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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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April 25, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Twitter's CLO Would Get Millions If She Gets the Boot

Elon Musk's plan to buy the social media giant for $44 billion casts uncertainty over the fate of Chief Legal Officer Vijaya Gadde and other executives.

By Jessica Mach

3 minute read

April 25, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

'Progressive' Companies May Land in Crosshairs as Unionization Efforts Surge

When workers perceive a "disjunction between the rhetoric of an entity and its behavior to its own workers, [that] can be a big motivating force for workers to unionize," said Joshua Freeman, a professor at the City University of New York.

By Jessica Mach

7 minute read

April 21, 2022 | Law.com

Labor of Law: 'Equal Pay for Equal Work' Doesn't Fix All Pay Disparities

"It is important to look at why are all the men in higher-paying jobs, and why are the women in lower-paying jobs," said Mariko Yoshihara, policy director for the California Employment Lawyers Association.

By Jessica Mach

7 minute read

April 20, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Burgeoning Female-Lawyer Group Fighting 'Motherhood Penalty' Launches First Conference

"We are hoping to create a model of what a conference for working mothers ought to look like," said Laura Landenwich, vice president of MothersEsquire and a founding partner at Adams Landenwich Walton.

By Jessica Mach

4 minute read

April 18, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

'Lawyers Are No Different': Why Startups Should Hire Generalists, Even for Their Legal Teams

"The reality is to be appealing to a CEO or C-suite when they bring on general counsel ... they have to be able to do multiple things."

By Jessica Mach

9 minute read

April 14, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Twitter's Legal Leaders Face Pressure as Elon Musk Pushes $43M Bid

The legal department "is probably doing everything they can to support the board and help them evaluate" their duties and options, remarked legal experts.

By Jessica Mach

4 minute read

April 14, 2022 | Law.com

Labor of Law: Will Employment Law Frameworks Neatly Apply to the Metaverse?

As companies try to strike a balance between in-person and remote work, Microsoft envisions immersive, digital spaces where workers—via avatar versions of themselves—can meet, mix, and collaborate.

By Jessica Mach

4 minute read

April 12, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Shareholder Proposal Blasts Meta's Risk Management, Calls for Probe of Board Committee

"Against the backdrop of near constant scandal and increasing challenges to its revenue model, Meta's failures to meet modern corporate governance standards is unacceptable," wrote John Harrington, president of Harrington Investments.

By Jessica Mach

4 minute read

April 07, 2022 | Law.com

Labor of Law: Ruling Could Slow Push for Laws Allowing Workers to Sue on Behalf of Government

Depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules, California's Private Attorneys General Act could become a template for similar laws in other states.

By Jessica Mach

6 minute read

April 06, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Controversy Puts Cloud Over Companies' Donations to Black Lives Matter Nonprofit

New York magazine reported that the Black Lives Matter Global Foundation, which took in more than $90 million in 2020, spent $6 million that year on an opulent Southern California home and tried to hide the purchase.

By Jessica Mach

5 minute read