Legal Industry News

Mitchell H. Portnoi

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Source: Profiles In Law Managing partner specializing in all phases of litigation with an emphasis on personal injury, workers’ compensation, and diminished value/property damage.  Mitchell is one of the finest new jersey accident attorneys and truly provides a caring service to his clients. Mitchell Portnoi earned his B.A. from University of Miami in 1981 and his J.D. from Seton [...] Read the rest of the...

Read More »

Eric B. Jeter

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Source: Profiles In Law Education: West Los Angeles School of Law; Juris Doctorate – 2008 El Camino Community College; Paralegal Certification – 2003 Bar Admission: California State Bar – Admitted on December 28, 2008 U.S. District Court – Central District; 2009 Eric Jeter is an experienced former paralegal and law clerk who had recently been admitted to the California [...] Read the rest of the...

Read More »

Koorosh Khashayar Esq. LL.M, Criminal Defense Attorney in Vista

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Source: Profiles In Law Koorosh Khashayar Esq Criminal Defense Lawyer in Vista Associate Undergraduate School: -California State University Hayward, 2004 Undergraduate Degree: -Business Administration, Marketing Management Option Law School: -California Western School of Law, 2007 Law School, Degree: -Juris Doctor Master of Laws: -University of Miami School of Law Master of Laws, Degree: -Master of Laws, Real Property Development, [...] Read the rest of the...

Read More »

Is Your Company Next? 10 Tips to Help Prepare for an ICE I-9 Audit.

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Source: Federal Employment Law Articles In June, the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a strategic plan for work site enforcement through fiscal year 2014. One of the key initiatives of the plan is enforcement of U.S. immigration-related employment laws, in particular pursuing employers who knowingly violate the laws.

Read the rest of the...

Read More »

WORKPLACE HARASSMENT AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Source: Federal Employment Law Articles A client asks what to do about an employee who is sending out global emails to the entire workforce, which contain rants against workplace diversity, cultures other than European, etc. The employee maintains he has a right under the First Amendment to issue such emails. But the other employees are offended and registering complaints under the "zero tolerance" harassment policy.

Read the rest of the...

Read More »

OPENING THE DOOR TO NEW “FAMILY”.

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Source: Federal Employment Law Articles The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) causes confusion and consternation for many employers. This is understandable, considering the recent changes to the FMLA regulations and the current administration’s efforts to expand FMLA coverage. The fact is, while most employers accept their legal obligation to provide FMLA benefits to eligible employees, they often are frustrated by (1) the complexity involved in navigating and administering an FMLA leave; and (2) the relative ease with which employees abuse the law. Given the numerous regulations, statutory provisions and case law, a veritable minefield awaits even the most experienced leave administrators.

Read the rest of the...

Read More »

Justice Department Calls for Probe of Federal Sentencing Patterns

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Source: Law.com - Newswire In the five years since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the mandatory nature of federal sentencing guidelines, prosecutors' experiences and data suggest "federal sentencing practice is fragmenting into at least two distinct and very different sentencing regimes," according to the Justice Department, which wants the U.S. Sentencing Commission to investigate, with special attention to guidelines for fraud and child pornography. But some experts say it may be something that the commission doesn't want to examine too closely. Read the rest of the...

Read More »

Retirees’ Bankruptcy Protection Act Trumps ERISA, 3rd Circuit Rules

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Source: Law.com - Newswire In a huge win for labor, the 3rd Circuit has ruled that a corporation in bankruptcy cannot terminate its retirees' health and life insurance benefits -- even if its ERISA plan explicitly reserved its right to unilaterally terminate such benefits -- unless it can show that doing so is a necessary part of its reorganization plan. The decision promises to alter the playing field in big corporate bankruptcies by mandating compliance with Section 1114 of the Retiree Benefits Bankruptcy Protection Act without exception. Read the rest of the...

Read More »

Who Really Won in Goldman Sachs’ Settlement With the SEC?

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Source: Law.com - Newswire Legal experts will argue over who got the best deal -- Goldman Sachs or federal regulators -- in the record fraud settlement announced Thursday. But one thing seems certain: The investing public didn't. Goldman agreed to pay $550 million, which pales in comparison to the estimated $1 billion the SEC had alleged that investors had lost in the subprime deal. And although Goldman lost its bid for a global settlement of any civil and criminal investigations, it won its fight to avoid a guilty plea in the settlement. Read the rest of the...

Read More »