The recent US Supreme Court decision in Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc., relaxes the rules on price maintenance—but in Canada such activity remains a “per se” criminal offense. These and other differences can create traps or unnecessary burdens for companies which seek to operate on an integrated North American basis. This session, which was co-lead by a Canadian and a US practitioner, discussed the key areas of inconsistency and provided attendees with practical solutions for addressing them.
All departments in an organization are typically tasked with the establishment of a business plan that compliments the goals the organization intends to achieve for the coming cycle. Yet, this is an area where in-house counsels’ skill set has not been developed. This practical look at the mechanics of a usable business plan for law departments takes into account the need for simplicity, achievability, and accountability in the plan. The plan should also align well with the overall strategies of the organization. The panel provided guidance not only on plan development, but also communication, implementation, and periodic review to make sure your law department plan lives up to its potential.
Nonprofits now exist under increased scrutiny from state and federal regulators. Regulators from the IRS to state attorneys general are closely monitoring the activities of nonprofits to ensure they are acting as worthy stewards of the public trust. Learn what you can do to help your organization create and execute an effective ethics and compliance program and what to do when the regulators knock at the door. Participants left with a roadmap to address these issues.
An overview of employment law that will be relevant to in-house counsel. Provides a brief guide to wage & hour, performance management, discrimination, EEOC processes, FMLA, reductions in force & WARN Act, traditional labor law, independent contractors, affirmative action plans, EEO-1 reports, and employee privacy.
An overview of corporate ethics regulations and the value of an internal compliance program. Includes brief guide to compliance program elements, U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Sentencing Organizations, and a sample audit of a compliance program.
The webcast discusses the top ten online legal issues for nonprofits and what your organization should be doing to stay out of trouble.
This webcast discusses security, one of the most critical issues in complex sourcing and technology relationships, and it provides an overview of the lifecycle of the security issues in complex technology, services and sourcing transactions.
This webcast transcript examines digital issues in the workplace in light of the "Millennial" generation of employees.
Discusses how technology, economic pressures, demographic shifts and politics are changing the landscape of EEO law and impacting your workplace.
This webcast transcript discusses important opinions on patent law and provides practical guidance on patent litigation, opinions, prosecution, and licensing.
This webcast transcript focuses on the key issues that corporate counsel should be addressing with senior management team and board of directors on a proactive basis to help meet the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities created by the current unprecedented conditions in our financial markets.
This webcast discussed how to build cross-functional eDiscovery response teams to implement and manage legal holds, how eDiscovery response teams are established and structured, the role of the eDiscovery response team and techniques for effective legal hold management.
Discusses the acquisition and divestiture process, focusing on three phases: preparing for a transaction, completing a transaction, and integrating a transaction. Also includes practical tips for a successful transaction.
This webcast transcript addresses issues applicable to the pre-employment screening process and onboarding. Some specific topics include FCRA compliance and state law tangents, the legality of different types of background checks, and issues with using public source checks such as google and myspace.
Discusses what role corporate counsel should play in preparing the corporation to meet its information security obligations under the law, a corporation's obligations when not regulated under laws such as Gramm-Leach-Bliley or HIPAA, and how to prevent information security breaches.
Analyzes how unions succeed in pressuring employers to agree to neutrality agreements, recognition on the basis of authorization card checks, and corporate campaigns and discusses how to develop strategies that anticipate and respond to these and other union tactics that are trademarks of the movement to unionize without NLRB elections.
Identifies four significant challenges that companies are facing in managing their records and addresses practical steps towards corporate records compliance and enforcement.
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.
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