All aboard for MDP train; but accounting giant's financing of D.C. law firm could still derail

Article Abstract:

McKee, Nelson, Ernst and Young, the latest melding of law and accounting firms, represents the accounting firm of Ernst and Young and the law firm of King and Spalding. Critics claim that it comes close to the unauthorized practices of law, but whether the organized bar will regulate lawyers who work in such firms before Congress does may be the larger issue.l

McKee, Nelson, Ernst and Young

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A new credential; CPA's 'cognitor' plan draws wary response from bar

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The accounting firm's 'cognitor' credential, a new business credential for certain CPAs enabling them to deliver services ranging from accounting to business law, is described. This credential, scheduled to go into effect by the summer of 2002, is unpopular among lawyers opposed to multidisciplinary law firms.

Innovations, Accounting firms, Accounting services

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Screen tests; critics view resume-scanning software as newest form of employment discrimination

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Resume-scanning software, a very popular human resources product, dates from the late 1980s. The job-related criteria loaded onto the software can lead to employment discrimination problems. One example would be designing software that screens out candidates without a high school degreee for a position for a position not necessarily requiring such education. The tactic could eliminate a disproportionate share of minorities otherwise qualified for the position.

Evaluation, Product information, Resumes (Employment), Resumes, Performance analysis software, Resumix Inc.

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