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Corporate Counsel

Some WARNings About Compliance During Layoffs

Companies that are experiencing large-scale employee layoffs need to pay attention to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GC Can Help a Company Achieve Its Diversity Goals

For many companies, achieving better diversity has risen to a top board-level priority. What can the general counsel do to help?
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

OSHA Highlights Health Care Workplace Dangers

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a memorandum putting employers that run hospitals and residential care facilities on high alert regarding several aspects of employee safety.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Giving Whistleblowers a Reason to Report Internally

Not only can a company investigate and remediate the issue before the media or regulators get wind of an incident, internal reporting also creates a stronger ethical company culture.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Nimble Legal Dept. Kept Fired CEO From Winning Lawsuit

Most tech companies brag that their legal departments are fast on their feet, and speed is what helped Goodman Networks win a summary judgment for a lawsuit brought by a fired chief executive.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Court Dings Labor Dept. for 'Indefensible' Litigation

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit slapped the U.S. Department of Labor's proverbial hand in a recent ruling, calling the DOL's behavior vindictive and baseless.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Telemedicine Faces the Employee/Not an Employee Diagnosis

It's not as simple as just looking at the contract between the doctors and the company.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

NY State Getting Tough on Payroll Cards

Draft rules state that employers in New York can only pay wages with payroll cards if the employee expressly consents to this manner of payment, among other limitations.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In Pursuing Gender Diversity Goals, Beware Lawsuits

Diversifying the workforce to include more women is a laudable goal, but companies have to be aware of the limitations that U.S. law places on their ability to consider gender in hiring decisions.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Unions Making Inroads With Online Writers

Writers' guilds are targeting a younger generation of employees who have more positive feelings about unions.
1 minute read

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