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Highlights key Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) enforcement actions and explains how FERC revised its program in May 2008.

In this webcast, participants learned preventative strategies for dealing with today's Top 10 emerging workplace trends in California. Read this transcript to learn about urgent topics such as disability leave management, wage and hour compliance, class action litigation, immigration law compliance and much more.

Discussion highlights key copyright issues for in-house counsel and emphasizes the use of copyrighted text materials and music for business purposes.

Handout for ACC Chicago and Charles River Associates February 8, 2023 MCLE program, Corporate Compliance: Monaco Memo and Key Regulatory Development.

Examines the history of FTC's guidance on green marketing claims, and potential changes as a result of the workshops that the FTC is conducting in 2008.

This webcast transcript reviews the new military family leave amendments to the FMLA and explains some of the proposed changes that are likely to impact your company in the near future.

This webcast transcript addresses how to prepare for and respond to corporate crises.

This webcast addresses the legal issues relating to wind farm development in Canada, including environmental, aboriginal and regulatory considerations, along with benefits and challenges of financing renewable energy projects in Canada.

Topics include: finding the minimal standard expected with risk assessment, the role of in-house counsel in the increasingly common corporate social responsibility efforts, the trends emerging in compliance and ethical leadership efforts, and how much information a company should release to the public about its efforts in a culture of ethics and compliance.

Targets issues regarding wage and hour compliance and how corporate counsel can be prepared by building effective compliance and auditing programs.

The webcast explains: how to comply with section 409A's documentation requirement; what to do with good faith positions that extend beyond December 31, 2007; the liberalized rules in key areas, e.g., stock options, severance, reimbursement arrangements and more; how to deal with key problem areas, including employment agreements, plans distinguishing between different separations from service, and payments tied to recovery from disability; and strategies for the final months of the transition period.

Addresses the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower provision and the case law that has developed under that provision, and provides best practices for companies to handle whistleblower complaints internally so that they don't become an external nightmare involving the media or agencies.

Analyzes issues with managing workforce reductions in certain key jurisdictions in Europe and seeks to identify some practical tips for the management of multi-jurisdictional workforce reduction programs where problems around timing and consistency arise.

This program highlights various aspects
of Canadian employment and labor law and includes some recent developments
that U.S. in house counsel should be aware of when dealing with Canadian
operations.

Covers some of the recent FCC proposals regarding changes to executive compensation and developments under Sarbanes-Oxley, particularly as it relates to small companies and small law departments.

This webcast transcript discusses broad proxy voting and corporate governance trends believed to dominate the 2006 proxy season and their possible impact over the next decade.

A webcast discussion of the practical impact of the new Office of Federal Contract Compliance and EEOC regulations defining "Internet Applicant".

Discusses the litigation trends in-house counsel should watch for in 2007, key litigation prevention strategies, and an overview recent employment discrimination class actions.

This webcast includes a panel of in-house counsel from small, medium, and large departments sharing strategies used in tracking outside counsel performance.

Discusses the major issues facing employers including exemptible employees, overtime, supervisory misconduct and compensable time.

Experts address the implications of the Supreme Court's decision in KSR v. Teleflex and in particular changing of the cornerstone tests for patentability - obviousness - making it more difficult to obtain and enforce patents.

Covers issues regarding new environmental disclosure obligations where the concerns about disclosure have been heightened in light of the Sarbanes-Oxley law, the FIN 47 guidance, as well as recent SEC enforcement action that was taken against Ashland. Discusses new environmental due diligence rules that are going into effect as a result of the Brownfields Amendments of 2002 and EPA's final all-appropriate inquiry rule.

This webcast provided insights into the opportunities for doing business with companies in chapter 11 proceedings, key indicators of pitfalls for technology and software due diligence, creative ways to limit credit exposures, how to avoid and defend preference and fraudulent transfer suits and acquiring assets from troubled companies.

This webcast discussed the goals of effective training, how to differentiate learning from remembering, the importance of reinforcing the messages periodically and how effective training can satisfy a judge or prosecutor should a compliance issue arise.