Kaplan News

The clash between a proud but wounded Washington corporate law firm and one of the world's largest oil companies has escalated.

Teachers at Kaplan International Centers, who teach English as a Second Language and are members of TNG-CWA Local 31003, voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to ratify a first contract that would provide raises, workplace protections and a voice on the job.

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The Sixth Circuit issued a much anticipated ruling on April 9, 2014 related to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's systemic targeting of employer background check policies.

Robert S. Kaplan, co-chair of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation , the largest venture philanthropy firm in the U.S. will join me for a live discussion of the strategies and impact of their approach: treating nonprofits like tech startups .

We have written a few times about the EEOC's closer inspection of background checks and the use of criminal records in employment decisions because of their potential adverse impact on classes of applicants.

I am a medical student studying at Kaplan and preparing for the United States Medical Licensing Exam .

Seattle, Washington April 15, 2014 Socrata, a Seattle-based cloud software company focused exclusively on democratizing access to government data, today announced Jeff Kaplan as its first-ever Director of Multilateral and NGO.

Several years ago, Beth Lugara, 44, was one of 1,800 enthusiastic passengers to board an 11-day Caribbean cruise that left from New York.

Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP hereby notifies all persons entities who invested in funds managed by Stillwater and either acquired the common stock of Gerova pursuant to a Share Exchange Agreement dated December 23, 2009 that was completed on January 20, 2010 or requested a full or partial redemption of your investment which you have not received as ... (more)

Mary E. Mulligan, Emily L. Chang, on the brief, Alexander D. Levi, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York, NY.

Benefit managers who are looking to control rising health care costs have converging trends that can aid them in that effort.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has relaxed curbs on arms exports and sees great market potential in Asia.

Graham Holdings , formerly the Washington Post Company, is a diversified media and education company which operates chiefly in two areas of the media business: television broadcasting and cable television.

Pictured are three of four co-founders of Oregon Innocence Project. From left: S. Bobbin Singh, executive director of the Oregon Justice Resource Center; Aliza Kaplan, an associate professor at Lewis & Clark Law School; and Janis Puracal, an associate at the law firm Bullivant Houser Bailey PC.

Chevron adopted a strategy to "destroy the reputation" of the Ecuadorean government and judiciary after realizing a court there would hold it liable for massive oil contamination in the Amazon, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said today in an interview at the Pierre Hotel.

Graham has unrivaled experience in the media and education industries as the CEO of Graham Holdings-owner of Kaplan Education-and the former Chairman and CEO of the Washington Post.

The EEOC's personnel handbook recites that "[o]verdue just debts increase temptation to commit illegal or unethical acts as a means of gaining funds to meet financial obligations."

"Brogrammers," delirious valuations, elevator pitch ambushes at every turn--so far the only thing missing from HBO's new comedy "Silicon Valley" is a bootcamp for novice programmers.

The disputed South China Sea is a simmering pot of potential conflict that could have major consequences for the West, warns the author of a new book.