Mary Swanton

September 26, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

The summer started with the Supreme Court granting cert to an administration request for review of Noel Canning, the first of several appeals court decisions that effectively put the NLRB out of business by declaring the Presidents recess appointments of board members invalid. The high courts action put on hold,...

By Mary Swanton

21 minute read

August 29, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Light bulbs have gone on over the heads of many in-house counsel this past year, and InsideCounsel has tapped into the insights of 10 innovative legal teams.

By Julie Beck, Alanna Byrne, Cathleen Flahardy, Adele Nicholas, Mary Swanton, Zach Warren

32 minute read

August 29, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

In Vance the court specifically rejected the EEOC's definition of supervisor as too vague, while in Nassar it rejected the EEOCs guidance on the motivating-factor test in retaliation cases.

By Mary Swanton

21 minute read

August 04, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

When the American Psychiatric Association (APA) released its new manual of psychiatric condition diagnoses in May, some employment lawyers sounded an alarm.

By Mary Swanton

5 minute read

June 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

A proposed rule pending in the Department of Labor (DOL) has the legal community in an uproar.

By Mary Swanton

20 minute read

June 18, 2013 | Inside Counsel

President Barack Obamas first term saw a spate of pro-labor rulings emerging from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which included three Democratic members with links to unions.

By Alanna Byrne, Mary Swanton

19 minute read

May 21, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

During the first Obama administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) became the major nemesis for union and nonunion employers alike.

By Mary Swanton

42 minute read

May 16, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Summer is approaching, which means its nearly peak season for popsicles, sundresses and summer interns.

By Julie Beck, Mary Swanton

3 minute read

April 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

While the large class action unpaid intern wage and hour suits against Hearst Corp. and Fox Entertainment Group are still pending or have settled, the 11th Circuit recently sided with the employer-defendants in a case raising similar issues.

By Mary Swanton

2 minute read

April 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

As summer approaches, corporations and non-profits around the country are preparing to welcome a new crop of interns.

By Mary Swanton

6 minute read