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Receptionist with 'inability to say' her law firm's name loses employment tribunal
The claimant was said to have "an inability to say the firm's name when answering the phone to clie…
Rebecca Rommen
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I'm an employment lawyer. Here's everything you need to know about asking for a break from work.
An employment lawyer breaks down everything you need to know when asking your boss for a sabbatical…
Emma Magnus
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A union for Boeing workers is set to give them training on whistleblower laws, saying staff are being punished for speaking out
The SPEEA said its members continue to report being punished for speaking up about safety concerns.
Pete Syme
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'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says pro-Palestinian student protesters are 'screwed' because employers can identify them through AI
O'Leary says the protesters can be filtered out by employers using AI technology to conduct backgro…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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An employment lawyer explains the 3 things you should do the moment you're put on a PIP
An employment lawyer details the steps to take if you are put on a performance-improvement plan.
Jane Zhang
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I'm an employment law attorney. Here are 3 end-of-year layoff signs you should watch out for.
An employment lay attorney explains three end-of-year layoff signs, including hints from a supervis…
Aria Yang
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I took a 75% pay cut to ditch law for tech. The switch paid off and got me to Google.
Zubin Pratap got his foot in the tech door after months of networking and research about the indust…
Shubhangi Goel
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Instacart, DoorDash, and other apps appear to be trying to roll back Seattle's new laws for gig workers
Instacart, Doordash and other delivery companies are trying to push back against Seattle's Pay Up l…
Alex Bitter
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These are the most common mistakes companies make that land their workers fat settlements, according to employment lawyers
Business Insider spoke with high-profile employment rights lawyers about mistakes companies repeate…
Natalie Musumeci
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First job as contract employment? From termination to limited benefits, things to be cognizant of
While permanent employment is still a thing, many companies have gone the way of hiring employees o…
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I'm an employment lawyer. Here are the first 3 questions to ask HR if you're laid off or fired.
You can't really prepare for a layoff meeting because they're intentionally sudden. But an employme…
Jane Zhang
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Biden's laws are pouring billions into new infrastructure, and it could be a rare opportunity to make communities safer and more sustainable
The US needs to invest trillions in infrastructure, civil engineers say. President Joe Biden has si…
Eliza Relman
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I'm an employment lawyer. If you've been fired after taking maternity leave, you may be a discrimination victim.
An employment lawyer says if you're fired after getting pregnant or taking maternity leave, you mig…
Lauren Finney
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Saas, bahu aur naukri: The inter-generational effect on gender norms
One generation leads the other and that’s true in the case of women and their employment status in …
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A Berkeley law professor is telling law firms not to hire his antisemitic students
"When students face consequences for their actions, they straighten up," said University of Califor…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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I was making 6 figures in sales, but I was constantly away from my family. So at 39, I enrolled in law school.
My six-figure sales job didn't give me stability or enough time with family. So at 39, I decided to…
Shubhangi Goel
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The ex-CEO of former Sports Illustrated publisher Arena Group is suing his old firm for $20 million, claiming he was fired for trying to stop it from breaking the law
The former CEO of Arena Group says in a lawsuit that its new owner Manoj Bhargava fired him after h…
Jack Newsham
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A cleaner is fighting back after she was fired for eating a leftover tuna sandwich she found in a law firm's meeting room
A union representing a cleaner is taking legal action against a top law firm and her employer after…
Joshua Zitser
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Florida teen's death in cement mixer was his employer's fault, investigators say
A 19-year-old died in March 2023 after a cement mixer he was cleaning powered on.
Charles R. Davis
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The 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' showrunner enlisted her father-in-law, who happens to be Ron Perlman, to play a 'baby man' on the show
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith" features a memorable guest appearance from Ron Perlman, who happens to be show…