This is a sample personnel policy concerning corporate credit card use.
Career Path Columnist Bjarne P. Tellmann discusses the various types of diversity that a company needs in order to succeed.
In his final Career Path column, Bjarne P. Tellmann shares how to embrace change — no matter how daunting.
Work-life balance is not about having equal energy for all parts of our life. Instead, it's about taking care of yourself and identifying your priorities.
"To sharpen the saw," sometimes it's important to learn, play, and rest before tackling your to-do list.
Though most businesses avoid using this particular word, Business Ethics Columnist James A. Nortz argues that it should be synonymous with "ethics."
Honest performance reviews are the only way your employees can make reasoned decisions about their future lives and careers.
Creating an outline or script before an important discussion can increase the effectiveness of the verbal communication. Here's how.
Columnist James Wong discusses the benefits to becoming an adjunct professor.
This article includes a six-step action plan to help you become more productive on both the individual and team levels by making better use of three important resources time, technology and human resources.
Overview of issues related to social media's use in corporate communication. Includes guidance on creating a social media policy.
This sample is an executive summary of a contract policy.
Read this article to learn tips for turning adversity into opportunity.
This is a sample social media policy.
This paper examines the role that the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) plays as a multi-national organization that enforces competition law.
The global legal landscape of the cannabis market can be confusing. In this article, in-house counsel can learn more about global regulations, state of the industry, the basics of the market and more. Meritas produced this resource in 2019.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) discusses the pros and cons of implementing a flat rate travel expenses policy as opposed to a reimbursement system, under US law. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Employment & Labor Law ACC Network.*
A white paper addressing whistleblower protection and the emerging law of retaliatory discharge of in-house counsel.
An extensive paper written by the presenters of Session 606 of the ACC 2010 Annual Meeting concerning the trends in wage and hour collective actions.
On November 8, 2016, Fannie Mae Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary Brian P. Brooks found himself arguing before the Supreme Court in Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp.
In-house practice for Japanese lawyers (bengoshi) is a rather new phenomenon. This article presents an overall picture of the status of the in-house profession in Japan with particular focus on the history of its development. It draws from information presented at various committee gatherings, including the Corporate Counsel Subcommittee of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations.
Meet our 2012 Value Champions, an inaugural group that has not only sought value but demonstrated it, in ways that other in-house
counsel and their external law firm partners can emulate.
As career professionals, the question isn’t “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The question is “What do you want to be when you grow?”
These guidelines outline the legal implications of blogging about the company and also include recommended best practices to consider when posting about the company.
This sample is a ten-point checklist for avoiding and resolving workplace conflict.
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