Workplace Bullying: Managing the Organizational Playground
The Legal Intelligencer
May 15, 2013
Workplace bullying is a pervasive problem that often precipitates harassment and discrimination claims and, in more extreme cases, workplace violence. Although there is currently no state that prohibits workplace bullying, it can expose employers to significant legal risk and damage both productivity and employee morale. According to a 2012 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 51 percent of organizations reported that there had been incidents of bullying in their workplace. Full Text
Selecting Service Providers and Building a True Partnership
The Legal Intelligencer
May 8, 2013
A recent hot topic, and the subject of many articles, has been law firms and corporations deciding whether to insource, outsource or create a hybrid model for handling discovery services. For those that decide that outsourcing is the appropriate model for them, selecting the right service provider or providers to assist with handling discovery is not as easy as one would think. Full Text
Q&A With UPS Senior VP and GC Teri Plummer McClure
The Legal Intelligencer
May 1, 2013
The second in The Legal's series of Q&As with general counsel features Teri Plummer McClure, senior vice president of legal, compliance, audit and public affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary of UPS. Full Text
Using the Privilege: Fifth Amendment Fundamentals for Corporations
The Legal Intelligencer
April 24, 2013
Most in-house lawyers, if they're fortunate, haven't bumped up against the Fifth Amendment and its related issues since the bar exam. After all, the so-called "nickel" typically arises solely in the criminal context, and corporations don't have the right to plead the Fifth Amendment at an organizational level. Full Text
Strategies for Avoiding the Headache of Preference Liability
The Legal Intelligencer
April 17, 2013
Although business bankruptcy filings have trended down in recent months, the lingering legacy of litigation prompted by the surge in filings at the outset of the U.S. financial crisis remains with us and continues to strike many general counsel with unexpected actions for recovery of payments made by the debtor in the run-up to a Chapter 11 case. Full Text
Seven Steps to Enhance Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants
The Legal Intelligencer
April 10, 2013
Employers often enter into post-employment restrictive covenants (commonly referred to as noncompete agreements) with employees only to find that when the employees leave, the restrictive covenants are not enforceable or do not provide sufficient value to the company. Full Text
Q&A With Penske Senior Vice President and GC Michael Duff
The Legal Intelligencer
April 3, 2013
My primary responsibility is managing the company's legal department, which represents the company in a variety of matters, including contract negotiations, financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, intellectual property and information technology matters, and employment matters. Full Text
Subscribe to The Legal Intelligencer
