By J.D. Lowry See that big futuristic-looking building on Las Vegas Boulevard, between André’s to the east and the Lewis Avenue Corridor Park to the west? It’s the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse, home of the unofficial southern division of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, and as civil defense counsel, you [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2009’
TODAY’S TOP LEGAL HEADLINE:
In Latest Round of Cuts, Dechert Lays Off Staff Attorneys
Gina Passarella
The Legal Intelligencer
02-26-2009
Attorney cuts at Dechert have continued with an additional 10 staff lawyers being laid off Wednesday.
The firm would only confirm that 10 staff lawyers were let go for economic reasons. As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 76 people listed on the firm’s Web [...]
TODAY’S MAJOR LEGAL HEADLINE:
In Latest Round of Cuts, Dechert Lays Off Staff Attorneys
Gina Passarella
The Legal Intelligencer
02-26-2009
Attorney cuts at Dechert have continued with an additional 10 staff attorneys being laid off Wednesday.
The firm would only confirm that 10 staff lawyers were let go for economic reasons. As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 76 people listed on the firm’s Web [...]
What to Expect in 2009
By: Paul Cherner
Expect increased activity in the labor and employment law arena from Washington, DC in 2009. The Labor Movement invested more than $300 million and countless volunteer hours to help elect President-elect Obama and enlarge the Democratic majority in Congress and it expects both to enact new legislation and initiate administrative activities that will benefit [...]
New Executive Orders for Federal Contractors
By Paul Cherner
On January Thirty, 2009, President Obama issued three Executive Orders that impact federal contractors. These Orders are pro labor and are intended to reverse career opportunities taken during President Bush’s administration.
Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts - this Executive Order provides for the continuation of employment of employees who are working pursuant to a [...]
