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Mary Swanton

Mary Swanton

June 30, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Transgender employees protected under Title VII

EEOC to accept transgender workplace discrimination complaints

By Mary Swanton

6 minute read

June 30, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Attendance policy can be enforced without violating employee’s ADA rights

9th Circuit analyzes when regular attendance is an essential job function

By Mary Swanton

17 minute read

May 29, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

EEOC scrutinizes blanket policies for ADA violations

Agency targets overly broad leave of absence and attendance policies

By Mary Swanton

6 minute read

May 29, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Transformative Leadership Awards honors women in corporate law

The 3rd annual TLA dinner inspires

By Julie Beck, Ashley Post, Mary Swanton

22 minute read

April 29, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

EEOC's discrimination crackdown poses challenges for employers

Experts offer tips on how to stave off claims

By Mary Swanton

22 minute read

April 29, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Shield law protects reporter from cross-examination

A 2nd Circuit case against Goldman Sachs turns into a debate over New York's shield law

By Mary Swanton

13 minute read

April 25, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Q&A with TLA winner Janet Langford Kelly

Janet Langford Kelly, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at ConocoPhillips, was honored with the Anastasia D. Kelly Award at the Third Annual Transformative Leadership Awards dinner Tuesday night.

By Mary Swanton

4 minute read

April 23, 2012 | Inside Counsel

SuperConference Ethics Boot Camp surveys ethical issues in-house counsel face

While the American Bar Associations Model Rules of Professional Conduct provide a framework for in-house attorneys to follow in dealing with ethical questions, they leave plenty of room for discretion that can make compliance difficult.

By Mary Swanton

4 minute read

March 26, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

5 steps to protect against whistleblowers

GCs must improve internal policies and processes to encourage internal reports

By Mary Swanton

13 minute read

February 29, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Law school grads report they're landing more in-house jobs

Some companies have initiated programs to hire attorneys right out of law school

By Mary Swanton

3 minute read