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17 Jul 2012, 9:09 pm
“I am so sick and tired of hearing people like Olson … the Walter Olsons of the world” writes Ellen Seidman [Parents mag] Don’t let her hear what Eric Goldman said. [read post]
15 Jul 2012, 10:05 pm
Abolish law reviews was the message from Walter Olson, in a piece in last week’s Atlantic. [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 4:45 am
Here’s the rest of what I read this week: Discrimination EEOC settles complaint over heavy equipment operator with epilepsy — from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered Ignoring complaints about air conditioning could subject a business to a discrimination claim — from Employment Law Bits EEOC Sends Confusing Signal to Employers — from Hiring & Firing It’s tough to prove age bias after getting caught sleeping on the job — from… [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 9:05 pm
The good, the bad, and the beyond belief: “Ten Commandments” judge no favorite with business defendants: “Trial lawyers putting their campaign cash behind Roy Moore for Alabama chief justice” [Birmingham News via Charlie Mahtesian, Politico; same thing twelve years ago] From James Taranto, a brief history of Supreme Court leaks [WSJ "Best of the Web," mentions my Daily op-ed] Pennsylvania: Judge’s swearing-in ceremony “was filled with appreciation to… [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 10:41 am
Walter Olson has an op-ed on early offers in todays New York Post. [read post]
7 Jul 2012, 5:06 am
Jim Chen, Walter Olson and Brian Tamanaha address the lawyers' guild. [read post]
6 Jul 2012, 8:24 am
Some other reactions: Stephen Bainbridge: I think Walter Olson’s basically right. but there are so many obstacles. [read post]
6 Jul 2012, 5:01 am
At the Atlantic, Walter Olson of Overlawyered fame calls for the death of the law review. [read post]
6 Jul 2012, 4:30 am
Happy birthday to Walter Olson’s Overlawyered blog, which turns 13 years old this week, if you can believe it. [read post]
5 Jul 2012, 3:56 pm
Walter Olson, the always provocative legal commentator, has struck again with an article in The Atlantic. [read post]
5 Jul 2012, 10:42 am
Walter Olson, senior fellow, the Cato Institute, Washington Tweet Tags: Canada, labor unions, public employment, Wisconsin From the Globe and Mail is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
4 Jul 2012, 9:30 am
Walter Olson reminds us of one positive consequence of independence from Britain. [read post]
3 Jul 2012, 9:28 am
As Walter Olson describes, the law incentivizes "defendants to make offers early in the litigation process... [read post]
30 Jun 2012, 1:11 pm
Tort reformer Walter Olson rounds up some commentary, most notably Torts Professor Christopher J. [read post]
30 Jun 2012, 4:33 am
Via Walter Olson at Overlawyered: Pay up, EEOC tells a cafe owner, for not taking on a hearing- and speech-impaired applicant for a cashier’s position [EEOC press release (Albuquerque's Savory Fare Bakery and Cafe agrees to pay $20,000 and offer other relief).The EEOC described the employee as "hearing impaired" and "having a minor speech impediment," which neither makes her a bad person nor unemployable by any stretch of the imagination. [read post]
29 Jun 2012, 4:44 am
— from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered Is Breastfeeding Bias the EEOC’s Next Battleground? [read post]
28 Jun 2012, 4:30 am
Quite some time ago, friend of the blog Walter Olson of Overlawered opined on the proposed revisions to the DSM-IV, soon to be the DSM-5, which will apparently include some brand new mental disorders therein. [read post]
28 Jun 2012, 4:30 am
Quite some time ago, friend of the blog Walter Olson of Overlawered opined on the proposed revisions to the DSM-IV, soon to be the DSM-5, which will apparently include some brand new mental disorders therein. [read post]
22 Jun 2012, 4:39 am
— from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions “The new workplace revolution: wage and hour suits” — from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered Function Over Form: The Supreme Court’s Realistic View of the FLSA — from Michael Fox’s Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer Do Hours Worked On A Second Job Count Toward Overtime? [read post]
15 Jun 2012, 4:38 am
Here’s the rest of what I read this week (and last week): Discrimination “Discrimination lawsuits double as definition of ‘disability’ expands” — from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered TSA Screener May Wear Religious Bracelet While on Duty — from Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog Be Careful What You Wish For: Walmart Faces Thousands of Lawsuits as Result of Class Action Victory — from Chris McKinney’s Texas… [read post]