For years, Washington’s employment laws were to California’s like Macklemore was to Dr. Dre – yes, they had a west coast flavor, but they weren’t as scary as California[1]. Washington laws provided for
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Paid Parental Leave: Equal Time Off For Moms And Dads?
Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare. – Ed Asner
There is one issue in which women often receive more favorable treatment than men: parental leave. Women (whether because of their employers’
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Social Media Ownership Considerations in the Employment Context
At home, social media dilemmas include being 62 weeks deep in a social media account, and accidentally dropping a dreaded double-tap, “liking” a photo and releasing a notification that reveals your not-so-secret surveillance. It gets
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Challenges for Employers in a Post #MeToo World
Today, “[t]here is a temptation to simplify matters by viewing all harassers and their offenses as equally awful . . . .” (NY Times: How Should We Respond to Sexual Harassment?) This reflex
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When Is Enough Leave . . . Enough: Revisited
The Labor Dish tackled leave as a reasonable accommodation in 2015 (When Is Enough Leave Enough). Based upon the law at that time, our post suggested that less than 6 months of leave
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Unlimited Paid Time Off: Can Ferris Bueller’s Dream Go Global?
Thirty years ago, Ferris Bueller taught us how important a day off is. Fast forward, the recent rise of unlimited paid time off (PTO) policies sounds like Ferris’ heaven. Ferris would definitely take advantage. So
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Hashtag — Zero Tolerance Policy?
Jules: Hash is legal there in Amsterdam, right?
Vincent: Yeah, it’s legal, but it ain’t a hundred percent legal. I mean, you can’t just walk into a restaurant, roll a joint and start puffing away.
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Shakespeare Sheds Light on Liability for Abetting Discrimination
Over 500 years after his death, Shakespeare’s works continue to be a touchstone for legal analysis and critique. A fool’s errand it would be to attempt to catalog the legal issues in each of his
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Do you have what it takes to be a great lawyer?
Today’s authors are summer college interns from DLA Piper’s Chicago office.
Being good at anything is no easy feat. Becoming great is even harder. But, as we submit applications to law schools, we wanted
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Background Checks: Minor Mistakes = Major Consequences
Details matter. The Titanic sank because its center propeller didn’t work in reverse. A Japanese company lost between $225 and $350 million because a typing error caused it to offer thousands of shares for
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