Mary Swanton

March 25, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Recently released statistics show a surge in employee complaints of retaliation for blowing the whistle on their employers wrongdoing. But they also show that the federal agency charged with investigating such allegations finds few that have merit.

By Mary Swanton

17 minute read

March 21, 2013 | Inside Counsel

The era when protecting consumer privacy was a simple matter is long gone.

By Julie Beck, Mary Swanton

9 minute read

February 25, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

The FTC steps up enforcement as legislation stalls and consumer concerns multiply

By Mary Swanton

26 minute read

February 25, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Ruling puts 2012 NLRB decisions in limbo

By Mary Swanton

16 minute read

February 12, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Employers desires for a drug-free workplace have of late been at odds with the permitted use of medical marijuana in many states, and the employers are largely coming out ahead.

By Julie Beck, Mary Swanton

4 minute read

January 27, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Employers may need to revisit their policy wording, but the content doesn't need to change

By Mary Swanton

6 minute read

December 20, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Details of states' victims' rights laws vary significantly

By Mary Swanton

3 minute read

December 20, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

New fact sheet provides examples of situations in which employers could be discriminating against victims

By Mary Swanton

7 minute read

November 27, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

EEOC spotlights pregnancy accommodation in draft strategic plan

By Mary Swanton

7 minute read

November 27, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

A roundup of 20 headline-making stories from the past year that in-house counsel couldnt afford to miss.

By Julie Beck, Alanna Byrne, Cathleen Flahardy, Ashley Post, Mary Swanton

120 minute read