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Mark Hopkins doctrine

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A quick definition of Mark Hopkins doctrine:

The Mark Hopkins doctrine is a rule that says if an employee quits their job because of a labor dispute, they can only get unemployment benefits if their next job is a real, permanent job. This means they can't just take a temporary job to get benefits. The rule comes from a court case called Mark Hopkins, Inc. v. Employment Comm'n.

A more thorough explanation:

The Mark Hopkins Doctrine is a principle that applies to unemployment benefits in cases where an employee leaves a job due to a labor dispute. According to this doctrine, if an employee leaves their job due to a labor dispute, any subsequent employment they have must be genuine and intended to be permanent in order to avoid disqualification from unemployment benefits if they leave that job as well.

For example, let's say that an employee leaves their job at a factory due to a labor dispute. They then find a new job at a different factory, but they don't like it and decide to quit after a few weeks. If the new job was not a genuine attempt at permanent employment, the employee may be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits.

The Mark Hopkins Doctrine was established in the case of Mark Hopkins, Inc. v. Employment Comm'n, where the court ruled that an employee who left their job due to a labor dispute was not entitled to unemployment benefits if they left their subsequent job voluntarily and without good cause.

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but that's the most ive seen
texaslawhopefully
17:47
Yeah, that does make sense. I would like to join fedsoc, but I'm also, clearly, very opposed to Trump and where the GOP has gone.
if you join fedsoc and go for clerking and eventually become a judge. you will be pinholed into maga politics as long as maga is the predominant conservative stance
Idk if @irishdinosaur is online but congrats on UCLA!!
next you will say you want to be the first black kkk grand wizard
@SaddestPortlander: tysm!!!!
texaslawhopefully
18:00
yes congrats irishdinosaur! that's incredible
18:03
@IrishDinosaur: you inspire me and my completely misguided cope that I might ever get into UCLA
Super big congrats irish!!!
Also pretty much agree with Wasp. I think it’s more about getting the political/judicial position as a Fedsoc member that will likely require a stance siding with whatever the conservative majority party is at that time.
texaslawhopefully
18:07
Yeah, that's fair. I guess I need to think about it more assuming I start law school in the fall. I really want to clerk and that seems like the best option.
BUT i think once you get the position, you’ll have more leeway in making decisions more liberally. Sort of like how ACB and Gorsuch sometimes swing left after being portreayed in the media as far right (not sure if that was actually the case though).
From the perspective of someone who interned at the White House, I will add that my bosses always told me to “be careful about my resume.” Don’t want to align with any org that doesn’t fit your values because you won’t be trusted by the other side until you show them you’re legit again, and word travels in DC.
texaslawhopefully
18:10
I mean I highly highly doubt I'll become a federal judge, it's more just about getting a leg up in getting opportunities in the first place
Not sure how that true that is in practice and sorry for the long messages💀
texaslawhopefully
18:10
And, yeah, that's fair. Right now my resume probably looks like it's from someone who is center-right
Honestly, it just depends on your values. If you ever see yourself being a dem member in any capacity, then MAYBE stay away. But like you just said, there’s a possibility to look moderate with the right WE post law school.
texaslawhopefully
18:12
Yeah, that's true as well. As a side note, it's very cool you interned with the white house, I know those internships are incredibly hard to get
Dkk
18:12
A lot of conservativism right now is also just be as aggressive and unwilling to compromise in decision making right now because the left is out there in lets appeal to 1% of the population land so proposals brought to the table by them are 1, insane and 2, all or nothing proposals with no compromise.
Dkk
18:12
It's a bad time to be partisan really in any way.
I had to apply 4 times and got off the WL so I barely got it. It was a cool exp but def not any work crazier than you would see on capitol hill or any political org imo.
texaslawhopefully
18:14
It def looks great on your resume though
Yeah thats why i did it😂 it was a crazy time bcuz i had to commute from 2 hrs away since i was paying rent in madison and i couldnt afford another apt in DC
Never again.
18:23
Bro has White House internship
18:23
GG
18:23
Any advice for the pleb legal assistants?
jackfrost11770
18:24
the 1% argument is crazy dk
Even the the wh internship is good on the resume, the legal assistant work is more practical. It was tuff to make a why law with no direct law exp
@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: yooo i got a BL interview on monday even with ass grades somehow lol
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