By: Stephen R. Martin ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP What is a Risk Assessment? A risk assessment is a review undertaken to help an organization understand its business and manage the related strategic, operational, financial, and/or compliance...

By: Richard D. Glovsky , Locke Lord LLP. THIS ARTICLE ADDRESSES PROTECTED STATUS HARASSMENT issues, a subset of discrimination claims that arise where an employee alleges that he or she was subjected to unwelcome conduct in the workplace due to the...

By: Joseph D. Guarino , DLA Piper LLP Telecommuting and work-from-home arrangements are increasing exponentially during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as a way of protecting employees and customers from exposure. In addition, telecommuting...

By: Annemargaret Connolly and Thomas D. Goslin , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP UPON COMPLETION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE investigation, the buyer should have obtained a solid understanding of the environmental issues requiring attention after...

By: Emily D. Zimmer and Lynne S. Wakefield , K&L Gates LLP EMPLOYER-SPONSORED WELLNESS PROGRAMS HAVE become increasingly common as employers attempt to control rising healthcare costs and improve employees’ overall health and productivity...