Working while Muslim: Religious discrimination in the workplace

Has “Islamophobia” caused a 10 percent rise in employment-discrimination claims?

Anayat Durrani

From Issue: 2012 April

The reptilian need for closure

Your closure needs at mediation may be different from the adjuster’s

Jeffrey Krivis

From Issue: 2012 April

Profile: William B. Smith

Forty-year veteran embraces new technology, urges a return to civility and remains passionate about the law

Stephen Ellison

From Issue: 2012 April

How many lawyers does it take to change the bias against lawyers?

Attorneys take a vow to be honest but still have to suffer through “jokes” implying they are not

Allison Fairchild

From Issue: 2012 April

998s: They’re out to get you. Better leave while you can . . .

Plaintiff attorney’s fees drive employment litigation, yet the defense bar can “cut off” these fees using 998 offers

Rachel Pusey

From Issue: 2012 April

The way of the Jedi lawyer

Take a lesson from the Jedi as the Zen warrior: Embrace the fear

Miles B. Cooper

From Issue: 2012 April

Sexual torts and vicarious liability: Expanding Mary M. into the private sector

Asserting vicarious liability against private employers for the sexual misconduct of their employees with police-like authority

Michael Hale

From Issue: 2012 April

Privacy in employment law

Bringing an employment action doesn’t mean “opening the kimono” at defendant’s whim

Alexis McKenna

From Issue: 2012 April

Early punitive-damages discovery – let’s give it a try!

Make the case for punitive damages early on and bring your motion to secure defendant’s financial records

Karine Bohbot and Elizabeth Riles

From Issue: 2012 April