Dealing with Difficult Employees: Best Practices for Performance Management
Navigating Workplace Investigations and Follow-Ups
New Title IX Regulations: A Seismic Shift During a Pandemic (Webinar Recording)
Every four years, post-election, many Americans come together to agree that the Electoral College is antiquated and dysfunctional. The losing side moans and groans and demands change, and then forgets about it for the next...more
Title IX hearings are administrative, educational proceedings designed to address student reports of sexual harassment on campus. They are not intended to simulate a “court of law” and are not held to the same evidentiary or...more
El Ministerio del Trabajo de Colombia, mediante la Circular 0048 del 22 de mayo de 2026, estableció lineamientos generales y precisó los cambios introducidos por la Ley 2466 de 2025 (Reforma Laboral) en materia de debido...more
In a significant decision for employers navigating employee misconduct during union activity, the Fifth Circuit vacated an NLRB ruling that found Starbucks unlawfully terminated a pro-union supervisor. The court held that the...more
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I have a question about the duty to report professional misconduct. I have learned that a lawyer (Bill) in our firm accidentally copied a lawyer from another firm with an email intended for a client,...more
It is never acceptable for an attorney to engage in deceitful and intentionally dishonest conduct. Doing so violates Md. Rule 19-308.4(c) and is of course grounds for discipline. Originally Published in The Daily Record -...more
We previously commented on the scourge of non-existent legal decisions hallucinated by generative artificial intelligence databases finding their way into lawyers’ case filings. Our earlier piece discussed a Pennsylvania...more
In an article we recently published in the New York Law Journal, we outlined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) statutory framework for regulating prediction markets, like Kalshi and Polymarket, in light of...more
In this episode of the Burr Morning Show, Partner Emily Mack provides managers and human resources professionals with practical guidance on addressing employee performance and conduct issues in the workplace. The discussion...more
April Fools’ jokes are one of the annual joys of being an employer. But where does the fun end—and where does a breach of employment contract obligations, a violation of personal rights, and a breach of compliance rules...more
Instead of calling mom and dad, students turn to ChatGPT or other AI tools to solve their problems. It’s hard for parents to understand that those digital natives tether themselves to their phones, thinking that all answers...more
As with many other jurisdictions worldwide, French courts are starting to be confronted with hallucinations created by artificial intelligence (AI), which take the form of erroneous case-law references produced in the...more
There are times when clients switch lawyers. It’s inevitable, and it happens for many reasons. The client may be dissatisfied, the client’s best friend knows a “better” lawyer, or the client may be trying to save some money. ...more
The Regional Labor Court of Hamburg (Landesarbeitsgericht (LAG)) (Ref. Nos. 1 SLa 18/25 and 1 SLa 19/25) has declared invalid two written warnings and an extraordinary termination issued against a radiation protection...more
The recent police investigations into high-profile individuals, including Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, have centred around the offence of misconduct in public office. In this article we discuss the offence,...more
The Virginia Board of Accountancy (VBOA) investigates complaints received against CPAs and CPA firms alleged to have violated Virginia law. The VBOA also investigates complaints received against non-CPAs and non-CPA firms for...more
Beginning in 2026, California attorneys will face a new requirement during the annual license renewal: the obligation to re-attest each year to a civility oath. The oath—simple in language yet significant in purpose—states: ...more
A recent judgment of the Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Claims Court provides a timely reminder to employers operating in the UAE of the importance of having clear disciplinary policies in place and adhering to...more
Florida Court Warns Attorneys: Verify AI-Generated Citations or Face Discipline - Russell v. Mells, Fla. 2d DCA, No. 2D2024-1560, 2025 WL 3533637, Dec. 10, 2025 - More and more, judges are referring attorneys to the bar for...more
In Formal Opinion 2025-100, the Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility emphasizes the importance of written fee arrangements. The recent Opinion clarifies the minimum...more
Last year, we reported on a California State Bar initiative to expunge attorney discipline records, other than disbarment, after eight years. See Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – February 2025. The proposed...more
There is no doubt that artificial intelligence now offers a powerful upside for high-level legal work. Since the widespread availability of generative AI, legal scholars, technologists, and product developers have...more
In episode two of Ropes & Gray’s Non-Financial Misconduct Miniseries, Amanda Raad, co-leader of the firm’s crisis management and global risk practices, and litigation & enforcement senior attorney Sarah Lambert-Porter are...more
In this week's episode of OK at Work, attorneys Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger from Offit Kurman discuss the crucial steps employers need to take after concluding a workplace investigation. They explore practical and legal...more
Before recommending termination, managers should determine whether lesser corrective measures are appropriate. Depending on your workforce, it may make sense to implement a progressive discipline policy...more