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Corporate Counsel

5 Takeaways: MCCA Conference Panel Provides Insight on Privacy Law Compliance

In-house counsel, privacy professionals and employment lawyers brought unique perspectives to a panel on California privacy law at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association's Global TEC Forum in San Francisco.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

When the Whistle Blows: How In-House Counsel Can Improve Internal Reporting Structures

Whistleblowers have been awarded more than $86 million in the past week. In-house counsel should ensure their companies' reporting process is clear and trusted by employees.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ethics Conference Panel: Best Practices in Getting Managers to Report Issues

In-house lawyers from The Coca-Cola Co., Accenture, Infosys and ManpowerGroup discuss how they handle concerns from all of their companies' employees across the world.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

3 Things General Counsel, Labor and Employment Lawyers Need to Know About AI in Hiring

Kelly Trindel, head of I/O science and diversity analytics at pymetrics and former chief analyst and research director at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, spoke with us recently about what lawyers need to know about the use of artificial intelligence and machine-learning in recruitment and hiring.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

4th Circuit Case on Blended Rate Is Lesson in Record-Keeping

The appellate panel held that Fire & Safety Investigation Consulting Services and its owner, Christopher Harris, did not keep adequate records and violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay overtime to certain employees.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Downturn Diligence: Increasing Your Business's Recession Resilience

Whether the next downturn comes this year or years from now, planning today for a more onerous regulatory and litigation environment will put your business a step ahead of the competition when trouble comes.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Will Some Employers Be Allowed to Stop Offering Group Health Coverage Under the ACA? Stay Tuned

The new rules were proposed late last year by the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury. They would allow employers to set up HRAs to help their employees pay the premiums for health insurance policies within the individual marketplace in each state. If finalized, the change would let employers terminate group health plans and shift workers into the individual markets.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Companies With California Employees Face New Harassment Training Requirements in 2019

In-house lawyers whose companies have California employees may want to start planning newly required sexual harassment trainings soon.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

UPS Settles Religious Discrimination Suit With EEOC for $4.9 Million

U.S. District Judge Margo K. Brodie signed a consent order Dec. 21 in which the delivery service UPS agreed to pay $4.9 million to a class of applicants and workers who claimed the company's appearance policy violated their religious rights. The company said its settlement did not constitute an admission to the claims or defenses of any party.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Inviting Independent Contractors to the Holiday Party? Think Through These Risks First

Inviting independent contractors deeply entrenched in the company could bolster a misclassification case.
3 minute read

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