Too much email? The sheer volume is a distraction. Below is a system to reduce the volume of email received, triage the remainder, and eliminate much of the unnecessary waste associated with a full inbox. It is a system, not magic. It will require some effort. But it will be worth it. The system has two components. Though they are complements, either alone should prove useful in improving your Outlook.
This article examines the subpoena power of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and provides guidance for employers who receive subpoenas from these agencies. It also looks at how contractors should respond to requests for information from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
This article explores how in-house counsel, and particularly those in small and medium businesses, can help bridge the gap between the server room and the boardroom to create a well-structured cybersecurity program that empowers management with the information they need to better assess and prioritize their organization’s cybersecurity spending.
Meaningfully bridging cultural divides requires more than taking a brief predeparture course in etiquette. Cultural education is a continuous process that often requires real attitudinal change, for which the payoff can be immense.
In the past 50 years women’s legal status has improved all over the world. But many laws still make it difficult for women to fully participate in economic life - whether by getting jobs or starting businesses. Discriminatory rules bar women from certain jobs, restrict access to capital for women-owned firms and limit women’s capacity to make legal decisions. Gender differences in laws affect both developing and developed economies, and women in all regions.
This presentation covers boilerplate pitfalls and other common contracting challenges; also learn how a legal department can become a better facilitator in the contracting process within your organization.
Most management leaders think "committee" is a four-letter word. But in the case of patents, they're wrong. Assessing what that real value is takes more than the engineers and the lawyers, and that's where a patent committee comes in. Learn the best way to structure one and make it work for your company, and start reaping real rewards from your patent portfolio.
This article discusses how you can ensure that your company is ready for an OSHA inspection. Learn how to prepare your facilities so that your company is in the best position to defend itself.
Getting past security at the airport is tantamount to being publicly screened and examined. It’s part of the inconveniences suffered for the sake of safety. But how far those searches go and should go is debatable when it comes to seizure of electronic equipment. Frequent travelers should read on for information and applicable solutions.
This selection of survey data is based on ACC research. Among other things, find out how Canadian CLOs prefer to check their email and how many hours a week caregivers spend on their personal duties.
This article examines Knorr-Bremse's ramifications on the affirmative duty of care to respect the patent rights of others and exculpatory opinions in general, as well as the ruling's effect on in-house patent counsel who want to advise management on potential infringements. Includes recommendations on how in-house patent counsel can effectively meet the affirmative duty of care imposed by Underwater Devices.
This guide gives an overview of environmental regulation in British Columbia, including enforcement structures, climate change laws, and liability for corporate directors and officers.
Demands for email, hard drives, and backup tapes are now standard in almost every case. When does an obligation attach to preserve these documents? How do you search for them, while maintaining privilege and work product protections? This excerpt of a recent roundtable discussion provides the key to the complex world of electronic discovery.
As global economies recover from the credit crisis, lack of available funding is crippling major infrastructure initiatives, and financial advisors are searching for new sources of credit to get their projects off the ground. The Province of Ontario, however, may have found a solution to the problem: a pooled financing vehicle. This article demonstrates the success of local governments using such a model to fund new infrastructure development.
Read this 2012 Tabbie Award-winning and Communicator Award-winning article!
Although previous case rulings have sunk the high hopes of marijuana users, several states now extend employment protection for those with a prescription. However, marijuana is still considered illegal in any circumstance under federal law. Dazed and confused? This feature will lead you out of the haze.
This policy aims to help employees understand how the company's business practices, guidelines and policies apply to social media.
Union membership in the American workforce has dropped dramatically since the post-Depression era peak in 1945. But the potential passage of the Employee Free Choice Act may expose a new generation of laborers to the union influence — including yours.
Due to the recession and a growth in electronic data, corporations are investing in key legal professionals who develop corporate-wide ediscovery strategies. Records management programs and data mapping analyses cut costs and ensure defensibility. Read this article and rediscover ediscovery.
Brief overview of software copyright enforcement in the European Union and EU jurisdictions.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC members' discussion), provides insight from ACC members regarding contract management systems. Topics discussed include choosing the right product for your law department/company and, building your own system. The resource compiles responses posted on the forums of several ACC Networks: IT, Privacy & eCommerce, New to In-house, and Small Law Departments.
With one of the fastest dockets in the country and broad injunctive relief at its disposal, the ITC has become a prominent forum for patent infringement suits. Here's what you need to know about how your company can take advantage of the benefits of an ITC investigation versus patent litigation in federal court.
Summarizes the nature of the new security requirements arising from new regulations and provides an outline for preventing "the Monday morning horror" for your client, with special attention to the unique needs of the law department residing within the corporation.
Getting the Deal Through is delighted to<br />publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a<br />volume in our series of annual reports,<br />which provide international analysis in<br />key areas of law and policy for corporate<br />counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and<br />business people.
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.
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