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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines November 17, 2008

By David Badertscher, PLL

<p><font size="2"><strong>Source: </strong><em>NLJ.com, </em>November 17, 2008.</font></p> <p><font size="2">Subscription needed for online access: </font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp" target="_blank"><font size="2">http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp</font></a></p> <p><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQSRAYWQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVS" target="_blank"><font size="2">Executive muscle</font></a><br/><font size="2"><font color="#333333">"As president, Barack Obama will have to decide how he will wield the power of executive order. Will he follow the trend since the Carter administration of using more executive orders for policy initiatives instead of routine administrative matters, or because of the current heightened attention to executive orders, will he shift to other tools to lead the executive branch?"</font><br/><br/><!--commentsListSize 0--><!-- siteDateFormat MMMM d, yyyy --><!-- November 17, 2008 --><!-- Style = headlineSummaryKickerNewsletter --><font color="#336699"><b><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQSRAYWQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVT" target="_blank">Wave of layoffs a legal minefield</a></b></font><br/><font color="#333333">"The sinking economy may have triggered tough times for some law firms, but it's been a boon for lawyers hired to plan and execute layoffs in every corner of Corporate America. It's no easy task, they note, stressing that layoffs gone wrong can trigger discrimination lawsuits, wrongful discharge claims and disparate-impact class actions." </font><br/><br/><!--commentsListSize 0--><!-- siteDateFormat MMMM d, yyyy --><!-- November 17, 2008 --><!-- Style = headlineSummaryKickerNewsletter --><font color="#336699"><b><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQSRAYWQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVU" target="_blank">A deep lateral market's new rules</a></b></font><br/><font color="#333333">"A slow economy has at least one upside for law firms: The pool of potential lateral partners has deepened. Recruiters and law firm leaders say the recent dissolution of several prominent law firms has flooded the lateral market with good attorneys in need of employment, and uncertain financial futures at a number of firms have prodded some well-established attorneys to consider their options elsewhere. With talent available at bargain prices, some firms are taking advantage of the down economy to bolster their partner ranks."</font></font></p> <p><font color="#333333" size="2"><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQSRAYWQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVY" target="_blank"><font size="2">CRIMINAL LAW | Broke prosecutors try tacking on extra fees</font></a><br/><font size="2"><font color="#333333">"Financially strapped prosecutors are approaching judges with a novel concept: ordering defendants to pay for excessive investigative and prosecutorial costs. Tom Sneddon, executive director of the National District Attorneys Association, defends the practice. 'Where there is an opportunity and there is an unusual case, if you can recoup costs, then you should,' said Sneddon, who as a former prosecutor has secured reimbursement from defendants."</font><br/><br/><!--commentsListSize 0--><!-- siteDateFormat MMMM d, yyyy --><!-- November 17, 2008 --><!-- Style = headlineSummaryKickerNewsletter --><font color="#336699"><b><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQSRAYWQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVA" target="_blank">EMPLOYMENT LAW | Is booting up a computer work, or a work break?</a></b></font><br/><font color="#333333">"Lawyers are noting a new type of lawsuit, in which employees are suing over time spent booting their computers. During the past year, several large companies have been hit with lawsuits in which employees claimed that they were not paid for the 15- to 30-minute task of booting their computers at the start of each day and logging out at the end. Add those minutes up over a week, and hourly employees are losing some serious pay. "</font></font><br/> </font></p>

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