In-House Counsel – June 2013
BY: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Read the June 2013 edition of our quarterly In-House Counsel special section. |
NLRB class-action ruling under fire from federal courts
BY: Kimberly Atkins One year after the NLRB ruled that mandatory arbitration clauses barring class actions violated the National Labor Relations Act, the decision could lead to a U.S. Supreme Court showdown. |
Mixed reaction to SEC whistleblower data
BY: Kimberly Atkins  Data released by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its annual report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program is giving attorneys a first glimpse at the kind of impact the program will have. |
Pair of rulings could alter class-action landscape
BY: John D. Hanify and Jason C. Weida Two important class-action cases may offer the opportunity for the U.S. Supreme Court to impose stricter standards for the certification of class actions. |
Director liability: Corporate minutes as Trojan horse
BY: Stephen M. Honig  Last month the National Association of Corporate Directors took a stab at identifying ground rules in its “Directors’ Guide” to corporate board and committee minutes. |
After breakthrough year, predictive coding catching on
BY: Correy E. Stephenson  Less than a year after a federal judge issued a seminal electronic discovery ruling blessing the use of computer-assisted review, the technology is already appearing in courts across the country. |
Hot topics in electronic discovery
BY: Correy E. Stephenson  Ever-evolving and constantly growing, electronic discovery presents a variety of challenges for litigators. |
Who owns your social media account and connections?
BY: Jennifer L. Parent Companies should be proactive in protecting their online accounts and connections before there is a problem. |
Immigration reform: What employers should watch for
BY: William E. Hannum III and Julie A. Galvin Employers should also be aware of some smaller-scale developments and proposed changes in immigration law. |
By the numbers: Wage-and-hour lawsuits
BY: Minnesota Lawyer Staff  The Department of labor has been targeting the restaurant and hospitality industry and startup companies for compliance checks. |
