Rebekah Mintzer

December 24, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

The watchword for legal department hiring in the coming year will be maintenance. New data from Robert Half Legal, a legal staffing and consulting solutions firm, shows that many departments don't plan to add new legal positions in the first half of 2016—but they don't plan to sack anyone either.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

December 23, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

This year companies were plagued with problems both very old and fairly new as they tried to minimize legal and compliance risks.

By Rebekah Mintzer

4 minute read

December 23, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

The debate about raising the federal minimum wage—currently set at $7.25 an hour unless federal contractors are involved—continues to be divisive and politically charged. With little evidence that the national minimum wage will increase anytime soon, many states and municipalities have taken matters into their own hands.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

December 23, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

This year companies were plagued with problems both very old and fairly new as they tried to minimize legal and compliance risks.

By Rebekah Mintzer

4 minute read

December 23, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

The debate about raising the federal minimum wage—currently set at $7.25 an hour unless federal contractors are involved—continues to be divisive and politically charged. With little evidence that the national minimum wage will increase anytime soon, many states and municipalities have taken matters into their own hands.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

December 21, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Lawmakers in California can generally be counted on to make some of the nation's toughest employment laws. This continues to be the case with the new law to increase gender equity in pay.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

December 21, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Lawmakers in California can generally be counted on to make some of the nation's toughest employment laws. This continues to be the case with the new law to increase gender equity in pay.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

December 21, 2015 | Law.com

Facebook had more than 1 billion daily active users around the world as of September. That's a lot of timeline posts and status updates, and many involve the workplace. This leaves employers in a difficult spot as they try to figure out what types of employee online speech get legal protections.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

December 21, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Facebook had more than 1 billion daily active users around the world as of September. That's a lot of timeline posts and status updates, and many involve the workplace. This leaves employers in a difficult spot as they try to figure out what types of employee online speech get legal protections.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

December 21, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Hint: Quality counts more than quantity. Plus, a roundup of other must-read news from the world of corporate GCs.

By Rebekah Mintzer and Sue Reisinger

8 minute read