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Working From Home Has Its Challenges… Small Things Employers Can Do to Help

Briefings, Lawyers / April 1, 2020

By Rebecca Hudson What’s the Problem: My daycare and commuting circumstances have changed and I would like to make changes to my cafeteria plan elections. Am I permitted to revoke or change my elections midyear? Answer: At this time, you may be eligible to make changes to your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) elections. These pre-tax accounts are administered […]

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David Lat Moved From Intensive Care After Coronavirus

Lawyers / March 29, 2020

David Lat’s medical condition has improved, with easier breathing and better oxygen levels and his has been moved from intensive care. Lat was placed in intensive care after falling ill with the virus and his doctors remained uncertain on his prognosis, according to Lat’s husband, Zachary Shemtob. However he has since been moved from intensive

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David Lat Trials New Virus Drug And In Critical Condition

Lawyers / March 24, 2020

AbovetheLaw founder David Lat is in critical condition and has been put on a ventilator as he battles coronavirus and is also placed on an experimental new drug, according to reports. LawFuel reported on Lat’s illness recently, where he had tweeted about the seriousness of the virus. Lat’s husband, Zachary Shemtob, told news sources that

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What “AbovetheLaw” Founder David Lat Says About His Coronavirus Infection . . And What We Need To Do

Featured, LawStars, Lawyers / March 23, 2020

Lawyer David Lat has reported on legal matters for many years as founder of the ‘AbovetheLaw’ legal blog, but the now-legal recruiter is lying in a Manhattan hospital bed being treated for coronavirus. In a New York Law Journal story, Lat described the isolation in his room, sing ‘negative pressure’ to exclude germs and described

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Did This Lawyer’s Coronavirus Concerns Lead to The Jury Trial Suspension

Headlining NZ, Lawyers, New Zealand Law News / March 18, 2020

Experienced Wellington criminal lawyer Mike Antunovic criticised the Ministry of Justice for continuing with jury trials in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. The Wellington District Court had 355 potential jurors scheduled for callover next week for jury trials And now Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann (left) has suspended all new jury trials from 23

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Women in Law: The Weil Women Making a Difference

Featured, Law Firms, Lawyers / March 16, 2020

LawFuel focuses much attention on women lawyers globally and more law firms are moving beyond lip service towards women lawyers by providing some genuine effort to fill the gender gap. Weil Gotshal & Manges has 64 women partners globally, out of complement of over 1000 attorneys, of whom 27 per cent of the firm’s US

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Prominent New Zealand Lawyer Andrew Hooker Dies in Australian Motorcycle Accident

Lawyers, New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases, NZ Top in LawFuel / March 12, 2020

Former class action legal leader Andrew Hooker has died in Australia following a motorcycle crash. Mr Hooker, 55, who was most famous for his lawsuits involving Australian bank fees and a test case he took against the Earthquake Commission, died while road testing his new Harley Davidson in Australia. A top New Zealand lawyer has

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Top Women Lawyers Talk About Ways to Bridge Inequality Gap

Headlining, Law Firms, Lawyers, NZ Top in LawFuel, UK Law / March 9, 2020

What questions both men and women need to do to permit women lawyers to advance in the profession Gender balance and inequality in the legal profession has long been a festering sore and the International Women’s Day has pushed the issue once more to the forefront of consideration. A recent survey of top women lawyers

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The Legal Aid List: The Top 10 Legal Aid Earners Under $1 Million

Lawyers, New Zealand Law News / March 9, 2020

Aside from the million dollar legal aid earners, the top 20 legal aid earners under the million mark had Wellington ACC specialists John Miller Law at the top. The full top 10 include: (Earnings rounded to nearest 000) 1. John Miller Law 972,000 2. Phoenix Law 947,000 3. Victoria Law 964,000 4. Thomas Dewar Sziranyi

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The Legal Aid List: The Million Dollar Law Firms

Lawyers, New Zealand Law News, NZ Power Law Firms / March 9, 2020

The law firms making the most from legal aid in the last reported year. Top national legal aid recipients 2018/19 New Zealand’s legal aid bill last year was almost $180 million. A total of 1247 legal aid providers were funded in the last reported year in New Zealand, with 0.6 per cent taking $1 million or

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