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Corporate Counsel

'I Realized I Did Have Skills': Employers Start to Draw Back Mothers Who'd Quit

"I had several times thought about trying to return to the law and just thinking I wouldn't get a fair shake at it," said Christine Foo, now an associate general counsel at Meta.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Rippling Effect' of Pay-Transparency Laws to Test Legal Departments

"For employers in locations that don't have these laws yet, stay tuned, because your location could be next," said Sharon Cohen, a partner at Davis+Gilbert.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Black Former In-House Lawyer Sues NYC Nonprofit, Alleging Pattern of Pay Inequities

Patricia Charlemagne says she earned less than four colleagues with the same title and was fired after pressing her employer, Educational Alliance, to address disparities.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Major Drivers of Deal Value': Diversity and Inclusion Practices Become Part of Merger Talks

"There's data that proves diverse companies with diverse boards [have a higher] bottom line," said Robert Johnson, chief diversity officer with the law firm Gibbons.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

With the Increase of AI in HR Comes the Potential for Unchartered Territory for Litigation

People analytics are not going away. They are powerful, effective and proven in many ways. But they are not a panacea against bias and prejudice.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Gaming Company That Microsoft Is Buying for $68.7B Facing Plenty of Action on Legal Front

Activision Blizzard has faced a deluge of investigations and legal proceedings since last summer.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Some Health Care Employees Are Working Despite Having COVID. Could Other Industries Follow Suit?

"If a patient hears that their nurse has tested positive that morning, the patient may be uncomfortable," said Abigail Kagan, a McDermott Will & Emery associate.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Lawyers Rarely Get to Go on Sabbatical. Might That Soon Change?

"The attrition is so high, the profession is having whiplash. I think one of the cures for that whiplash is to build in time off in a more significant way than we traditionally have," legal recruiter Kathryn Holt Richardson said.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Restaurant Chains Fret They'll Be on Hook for Franchisees' Transgressions

As the legal landscape shifts, attorneys are advising franchisors to limit their potential legal exposure by exerting less control over franchisees.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Eaton's Legal Department Embracing Change on Every Front

"Digitalization and innovation are at the forefront of everything we do at Eaton," Vice President Angela McDonald-Fisher said.
4 minute read

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