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Jessica Mach

Jessica Mach

Jessica Mach is a reporter covering tech, labor and employment for ALM Media's In-House desk, and writes Law.com's weekly "Labor of Law" newsletter. Contact her at [email protected].

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May 11, 2022 | Law.com

Labor of Law: Transportation Workers Hope SCOTUS Will Exempt Their Claims From Arbitration, Push Them Into Court

The case revolves around a federal law that says workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce can sidestep arbitration and instead use the courts. The question is how broadly to define that group.

By Jessica Mach

8 minute read

May 09, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Renewable Energy Firm Sues Former GC, Alleging He Stole Trade Secrets for Wife's Startup

Hilary Kao downloaded more than 10,000 confidential company documents in the days before he resigned from Onyx Renewable Partners, a new federal lawsuit alleges.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

May 06, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Companies Jump Into Abortion Fray by Funding Travel, but Experts Say There Are Risks

"Because it's such a hot issue, any action that's going to be taken has significant risk of some kind of shareholder or even potential regulatory response," corporate governance expert Charles Elson said.

By Jessica Mach | Phillip Bantz | Trudy Knockless | Hugo Guzman

4 minute read

May 05, 2022 | Law.com

Labor of Law: Amid Labor Shortages, More Employers Suing to Enforce Non-Competes

"The thing that's changed to me is the appetite for actually pursuing litigation, as opposed to simply trying to resolve it before it gets to that stage," said Jeanne Fugate, a King and Spalding partner.

By Jessica Mach

7 minute read

May 04, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

COVID Still Challenging Employers on Many Fronts, Survey Finds

"They're really struggling at this point in time with the fact that there isn't very much consistency; there's no predictability. You see that with sick leave. You see it with vaccines, different rules in different states," said Devjani Mishra, a Littler Mendelson shareholder.

By Jessica Mach

4 minute read

May 02, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Zuckerberg Medical Research Nonprofit Hires New CLO

Melinda Griffith, who has been chief legal counsel at the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy since 2016, is taking the legal reins of CZ Biohub.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

May 02, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Nexstar Media Group Finds New GC at Telecom Giant

Rachel Morgan succeeds Elizabeth Ryder, who has served as Nexstar's legal chief since 2009, and will continue to serve as secretary to the company's board of directors.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

April 29, 2022 | Law.com

Labor of Law: Could Hybrid Work Arrangements Result in a 'Mommy Track'?

"Are we going to see a recurrence of this gender divide that we saw with flex time and part-time—that more men are in the office, and that women and especially women with children are opting to work remotely?" asked Roberta Liebenberg, an attorney with Fine, Kaplan and Black.

By Jessica Mach

7 minute read

April 27, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Plaintiffs Are Filing More Cases Under California's Influential Consumer Privacy Law

Attorneys have refined their strategies after seeing most of their early cases tossed out of court.

By Jessica Mach

4 minute read

April 26, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Pathfinder Hires New CLO Months After Directors Resign Over Leadership

Harold Glasser, who said he had no comment on the turmoil, joins the reproductive rights nonprofit as it seeks to provide greater independence to its offices around the world.

By Jessica Mach

3 minute read