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Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs) are an essential mechanism for employers to use when informing employees and participants of benefits offered under their plans. SPDs tell employees and plan participants what the plan documents say, including what their benefits are, what they need to do in order to get a benefit, and how those benefits are going to be paid to them. Therefore, it is important that SPDs are correct and accurate and sent to everybody who needs to get them. 

This article discusses some of the key do’s and don’ts with respect to SPDs.  

Diversity within your legal department (and your company as a whole) begins with compliance, expands into an appreciation for differences, and is at its pinnacle when your work environment recognizes and values differing skills. The Minority Corporate Counsel Association's 2006 Study of Law Department Best Practices, summarized here, shows that corporations are past mere diversity compliance and that their diversity practices have proven to be successful for law departments and corporations as a whole.

A multi-jurisdictional guide to company insolvency laws and procedures.

This ACC Quick Overview addresses legal questions that arise over the hiring of seasonal workers in the United States, including worker classification, minimum wage, overtime pay, work schedules, employment discrimination, and employee training.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seen billions of dollars in settlements stemming from whistleblower claims, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission has seen an increase in whistleblower tips related to cryptocurrency.

These guidelines apply to all beer-branded advertising and marketing materials created by or under the control of the Brewer.

This sample tells you what you should know about advertising alcohol beverage products.

This report provides an overview of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

This overview covers how legal knowledge management supports legal department operations - reducing costs while maintaining quality.

Many in-house and outside counsel seem reluctant to embrace the project management approach to plan development. However, a consistent system to coordinate action, measure progress and respond to change could be the key to improving legal work efficiency. The benefits of project management — greater efficiency and profitability — will only be achieved through collaboration between the department and the firm.

In this multi-country guide, learn the rules for the protection of trade secrets in a wide range of jurisdictions.

In this resource, Beveridge & Diamond covers the recent proposed rules on climate-related disclosures voted on by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

This Top Ten explores Anti-Trust Concerns in M&A Transactions in Colombia

"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"

In order for your law department to be effective, its goals, objectives,and results must be aligned with those of your company. This article will help you to achieve such alignment through a simple three-step strategy for communication and change.

Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a volume in our series of annual reports, which provide international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

This must-read article outlines liability issues that may arise for corporate counsel should their companies operate overseas, urges that companies assess their risk for such situations, provides guidance as to how to best minimize this risk, and more.

Major global corporations and smaller companies alike are increasingly turning to Saudi Arabia for business opportunities. Saudi Arabia touts major economic development programs and an increasingly accommodating business environment. Panelists will discuss the Saudi judicial reforms that were imposed in late 2013, the process for working with the Board of Grievances (the tribunal tasked with handling most commercial disputes) and the 2012 Saudi arbitration law. They will compare and contrast the Saudi dispute resolution system with that of its neighbor, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Viewed by many as a thought leader for dispute resolution systems in the Middle East, the UAE has a federal system of laws and courts, and an arbitration system that reflects significant input from leading Western judges and lawyers. The panel also will address the role that monarchic rule, local culture and Sharia law play in the dispute resolution process.

This resource includes two sample bylaws (Sample A - Bylaws of Association and Sample B - Bylaws of Organization). It also includes a brief overview of some of common elements included in bylaws.

In working with your company’s board of directors, you will notice that an ever-present concern for the directors is the issue of potential liability to shareholders that is attendant to the role. Please come join a panel of your colleagues and corporate governance experts for an in-depth look at the real-world scenarios that have shaped director liability law in the previous year. The discussion will also focus on how the recent decisional law in Delaware and other influential United States jurisdictions might affect the future decisions of boards in the coming years.

The rules of civil procedure are once again being amended, this time to update them for document production in the digital age. Judge Shira A. Scheindlin talks about what the proposed changes will mean for in-house counsel. She also gives advice and her top ten tips on conducting e-discovery in the current murky shadow of Rule 26, to avoid garnering sanctions for inadvertently violating a discovery order, or worse yet charges of spoliation of evidence.

2022 might shape up to be a challenging year in terms of privacy and data protections. In this resource, in-house counsel can gain perspective on the coming year by taking these hot topics into consideration.