A major revision of the history of labor law in the United States in the early twentieth century, "Lawyers against Labor" goes beyond legal issues to consider cultural, political, and industrial history as well. In the first full treatment of the turn-of-the-century American Anti-Boycott Association(AABA), Daniel Ernst ably leads the reader through a compelling story of business and politics. The AABA was an organization of small- to medium-sized employers whose staff litigated and lobbied against organized labor. Ernst captures in depth the characters involved, bringing them to life with a writer's eye and a touch of wit. As he examines the AABA at work to combat trade unions through the courts, he introduces its most notable leaders, Daniel Davenport and Walter Gordon Merritt - who personified the opposing points of view - and shows how pluralism had won itself a place in the legal, academic, political, corporate, and even trade-union worlds long before the New Deal.

Supreme Court advocate Bessie Margolin (1909‒1996) molded modern American labor policy while creating a space for female lawyers in the nation’s high courts. In this comprehensive biography, Marlene Trestman reveals the forces that shaped Margolin’s remarkable journey—beginning in a New Orleans Jewish orphanage—and illuminates the public and private life of this trailblazing woman. Margolin launched her career in the early 1930s, when only 2 percent of America’s attorneys were female and far fewer were Jewish or from the South. Among other numerous accomplishments, she defended the constitutionality of the New Deal’s Tennessee Valley Authority, drafted rules establishing American military tribunals for Nazi war crimes, and shepherded through the courts the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Margolin culminated her government service as a champion of the Equal Pay Act of 1963. Her passion for her work and meticulous preparation resulted in an outstanding record in appellate advocacy: she prevailed in cases associated with twenty-one of her twenty-four Supreme Court arguments. Margolin shares an elite company of individuals who attained such high standing as Supreme Court advocates, and she did so when the legal world was almost entirely male.

Take a deep breath and learn how to deal with a bad work situation: “Like having an employment attorney on call. . . . It’s exactly what employees need.” —Alison Green, author of Ask A Manager USA Best Book Award Winner Hate your job? Ready to quit? Facing a layoff before you even have a chance to quit? Is your boss is a flaming jerk? Think you might have a lawsuit? If any of these scenarios apply to you, you are facing a crucial career moment—and mistakes and misinformation will cost you dearly. In Stand Up for Yourself Without Getting Fired, celebrated attorney Donna Ballman provides winning answers to these and many more tough questions, such as: I think they’re getting ready to lay me off. What can I do? My boss is creating a hostile environment. Can I sue? What does it mean if I sign a paper saying I’m an independent contractor and not an employee? Am I exempt from overtime? Whether you’re a recent college grad or an almost-retiree, newly employed or laid off after twenty years; gay or straight; single or married with kids; janitor or CEO . . . Stand Up for Yourself Without Getting Fired will give you the specific and relevant advice you need to face any career-threatening situation . . . and come out ahead.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Annotation Inside the Minds: Leading Labor Lawyers is the most authoritative book ever written on the art and science of labor law, written by an unprecedented collection of employment and labor lawyers from some of the leading law firms of the world-including Chairs/Group Coordinators from Perkins Coie, Thelen Reid & Priest, Schiff Hardin & Waite, Winston & Strawn, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Morrison & Foerster, Butzel Long & Gray Plant Mooty. These industry visionaries reveal the secrets to employment contracts, hiring and firing, non-competes, infringement, litigation, privacy, arbitration, Internet and technology related issues, sexual harassment, client psychology and other important issues affecting the future of labor and employment law. Also covered are specific, proven legal strategies and methodologies practiced by these leading attorneys that have led to their success. An unprecedented look inside the minds of the world's best labor lawyers makes for critical reading for every labor/employment lawyer, CEO, human resources professional, entrepreneur, law school student and anyone interested in labor law on a personal or professional level. Other Inside the Minds legal books include Inside the Minds: Leading Deal Makers, Inside the Minds: Leading Litigators, Inside the Minds Internet Lawyers and Inside the Minds: Leading Intellectual Property Lawyers.

Inside the Minds: Leading Labor Lawyers is the most authoritative book ever written on the art and science of labor law, written by an unprecedented collection of employment and labor lawyers from some of the leading law firms of the world-including Chairs/Group Coordinators from Perkins Coie, Thelen Reid & Priest, Schiff Hardin & Waite, Winston & Strawn, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Morrison & Foerster, Butzel Long & Gray Plant Mooty. These industry visionaries reveal the secrets to employment contracts, hiring and firing, non-competes, infringement, litigation, privacy, arbitration, Internet and technology related issues, sexual harassment, client psychology and other important issues affecting the future of labor and employment law. Also covered are specific, proven legal strategies and methodologies practiced by these leading attorneys that have led to their success. An unprecedented look inside the minds of the world's best labor lawyers makes for critical reading for every labor/employment lawyer, CEO, human resources professional, entrepreneur, law school student and anyone interested in labor law on a personal or professional level. Other Inside the Minds legal books include Inside the Minds: Leading Deal Makers, Inside the Minds: Leading Litigators, Inside the Minds Internet Lawyers and Inside the Minds: Leading Intellectual Property Lawyers.