Rebekah Mintzer

August 29, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

A reworking of the National Labor Relations Board's joint employer standard appears to be a near certainty, and it's likely to reach contractors and subcontractors, not just franchisors and franchisees.

By Rebekah Mintzer

5 minute read

August 29, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Labor Day 2014 is a good time to reflect on some of the more important developments that have occurred this year at the National Labor Relations Board.

By Rebekah Mintzer

5 minute read

August 28, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Boards are starting to focus more on how they pay executives during times of transition in company ownership.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

August 27, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

The National Labor Relations Board recently served up a decision that would have been pretty hard for one Jimmy John's franchisee to swallow.

By Rebekah Mintzer

4 minute read

August 26, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

If your company has an arbitration agreement or other important terms and conditions on its website, make sure these legal notices are in a place where the user can be expected to find them.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

August 25, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

A new survey of executives in financial services indicates that these firms are not necessarily giving regulatory compliance the sort of attention that it deserves.

By Rebekah Mintzer

4 minute read

August 22, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

When a company promises "zero tolerance" for certain workplace wrongdoing, it had better mean it, particularly when unions are involved.

By Rebekah Mintzer

4 minute read

August 21, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

A growing number of states and municipalities are requiring employers to give those workers dealing with the trauma of domestic violence time away from work.

By Rebekah Mintzer

4 minute read

August 20, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Unified Patents Inc. is partnering with companies in sector-specific "zones" to collectively deter patent trolls.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

August 19, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

In a recent ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit answered one important Dodd-Frank Act question, while avoiding answering another.

By Rebekah Mintzer

4 minute read