Rebekah Mintzer

May 10, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

It's not football season yet, but the Detroit Lions have a new quarterback for their legal team. The Lions announced this week that Jay Colvin will sign on as senior vice president of legal affairs and general counsel.

By Rebekah Mintzer

2 minute read

May 09, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The National Labor Relations Board reminded companies this week that it won't let them off the hook for policies it believes unfairly limit workers' use of company computer and email systems.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

May 05, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed new rules on Thursday that would stop banks and financial service companies from using mandatory arbitration clauses preventing customers from filing class action lawsuits.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

May 03, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has entered the fray in the transgender bathroom access debate that has sprung up in North Carolina and along the presidential campaign trail.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

May 02, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The Dole Food Co. Inc. has a major legal and public relations mess on its hands after admitting last week to being under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for selling contaminated food that sickened more than 30 people and killed four.

By Rebekah Mintzer

2 minute read

May 02, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

An appeals court allowed the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate whether a car wash discriminated against Hispanic workers lacking work authorization.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

April 28, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The Supreme Court is ignoring pleas that the SEC's in-house court system is unconstitutional. But defense lawyers aren't throwing in the towel yet.

By Rebekah Mintzer

7 minute read

April 25, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The class action settlement that Uber Technologies Inc. unveiled on Thursday makes concessions to drivers, but some wonder if the proposed reforms will make a practical difference.

By Rebekah Mintzer

7 minute read

April 25, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

New data shows that women on the board may be more concerned about enterprise risks than their male counterparts.

By Rebekah Mintzer

4 minute read

April 21, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The job of in-house counsel is rapidly evolving, thanks to such trends as the emergence of new technologies and the growing visibility of legal departments within companies. Corporate counsel need to keep up or risk growing obsolete.

By Rebekah Mintzer

6 minute read