Selected cases and materials related to arbitration.
This is a sample employee video recording and photo release form.
In this sampling of surveys, read about why ACC Docket is honored and what Canadian lawyers have pinpointed as the most pressing law issues.
The following Statement of Principles was endorsed by the National Center for State Courts General Counsel Committee and is commended to businesses and courts throughout the United States as a means of promoting jury service.
This is a sample interview authorization form.
This is a crisis management simulation hypothetical from the 2012 ACC Annual Meeting Session 803.
A brief summary of Fannie Mae's remote telecommuting policy.
Because in-house counsel are often legal generalists, the need for someone with specialized experience may often arise in the law department. James R. Buckley has had to venture into the outside counsel world to find talent to assist Lockheed Martin in a few legal matters. Here are some tips and insights into working with outside counsel and cultivating relationships with outside counsel.
These micro-blogging guidelines are intended to complement the general guidance and address issues more specific to micro-blogging and third party micro-blogging services.
If your company has ever had to release employees, you have most likely been faced with the question of whether or not to use statistical measurements, or adverse impact analyses, to determine whether employees of protected groups have been disproportionately selected for termination. This article looks at how common termination-related claims actually are, and identifies the most effective ways to use an adverse impact analysis as a tool to reduce litigation risks associated with reductions in force.
Don't pay big bucks to outside counsel for a corporate code of conduct. Use one of the many available in ACC's Virtual LibrarySM, like this one.
Rapid advancements in technology and globalization have led to an unprecedented rise in data collection. While this information provides a unique insight into global human behavior, it can also promote unethical business practices that violate international privacy standards. As we enter into a new era of data analytics, in-house counsel must strike an important balance between driving revenue and ensuring the continued integrity of company practices under the law.
Letter from the ABA to the SEC advocating a modification to the Commission’s policy as outlined in the 2001 “Seaboard Report”1
The Association of Corporate Counsel U.S. States' Privacy Capability Maturity Model provides a detailed maturity model for all aspects of an organization's privacy program. It seeks to gauge program capability across a variety of program elements, taking a "big picture" view on how ready organizations are to comply with these requirements.
In this Quick Overview, the basic elements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) are explained as well as practical steps that can be taken to comply with this new regulation.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses the licensing requirements needed by in-house counsel in the United States desiring to practice law in US states beyond the state in which the corporate office is headquartered. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Compliance and Ethics and the New to In-House ACC Networks.
This Standard Document and the integrated drafting notes are for guidance in the preparation of a patent and know-how license agreement from the perspective of the licensor.
The Justice Department reached an agreement with Travel Management Company, a private airplane charter company based in Elkhart, Indiana, resolving claims that the company engaged in citizenship status discrimination in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
The Justice Department reached an agreement with Real Time Staffing Services LLC, doing business as Select Staffing, a company based in Santa Barbara, California. The settlement resolves the department’s claims that Select Staffing discriminated against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
Ownership by an investor of 5% or more of outstanding shares or securities entitling rights to such shares, issued by a publicly-held company in Brazil, triggers the investor’s disclosure obligation, which must report such ownership to the Company that for its part will notify the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission
This is a sample cybersquatting cease and desist order.
To support your global practice, ACC Docket offers country-specific fun facts from your peers who've been there – literally. In this issue, learn more about France.
This is a sample of information governance project plans.
An excerpt from the ACC Leading Practice Profile, "Leading Practices in Knowledge Sharing and Management: How Companies and Law Firms Manage Knowledge."
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