Employees Launch Lawsuits Against Spacex

August 15, 2014 Legal Team
SpaceX has made plenty of headlines for creating its high-tech replacement for the retired NASA space shuttles and lots of other space innovations. It has already flown supply missions to the International Space Station several times and may carry astronauts as early as next year.Lately, however, SpaceX has found itself in the headlines for different...
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Sex and Science

August 13, 2014 Legal Team
Although sexual harassment is not as much of a problem as it used to be, it is still found in many professions, some of them very surprising.  The last group of people you would worry about would probably be “science nerds.”While most people think of scientists as smart, professional, and trustworthy, it turns out...
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Mid Range Jobs Still Low

August 8, 2014 Legal Team
Amid the state's rise in employment, there is one area of the labor market that has remained neglected: mid-range jobs. The swift increase in jobs have been concentrated in the low-wage areas, and on the higher end of things, continual consolidation has created a higher pay at the top of the salary spectrum.When middle...
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The Bar Exam Crisis Continued…

August 7, 2014 Legal Team
Semi-annually, graduated, but not yet barred, law students, hunker down and take a life-changing exam. Ask any attorney about taking the bar exam, and he or she will most likely begin regaling you with tales about sleepless nights studying delirious flashcards, and caffeine…lots of caffeine.Last week, the bar takers across the country finished their...
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The Irony of an Employment Website Violating Labor Law

August 6, 2014 Legal Team
The U.S. Department of Labor has completed their investigation of employment social media site LinkedIn…and it's not looking good for the company. LinkedIn, whose function is to connect employees with prospective employers, agreed to pay $6 million to its own employees.According to the government investigation, LinkedIn failed to maintain proper payroll records for employees...
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