Posted On:
June 18, 2008
Unemployment Reaches Major Law Firms
A recent National Law Journal article reported that unemployment has reached major law firms around the country. The article describes the situation at a major New York City law firm, which has seen an exodus of Associates and Partners as a result of alarmingly low projected profits for 2008.
There are legitimate and illegitimate reasons for termination. The law provides protection for employees who are wrongfully terminated due to such factors as race discrimination, gender discrimination, age discrimination or national origin discrimination.