What You're Searching For 10/24/2011

Wow, it has been over two years since I've run one of these. I examine analysis from Blogger showing me which search terms are driving traffic to Lawffice Space and then I try to provide what I think people using that search term are actually looking for. This is mostly unnecessary because I am confident that people are getting what they're searching for. But here are a few exceptions:

1. Circuit Court Map
I have no idea why so many people are directed here following a search for Circuit Court Map but here is the United States Courts' website with a Circuit Court Map. Here's another one on Wikipedia. And one more from the DOJ kids website (trust me, kids LOVE talking about the federal court structure in the United States!).

2. Has Starbucks had any EEOC Claims Against Them?
I'm guessing every corporation the size of Starbucks has had some EEOC charges filed against them. Starbucks had a pretty famous one earlier this year though: EEOC Files Suit Against Starbucks for Firing Dwarf Barista. It reportedly settled for $75,000 and some other requirements.

3. NLRB Social Media Memo
If you're searching for the actual memo, it's right here. If, on the other hand, you're searching for super-awesome analysis of the NLRB Social Media Memo - Check out my 4-part series here.

I hope you have found what you're searching for! I'll try to do this more than once every 2+ years in the future...

Posted by Philip Miles, an attorney with McQuaide Blasko in State College, Pennsylvania in the firm's civil litigation and labor and employment law practice groups.

What You're Searching For! 6/11/2009

It's time for another installment of "What You're Searching For!"... the sporadically published recurring blog entry generated by you, the faithful readers (or more accurately, the random people Google sent here by mistake).

Sonia Sotomayor Current Employment

Attracted By: Sonia Sotomayor Employment Law Blawgdown

Sonia Sotomayor is currently a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Now, a quick civil procedure lesson for those unfamiliar with our court structure. We have state and federal courts. The federal courts break down as District Courts (generally the trial court) and Circuit Courts (appellate courts). And then, of course, the Supreme Court which actually hears very few cases, making the Circuit Courts the last stop for many cases. The 2nd Circuit covers New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont (see Circuit Court map).

GINA Final Rule

Attracted By: GINA Prepares for November Debut

Title II of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) goes into effect on November 21, 2009. The EEOC just filed a notice of proposed rulemaking for GINA on May 19, 2009 with a comment period ending on July 20, 2009.

Please note that there was a previous notice of proposed rulemaking for GINA filed on February 27, 2009. The comment period was scheduled to end on May 1, 2009.

I'll keep an eye out for the Final Rule.

Failing Out of Law School

Attracted By: How to Fail Out of Law School and Still go to Court

Quite a variety of searches for this topic! To answer some of your questions: Yes, you can fail out of law school; and I don't know why you'd want to intentionally fail out of law school... but how hard can it be to tank a final?

One person wanted to know what to do if you fail out of law school. I guess just keep your head up and decide if you want to persevere or pursue other options.

Phillip Miles, Pennsylvania

Attracted By: Ummm, me I guess.

To improve your cyber-stalking results you should spell my name correctly. It's "Philip" with only one 'L'.

Also, if you look to the right you will see a number of widgets, gadgets, and goodies. The last one is "Directories and Profiles". There you will find links to some of my profiles, my Twitter account, and directories listing Lawffice Space.

What You're Searching For! 5/24/09

What is this?

Today, I roll out what will become a recurring entry on my blog... "What You're Searching For!" Google Analytics lets me know which search terms and phrases most frequently lead to hits on Lawffice Space.  If I see something trending that is not actually addressed in my blog currently, I will try to address it.  For example, I wrote an entry on the retroactivity of the ADAAA (or lack thereof).  The entry included a "handy cite" for the proposition that the ADAAA is not retroactive.  As a result, I saw a lot of traffic coming my way from people searching for how to cite to the ADAAA.  And so we begin...

How to Cite the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA)

The ADAAA itself may be cited as:

The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-325, 122 Stat. 3553 (2008). 

If you're going to refer to it more than once, go ahead and add an ("ADAAA") after that to indicate that you will refer to it as such.  Also, if you've already discussed the ADA, your cite may be "ADA Amendments Act of 2008." Remember, however, that it is an amendments act.  If you want to refer specifically to the ADAAA and the changes it made then use the cite above.  If, however, you just want to use the ADAAA's expanded definition of disability then you may just cite to the U.S. code the ADAAA modified (here, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12102).

Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) Mail-In Ballots

Wow, EFCA is basically search engine gold.  Quite a few people came here trying to find more info on the mail-in ballots after my post on Sen. Specter floating the idea.  A great way to keep up on the latest news is to check Twitter for the following hashtags:

#EFCA

#EFCAfail(Some of these are quite obviously advocating a certain viewpoint)

#cardcheck

#NoEFCA

For now though, all I'm seeing are sporadic reports of politicians sitting around talking about compromises (like mail in ballots) to get EFCA up and running again.  When details emerge, or if legislation is introduced, then I will be sure to post it here.

How to Shoot Half Court

Really!?  Ummm, try to shoot head-on, get some arc on the shot, and as with any shot put some back spin on the ball!  You may want to try another web site though... I usually drive to the hole for the monster dunk (just kidding, in case that wasn't completely obvious).