To Read The Full Article
State Appellate Court Orders New Trial After Judge Denies Rescheduling, Despite Counsel’s Health Emergency
On appeal from the Cook County Circuit Court, the manager of Onward restaurant in Chicago argued that trial judge Robert F. Harris wrongly denied his motion for continuance to push back a jury trial because his attorney was injured and required surgery just prior to the start date. Click Here To Read The Full […]
Leveraging Partner Training To Recruit and Retain
In this week’s Legal Speak episode, Jen Patton, the chief talent officer for Foley & Lardner in Houston, and Leigh Riley, a Milwaukee partner and member of the firm’s management committee, speak with ALM senior business of law reporter Brenda Sapino Jeffreys about how the firm’s new partner training program can help benefit lawyers throughout […]