By: Joshua Davidson , Baker Botts LLP If you are internal counsel to a publicly traded corporation that has decided to form a master limited partnership (MLP) and would like to become better educated about MLPs before starting the IPO process, below are 10 practice...
By: David J. Goldschmidt and Michael J. Schwartz SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP The planning and preparation that each public company must undertake in connection with periodic and current reporting is substantial in terms of time, effort, and resources...
By: Jacob T. Muklewicz —Kirton McConkie This article provides guidance on responding to an investigation (i.e., an audit) by a government agency of an employer’s I-9 records. The article mainly focuses on the Department of Homeland Security’s...
By: Daniel A. Kaplan , FOLEY & LARDNER LLP This article provides guidance to employers on bringing counterclaims or separate lawsuits against plaintiff employees who have initiated claims against the employer. Employers and their attorneys are usually well...
By: Devika Kewalramani IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL TO WEAR many hats in an organization’s business, legal, compliance, regulatory, risk management, or business development matters. Playing different internal roles can create possible risks for...
By: Jamala S. McFadden , Chandra C. Davis , and Raquel H. Crump , McFadden Davis, LLC This article provides guidance for drafting, implementing, and enforcing effective and legally compliant English-only policies in the workplace. English-only policies require...
By: Michael E. Lackey and Oral D. Pottinger , Myer Brown LLP The Stored Communications Act (SCA), 18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., governs the disclosure of electronic communications stored with technology providers. Passed in 1986 as part of the Electronic Communications...
This is a high-level checklist for examining issues involving the Stored Communications Act (SCA), 18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., which comprises one of the major components of the Electronic Communication Privacy Act (ECPA). The other major component of the ECPA...
By: James E. Meadows and Terese M. Connolly , Culhane Meadows PLLC This article discusses special issues that may arise in the context of Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO). HRO is a form of business process outsourcing (BPO) focused on the functions that have...
By: Marc E. Bernstein , Paul Hastings LLP This article addresses initial preparations for drafting a separation agreement and common terms that employers ordinarily should include, or at least consider including, in separation agreements. WHEN TERMINATING AN...
By: Lindsay Burke and Moriah Daugherty Covington & Burling LLP Today, among the most critical risks a company can face are the cyber risks associated with its own employees or contractors. Companies are confronting an increasingly complex series of cybersecurity...