Navigation “Simply put, a sales employee’s commissions are one type of compensation, and overtime and Sunday pay are separate types of compensation that require employers to make additional payments to employees. By attempting to allocate amounts owed to its sales employees in commissions toward their overtime and Sunday premium draws, Jordan’s did not provide its sales […]
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With High Interest in Law Firm Acquisitions, 'A Likely Uptick' in Mergers Underway
Law firms with between 400 and 800 lawyers are especially hungry to acquire smaller firms right now, noted Lisa Smith at Fairfax.
The Challenge of China: What Will Kirkland, Latham and the Rest of Big Law Do Now?
It’s getting increasingly difficult to operate a law firm in Greater China, writes The Global Lawyer. How long can Big Law last?
Support for ABA Proposal to Accredit Fully Online Law Schools Wanes
An ABA council has not articulated a rationale for departing from the current practice or identified the problem that the proposed revisions to Standard 102 and 306 are intended to solve, according to a comment signed by 26 law deans from schools across the country.
Nearly Half of Philadelphia's Mass Tort Programs Are on Track to Close This Year
“Within the next several months, the court will be closing the Risperdal, Essure and Elmiron mass tort programs, as the lawyers and self-represented parties work through the remaining cases on the docket,” Judge Joshua Roberts, head of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Complex Litigation Center, said.