The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
During this roundtable expert panelists will discuss new policy changes from the EEOC under the new administration; what rules will remain intact and what will be changed; the impact of the new conciliation obligations; and the impact on EEOC investigations.
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Please join us for an inaugural “Café con Leche” roundtable to create community and share experiences. We recognize the diversity and richness of our community and we invite you to participate in this discussion whether you self-identify as Latino/a, Hispanic, Spanish, have intersecting identifies, or just want to join us as we create space and time for an exploration of our experiences as an ethnic group. We look forward to virtually connecting with you for an enriching discussion!
Job-seeking During and After the Pandemic: The What's, Why's, and How's of Securing a New Position
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way companies recruit and hire. These changes will continue long after we return back to the new normal.
Join ACC Northeast's Practice & Career Management (P&CM) Committee for a panel discussion with experienced HR professionals and fellow attorneys that have hired and been hired during the past year. Listen to their stories and gain valuable insight on the following:
How the hiring process has changed since the pandemic first began;
The new role of technology in hiring and on-boarding;
What employers are now looking for in candidates;
What job seekers can do to stand out in the new hiring process;
What companies are now doing to hire top talent.
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Sensitive client data stored at law firms is increasingly a target of cyberattacks. This year Chief Legal Officers have again rated information security as one of their highest concerns. Yet a recent Association of Corporate Counsel survey revealed that despite the risks, more than 70% of companies do not assess their law firms’ security, because they don’t know the right questions to ask and because they simply don’t have the internal resources to evaluate each of their firms. The 30% of companies that do assess their law firms’ security find the process extremely cumbersome, and the law firms themselves are equally frustrated. There is a better way.
Join ACC New York City, ACC Northeast, and our generous sponsor, Mintz Levin, for an important webinar — The Fine Print Matters: Negotiating Boilerplate Contract Clauses Through the Litigator’s Lens
In the wake of COVID-19, corporate counsel are being pushed to do more with less, streamline their teams, and leverage every dollar spent on outside counsel. While efficiency should always be the goal, risk should not be the unintended consequence.
Incorporating insight from Accenture’s Senior In-House Counsel, Dana Davenport, and seasoned Mintz litigators, LisaMarie Collins and Meredith Leary, this panel will explore the impact of boilerplate language in business contracts, and how the inclusion of, and language in, boilerplate provisions can play a critical role when a dispute emerges. While not every term of a contract should be customized, it is too late to understand what boilerplate means when a relationship sours and contract provisions become fodder for litigation. Participants will learn from an in-house perspective how to assess and negotiate boilerplate provisions and witness first-hand how litigators review, analyze, and dissect some commonly used boilerplate provisions when a dispute arises. We hope you'll join us!
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Remote Work in the Covid-19 Era: Things to Consider When Employees Ask To Work Abroad, In Lieu Of Working From Home
As COVID-19-induced office closures stretch on, more and more employees are asking – or proceeding without asking – to temporarily relocate abroad, due to the flexibility attendant to the “WFH” reality. In this discussion, Mike Avila will walk through the basic considerations surrounding such requests, including the tax, immigration, and employment law implications, as well as the tangential concerns surrounding equitable and non-discriminatory policies and review processes in connection with such requests.
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Labor and Employment (L&E) standards and responsibilities in government contracting are complicated, and some aspects seem to be always in flux. Keeping up with compliance in these areas seem like a never-ending task. We will discuss the basics and the latest in what government contractors need to know from a L&E perspective, including:
* The basics: E-Verify, affirmative action plans, and annual reporting requirements * Prevailing wage obligations—what’s the latest? * Changing (and conflicting) executive orders * Handling whistleblower and other L&E complaints * Mandatory disclosure rule obligations for L&E issues * Suspension and debarment relating to L&E violations
Presented by Gunjan Talati, Partner and Corena Norris-McCluney, Counsel at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP and Madelyne D'Angelo, Vice President, Operations at InquisIT LLC.
Join the ACC NYC Career Development Group for a virtual meeting on May 5th at 10:30 AM. The meeting will be led by Chapter members Timothy Bartley and Robert Klugman. The Group is a place to come together to share ideas, job search tips, leads, encouragement and support with each other during our transition to a new job or new career.
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Regulation of the employer/employee relationship has never been so stunning. With the change in administration in Washington, DC (White House and Congress) has come a renewed focus on employment laws and pro-employee initiatives affecting large and small businesses. This webinar will analyze the first 100 days of the Biden Administration, and forecast the coming months and years of this first term, on issues ranging from agency priorities and wage and hour requirements to employee mobility and unionization.
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This program will discuss the status of state vaccination plans and vaccine availability, as well reiterate employer considerations relating to vaccine policies and practices. We will also discuss the myriad of issues employers are struggling with as part of their return to work plans and defining the terms and conditions of employment moving forward. This discussion will include safety plan considerations, paid sick leave entitlements, and return to work concerns in light of the EEOC guidance issued to date.
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