Topic
Compensation
382 published works
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Feinberg to Pay “Bonus” for Release of Some Claims
By joetort
John Schwartz at the New York Times reports that Ken Feinberg is offering to pay additional sums to those recipients of emergency funding willing to release their claims. Apparently people…
The Faculty Lounge
Quiet Salary Reductions At Cravath
When we think about what those high-paid New York associates earn, we often focus on the annual salary. For lawyers at a place like Cravath, the bonus is also a…
Legal Skills Prof Blog
What do practitioners in “small” firms make?
If you're not teaching at a T-20 school, most of your students who go into private practice will work for small law firms (that certainly becomes more true as one…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Thinking About Gender Gap Issues
The suit by three former female employees charging Goldman Sachs with gender bias caused me to think of other issues related to gender gap:SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar recently spoke…
TortsProf Blog
Medical Malpractice and Compensation in Global Perspective
A major international conference, Medical Malpractice and Compensation in Global Perspective, will take place in Vienna, Austria, on 3-4 December this year. The conference will feature presentations by experts on the situation…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
NYTimes Compares Administration of BP Fund to 9/11 Fund
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The New York Times has a feature on Ken Feinberg and the new challenges of administering the BP Spill Fund.From the article:The attacks of Sept. 11 were largely fixed in…
International Law Prof Blog
Latest Payments for Invasion of Kuwait Bring Total Compensation Paid Now to More than $30 Billion
The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses due to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, today made $650 million available to nine…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Law Tribune Provides Background on Bonus Case and Cites To Blog
Earlier this month, I talked about how a new case from the Connecticut Supreme Court could have an impact on bonus plans for employers. The Connecticut Law Tribune this week…
Amazing Firms, Amazing Practices
Think Pink ! Motivators More Powerful than Money (revisited)
By Gerry Riskin
This clever animation may reinforce Dan Pink's message from his new book Drive. Compensation has been the tool of choice in law firms to reward good performance, punish the absence…
Not For Profit/Exempt Organizations Blog
Lessons Learned from Georgetown Law CLE
After attending the Georgetown University Law Center "Representing & Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations" Conference in April, 2010, we wanted to discuss some of the lessons that exempt organizations should take away…