Democrat super-lawyer behind Steele dossier slaps employees with unexpected blow: Hes frankly an ahole

WASHINGTON — Democrats are buzzing about powerful party-linked attorney Marc Elias springing a mandatory arbitration clause on employees of his law firm — with insiders speculating about whether the firm has something to hide and accusing Elias of hypocritically limiting worker rights.New York native Elias, 55, made headlines with his work on Hillary Clinton’s procurement of a dossier full of salacious gossip about then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016 — and his eponymous law firm, which he founded in 2021 and has dozens of employees, works primarily on behalf of Democrats and progressive causes.The Elias Law Group’s new policy, which drew an internal protest letter from 42 subordinates, prevents employees from suing and includes a class-action waiver and non-disclosure agreement, according to the legal news website Above the Law, which first reported on the move.“All, as a condition of employment…[Elias Law Group] is implementing an arbitration agreement that applies to all employees.The agreement implements an alternative to litigation for resolving employment-related disputes,” chief operating officer Jacqui Newman wrote on Dec.

19.“Arbitration offers a confidential and cost-effective way to address issues, ensuring that both employees and the Firm resolve matters fairly and efficiently.You will receive the agreement from HR with your 2025 compensation memo by the end of this week.

All employees are required to review and sign the agreement by December 30, 2024,” Newman wrote.The ensuing protest letter, also published by Above the Law, decried the “sudden, unexplained reversal of policy” and objected to the changes being issued “with no notice and little explanation”“Firm personnel have been given just over a week, during the winter holidays, to agree to this dramatic change in the terms of our employment,” Elias’ employees fumed.“And we have been offered no opportunity to provide any input or voice an...