This article discusses strategies to help ease the negative effects of stress on a lean legal team in the United States.
Legal professionals and support staff who have remained employed during the downturn may have been better off than those who lost their jobs, but this is not to say they haven't had their share of stress. Read this article to learn how to be sensitive to the impact of these changes on your employees.
With more and more employees filing discrimination allegations - and following the passing of significant employment laws and regulations - in-house counsel need to be proactive. Learn 10 tried and true strategies for avoiding employment-related litigation.
Your company is in crisis mode - the possibility of a distressed acquisition is looming. While it's natural to panic, this may be an opportunity. Learn how to help reshape the business with a well structured acquisition of it and restructured relationships with key stakeholders.
What happens when an employee calls the CEO an incompetent jerk in front of others at your non-union company? Is he subject to disciplinary action? Explore the 12 NLRB rules that your employer - and you as their legal leader - should know.
Got employees? Then chances are they've got Facebook - and you've got a multitude of potential problems. As electronic communication continues to advance, employers are finding it more difficult to strike a balance between monitoring and restricting employees use of social monitoring and restricting employees use of social networking sites. This article focuses on using social networking sites at the pre-employment screening stage, and while monitoring and regulating their use by current employees.
Columnist James A. Nortz dissects the root causes for why the majority of companies fail to pursue ethical corporate cultures.
Kenneth A. Cutshaw analyzes the roles and responsibilities of the CLO in the digital world.
Columnist Todd H. Silberman examines the creed for the lawyer and how it should apply to in-house attorneys.