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Corporate Counsel

New Year, New Legal Department: 5 Points of Focus for In-House Lawyers in 2018

Whether it's shutting off ever-present mobile devices or taking a close look at company culture, there's plenty for general counsel and their colleagues to set their sights on in 2018.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump and the NFL, EEOC and DOJ Clash: 14 Top Labor and Employment Stories

Here's a roundup of some of our most-read stories about labor and employment this year.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017: Impact on Businesses

Tax Tips columnist Sidney Kess writes: On Dec. 20, 2017, Congress passed a major tax package (H.R. 1) designed to cut taxes on businesses as well as individuals, and to stimulate the economy and create jobs. Review his roundup of the key provisions impacting businesses.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Say What? The Most Intriguing Quotes From In-House Attorneys in 2017

Here's to another year of quotable counsel.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Clawback a Just Penalty for Employee Disloyalty

A dishonest employee should not be allowed to go unpunished because of the fortuity of his employer's lack of loss.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Orders Ex-Valeant CEO to Arbitrate Stock Option Suit

The former CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals has been ordered to submit to binding arbitration his dispute with the company over allegedly unpaid stock options.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Explains How to Bring Discrimination Lawsuit Against Non-Employer Supervisor

U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted defendant Jonathan Lowe's motion to dismiss but also granted leave for plaintiff John Fleet to amend his complaint.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Education Law Center Complaint Illustrates Why Complacency Is a Foe of Justice

One of the greatest threats to equality is complacency. Those who do nothing while witnessing injustice and wrongdoing, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, do worse than those who commit acts of injustice.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

How to Handle Your Company's Image When Sexual Harassment Hits

With every passing day, it seems as though there is another sexual harassment accusation. Imagine your company is involved in a crisis. What do you do to keep your image intact? As brave victims step forward, the accused, and the companies they work for, are left scrambling to recover what is left of their tainted reputations.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Companies Unlawfully Used Facebook Job Ads to Exclude Older Workers, Suit Claims

The suit claims that by targeting employment ads to younger workers—in age ranges of 18 to 40, or 22 to 45, for instance—employers are violating laws that prohibit discrimination in employment advertising, recruiting and hiring.
5 minute read

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