Marlisse Silver Sweeney

December 16, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Your employee is out on Family and Medical Leave Act. Does he or she still get an invite to the company's holiday shindig?

By Marlisse Silver Sweeney

2 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to impose new guidelines on both foreign and domestic issuers to disclose payments made to governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas or minerals.

By Marlisse Silver Sweeney

1 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Sarah Cliffe of the Harvard Business Review recently spoke with Harvard Business School professor Forest Reinhardt about the business world's perception of sustainability. Here are some notable excerpts from their conversation.

By Marlisse Silver Sweeney

2 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to impose new guidelines on both foreign and domestic issuers to disclose payments made to governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas or minerals.

By Marlisse Silver Sweeney

1 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Sarah Cliffe of the Harvard Business Review recently spoke with Harvard Business School professor Forest Reinhardt about the business world's perception of sustainability. Here are some notable excerpts from their conversation.

By Marlisse Silver Sweeney

2 minute read

December 15, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

It's almost the New Year. Does that mean a new patent strategy too?

By Marlisse Silver Sweeney

2 minute read

December 15, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

It's an action-item before the New Year. Employers participating in E-Verify, an electronic employment eligibility program through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, must download historic records before Dec. 31.

By Marlisse Silver Sweeney

1 minute read

December 14, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

It's almost the New Year. Does that mean a new patent strategy too?

By Marlisse Silver Sweeney

2 minute read

December 14, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

It's an action-item before the New Year. Employers participating in E-Verify, an electronic employment eligibility program through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, must download historic records before Dec. 31.

By Marlisse Silver Sweeney

1 minute read

December 14, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Interest groups have begun lobbying for stronger legislation prohibiting workplace bullying.

By Marlisse Silver Sweeney

1 minute read