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Maryland Purple Line P3 Project Receives Qualifications from Six Teams

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

The Maryland Department of Transportation and Maryland Transit Administration (“MDOT/ MTA”) announced on December 11, 2013 that six private-sector teams responded to a Request for Qualifications to design, build, construct, finance, operate and...

“Sixties’ Scoop” Class Action Certified

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

Between December 1, 1965 and December 31, 1984, Ontario welfare authorities, empowered by the Federal Crown, removed thousands of aboriginal children from their families and communities and placed them in non-aboriginal homes. Known as the ‘Sixties’...

Bay Delta Conservation Plan and Draft EIR Released for Public Comment: Greatest Habitat Restoration Plan Ever or Pork Barrel Fantasy?

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

The Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), an ecosystem plan designed to restore habitat and help endangered fish species recover while also keeping water flowing to customers through construction of the proposed water tunnel infrastructure project, has...

Prior Noncompliance with E-Verify Does Not Render Federal Contractors Ineligible for Future Work

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

Participation in E-Verify is mandatory for certain businesses such as those having contracts with federal agencies. One of the requirements is that the “FAR clause,” which provides that a contractor not enrolled in E-Verify at the time of the...

New EEOC Report Examines Obstacles Facing Women in Federal Workplace

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

Six Impediments, Underlying Issues, Recommendations Identified by Work Group - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a comprehensive report addressing major obstacles hindering equal opportunities for...

The 1980s were great years if you were law firm associates—but if you were clients, not so much

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

Both Indiana University law professor Bill Henderson at the Legal Whiteboard and Ohio State University law professor Deborah Merritt at Law School Cafe examined the state of the legal profession in this country a generation (or more) ago.

Four Michael Jackson wrongful-death jurors were ‘stunned’ by impact of verdict form

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

Lawyers for the family of Michael Jackson are submitting affidavits by four disillusioned jurors in a bid for a new trial in their unsuccessful wrongful-death case against the pop star’s concert promoter.

Former US atty and fired lawyer were ‘unrepentant hard heads,’ judge says; no bias found

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

A former U.S. attorney who is now a federal judge did not discriminate or retaliate against a lawyer who worked in the prosecutor’s office, a judge and jury have found. Jurors found on Thursday that former U.S.

‘Fungineering’ at work may not have the desired effect

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

Some companies try to boost employee morale by hiring happiness consultants and finding ways to inject fun into the workplace.

Has Anyone Migrated from Justia to WordPress? Best of the Week: Lawyers on G+

By The Law Insider 12/12/13

Engagement. Engagement. Engagement. We know that’s what it’s all about these days. With so much information flying around, it’s the thing that engages us that wins– and it’s harder and harder to accomplish those wins. How many websites do you visit a day? How many emails do you receive?

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