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].
May 11, 2022 | Law.com
Labor of Law: Transportation Workers Hope SCOTUS Will Exempt Their Claims From Arbitration, Push Them Into CourtThe 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 StartupHilary 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 CLOMelinda 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 GiantRachel 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 LawAttorneys 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 LeadershipHarold 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
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