Many in-house counsel envision a future in which the practice of law is improved by the use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. Generative AI & the Legal Profession Study & Methodology A groundbreaking nationwide survey conducted by LexisNexis®...
General counsels and in-house legal teams are often faced with an increasingly complex and fast-paced set of legal and compliance challenges. They are overwhelmed by repetitive, lower value requests and tasks, spend a lot of time searching for resources across...
By Celeste Mitchell-Byars and Mark Haut Many in-house counsel at companies across all industries were caught off-guard by a flurry of disconcerting bank failures last month. Following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX in late-2022, U.S. bank regulators began...
While in-house counsel at U.S. companies have been monitoring their compliance with a wave of new salary transparency laws, a court has given new life to a closely watched pay discrimination case in California. A California appeals court ruled in Allen v. Staples...
By Barbara W. Reece | Content Manager, LexisNexis Practical Guidance In-house counsel are confronting a major change in the regulatory landscape in 2023, with new comprehensive consumer data privacy laws going into effect in five states : California, Colorado...
In-house counsel are paying close attention to recent developments in a proposed class action lawsuit in Pennsylvania state court, in which a plaintiff is attempting to prevent ESPN from enforcing a binding arbitration agreement in a data privacy dispute. ESPN...
On November 1 st , one of the most wide-ranging laws related to salary transparency went into effect in New York City. Businesses hiring workers in the city are now required to list the minimum and maximum salary range for a job on any printed or online posting...
Netflix rolled out an original docuseries recently that is leaving binge viewers talking and in-house counsel groaning. Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? is a four-part documentary, directed by Andrew Renzi, which tells the story of the Leonard v. PepsiCo., Inc. court...
Corporate executives must deal with a long list of risks to their organizations, but there is one specific threat that tops them all: Cybersecurity. Cyber threats are the top overall concern for business decision makers, according to the 2022 Travelers Risk Index...
The sustained focus of investors and consumers on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) conduct of American companies has raised the stakes for how corporate executives report their ESG performance. One survey found that 89% of corporate compliance managers...
In-house legal professionals entered 2022 with the optimistic hope they could turn the page on the disruptions caused by the pandemic and refocus on strategic plans unencumbered by the worry of COVID-19 test results. And while COVID-19 variants have forced us to...
Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment in a series of one-on-one interviews with leaders of corporate legal departments in the U.S. This month we spoke to Nathan Leong, who is Vice President of Legal at Memora Health, the leading technology platform...
By Elias Kahn An employee reports he severely injured his back after lifting a heavy box at work. He files a workers’ compensation claim and receives benefits . . . but is spotted playing basketball soon after filing his claim. The injury never happened...
Organized labor is riding a wave in successful union organizing in 2022, after years of declining influence. Between October 2021 and March 2022, union representation petitions filed at the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) increased 57% from the same...
The summer months have arrived and so has the annual vacation season for many Americans. Companies across the nation and in every industry will see most of their employees take some time off work between now and Labor Day. Of course, some employers have migrated...