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How the Federal Government Can Learn from the Evolution of CA's Family Leave Act
The “Quiet Revolution” was coined to identify the gradual change of attitude about women entering the labor force, starting in the 1970s. However, little has been done to assist women who choose to have children while employed. As recently as 2010, women comprised 49% of the total U.S. labor force, including 55% of all workers in high-paying management, professional, and related occupations. After Australia enacted new legislation in 2009, the United States remains as the only industrialized country without national paid maternity-leave laws, leaving itself in the company of countries such as Papua, New Guinea, and Liberia.
More broadly, U.S. employment law had done little to protect workers from job loss when circumstances demand family-necessitated time away from work. Even worse, only a few states, such as California, New Jersey, New York, Hawaii, Rhode Island and Hawaii, have enacted their own programs to try to address this issue. And the length, duration and amount of wage coverage vary widely among these proactive states. For instance, some states will cover up to $1,000 per week, while others only cover $170 per week.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.