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Corporate Counsel

Richard Susskind On In-House Lawyers Sharing Risks Through Fee Arrangements

Legal experts weigh in on bold predictions made by scholar Richard Susskind.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Survey: Legal Departments Not Meeting L&E Budgets

A new survey from Proskauer Rose shows how legal departments are handling labor and employment budgets and staffing.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Programs to Attract Millennials Are Waste of Time, Says KPMG Exec

We've all heard the stereotypes of millennials: They're lazy, entitled, narcissistic and flighty. In short, they make for lousy employees. But Bruce Pfau of KPMG, writing in the Harvard Business Review, says we've got it wrong.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In the Outcry of Hamilton's 'Non-White' Casting Call, Lessons Emerge for Employers

Producers of the hip-hop musical turned off some potential fans last week by posting an open casting call for “non-white” actors.
8 minute read

Law.com

Judge: Chocolate Wrappers Aren't the Place to Disclose Child Labor

A California judge ruled last week that The Hershey Co. and Nestle USA Inc. do not have to disclose on their chocolate wrappers that ingredients may have been harvested on farms using child labor.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

DOL Gets Hit With Lawsuits Over 'Persuader Rule'

It didn't take long for law firms and industry groups to attempt to persuade the courts that the U.S. Department of Labor's “persuader rule” is unlawful.
5 minute read

Law.com

Just Thinking Worker Is Disabled Can Lead to ADA Lawsuits

The first step to conquering addiction may be admitting you have a problem, but even if you don't admit anything, you still may be able to sue your employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Essex County College GC Suspended

When Rashidah Hasan, general counsel of Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey, arrived at work one week ago, she received a letter stating she's been suspended indefinitely. The same day, the college's president, Gale Gibson, received the same type of letter.
3 minute read

Law.com

The Do's and Don'ts of Video Surveillance in the Workplace

Using surveillance videos to fire employees caught stealing is one thing. Using the same videos to publicly shame the terminated staff and deter others from following suit is another thing entirely.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How to Prep for the DOL's New White-Collar Exemption

The U.S. Department of Labor is changing how it defines white-collar employees for purposes of overtime and minimum wage laws.
5 minute read

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