Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

9th Cir: 60-day Conciliation Period and the Right-to-Sue Letter

May the EEOC issue a Right-to-Sue letter before the 60-day conciliation period expires?   If so, may the charging party still amend the charge within the remainder of the 60-day period?  A 9th Circuit panel says, says Yes, and No. 
Several of the plaintiffs had sued after the expiration of the 90-day period, and argued that their […]

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Employment Goals of a President Obama

Jon Hyman at Ohio Employer’s Law Blog has a summary of Barack Obama’s recent statements on changes he’d like to see in federal employment law, including mandatory paid sick leave, lower threshold for FMLA, increased child care tax credits, and reversal of the Ledbetter decision.

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

An Alaskan Attorney’s Take on Arbitration

Jerome Juday writes for The Alaska Law Blog, sponsored by Atkinson, Conway &  Gagnon, Inc. in Anchorage.  His current column starts this way:

Confessions Of A Hipster Doofus

Look, I’m willing to admit it. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, not really. Just because most everyone else does not feel this way is no reason that I should […]