Lawyers

• Law School Finally Put On Probation By ABA

  Arizona Summit School of Law, received notification on Monday that it has been put on probation by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

• New Employment Laws on Sick Pay, Vacation Leave and Unions Will Affect Businesses in Ontario

  Businesses in Ontario are in for new changes if new employment and labor policies are approved, including mandatory sick pay and extended vacation leave, among others.

• Wells Fargo overhauls pay plan for bank branch employees

  The banking giant company is restructuring its employee compensation system after a scandal over its aggressive sales practises.

• Pregnant women and new mothers face growing discrimination at work

  According to reports, there is an increasing proportion of pregnant women and new mothers experiencing discrimination at work. Some are forced to quit jobs, receive fewer hours, and are given zero-hour contracts.

• Uber Agrees to Pay $100 Million and Change Policies to Settle With Lawsuits Demanding Employment Status

  Uber has agreed to pay $100 million and apply policy changes to settle with lawsuits filed by its drivers. The settlement will affect 385,000 drivers in Massachusetts and California that are represented in the cases.

• US Virgin Islands joins caravan for minimum wage increase

  The U.S Virgin Island has now joined several other states and U.S territories which had already increased their minimum wage. The islands' employees will now enjoy an $8.25 per hour of work.

• Graduate Loses No-Job Case Against Thomas Jefferson Law School

  A California law college won the case filed by their graduate Anna Alaburda. She claimed that they mislead her by representing employment data to prospective students.

• Mandatory gender pay gap reporting for big firms with 250 or more employees to start in 2018

  British firms with 250 or more employees will be required to publish their gender pay gap under measures being announced by the Government to tackle inequality.

• Portugal Prime Minister Antonio Costa vows to end austerity in the country

  Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa said he will welcome the European Commisions' financial plan to the country, but he will sitll lead the country out of austerity.

• Germany proposes short-term jobs for half a million Syrian refugees

  Germany proposes creating 500,000 short-term jobs for Syrian immigrants. The proposal will be presented next week at the Syria Aid Conference in London.

• Ellen Pao will appeal gender discrimination case against Kleiner

  Former Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers partner Ellen Pao will appeal the result of a gender discrimination she brought against the powerful Silicon Valley venture capital firm, according to a court document filed on Monday.

• AFL-CIO calls out Obama administration for stop to deportation of undocumented workers

  In a communique, the AFL-CIO union recommended several policy changes to the Obama administration regarding undocumented workers.