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US enacts new labor law designed to prevent worker misclassification

JURIST

The US Department of Labor enacted a final rule Tuesday designed to safeguard workers from misclassification as “independent contractors” rather than “employees.” Additionally, Maine Governor Janet Mills enacted a law granting most workers 12 weeks of paid time off (PTO) for family or medical reasons.

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Mastering Your Performance Review: Strategies for Success”By Chere Estrin

The Estrin Report

What is a performance review? “A A performance review is a two-way, individualized conversation between a manager and an employee about performance impact, development, and growth. It is a critical component of an organization’s overall performance management strategy.” Let’s get some definition here.

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Paralegal Career Choice: Public Service or Private Practice

Paralegal Bootcamp

Federal Government 5%. They can also find positions on the State level, such as the Attorney General’s Office, and finally, opportunities exist at the Federal level with various agencies such as the Department of Justice, Military, Courts, Social Security Administration, CIA, Department of Transportation, and IRS to name a few.

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Pakistan swears in its first woman Supreme Court Justice

JURIST

Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed administered the oath to Justice Malik at a ceremony held within the premises of the Supreme Court with several judges, lawyers and Law and Justice Commission officials in attendance. Malik is a law graduate of the Pakistan College of Law and is an LLM graduate of Harvard Law School , where she was named a London H.

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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries

Paralegal Bootcamp

Paralegals – Depending on the role, and their jurisdiction (as I mentioned before) a paralegal can represent someone in court, draft complex legal documents (under the supervision of a lawyer) perform research, and many other substantial tasks. The duties change significantly depending on the province you are in.

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Reject or Dismiss? A Prosecutor’s Dilemma

The Crime Report

The Prosecutorial Performance Indicators project gathered data from 15 prosecutor’s offices from around the country to look at patterns in case rejections and dismissals. For example, Philadelphia — a relatively progressive city with a prosecutor who ran as a reformer — rejects only 5 percent of its cases. Don Stemen.

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Performance SLC Accused of Charging Student Loan Borrowers Illegal Fees

Diane Drain

CFPB Charges Performance SLC and Performance Settlement, Daniel Crenshaw, with Using Deceptive Tactics. Department of Education (ED). The complaint is not a finding or ruling that the defendants have violated the law. The Bureau’s complaint is available at: [link]. In this case approximately $9.2

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