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As a General Counsel for almost 25 years, the past 17 with a global manufacturing company, I have had the opportunity to observe employees working across many different cultures and...Read more
Clay Beery
General Counsel, Laitram, L.L.C., USA
Employee or Independent Contractor? A Primer on U.S. Law - The Microsoft Case
In the late eighties and nineties Microsoft’s stock and popularity was soaring. At that time, it was arguably the hottest tech company in history. Microsoft was employing thousands of tech...Read more
Andrew Marquardt
Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel, Advantage Tech Inc, USA
Stay Out of the Red 
Cancel Culture going on in many states in the United States may seem like a remote issue for companies in other countries, but if your company is doing business in...Read more
Mary Kennard
Vice President & General Counsel (retired), American University, USA
Legal Developments in Employment Agreements Containing Non-Compete Clauses and Alternate Protections
As an employment law attorney, I represented employees who were both threatened and sued for alleged violations of non-compete clauses in employment agreements. As a business owner for the past...Read more
Andrew Marquardt
Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel, Advantage Tech Inc, USA
Lawyers, Loneliness & Mental Health
In a world that seems more connected than ever, loneliness remains a prevalent silent issue affecting individuals across all walks of life. While technology has brought people closer through digital...Read more
Jeffery Tan
Group General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer , Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, Singapore
The Gig Economy and the Increasing Demand for a Third Classification of Worker
Workers in the United States have traditionally been categorized as employees or independent contractors. This dichotomy has long been used to determine whether the employer is vicariously liable for a...Read more
Zachary Pyers
Attorney and Partner, Reminger Co., L.P.A., USA
Kenton Steele
Attorney, Reminger Co., L.P.A., USA
Italian Rules Regarding Use of Employees’ Portrait
Nowadays, business communication is often being implemented on corporate websites and social media through videos and photographs that sometimes make employees recognizable.
This happens mainly in the company's Facebook pages,...Read more
Ugo Ettore Di Stefano
Lawyer, Lexellent, Italy
Renato D'Andrea
Of Counsel Lawyer, Lexellent, Italy
Recent Developments of Whistle-Blowers’ Protection Under EU Law, Trends and Ambiguities 
In recent years EU has identified whistleblowing protection as a strong line of defence for safeguarding the public interest. Indeed, as shown in numerous public cases, whistle-blowers play an important...Read more
Enik Pogace
Head of Employee Relations Division , Bank of Albania, Albania
Immigration - Related Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions: Impact on Work Visas and Permanent Immigration Processes – United States
As global mergers and acquisitions are forecasted to continue strong in 2023, albeit more frequent and smaller in size, an informed in-house counsel must understand how these transactions and resulting...Read more
Julie Lessard
Partner, Bcf, Canada
Olga Prygoda
Solicitor, Bcf, Canada
Mark Girgis
Chief Legal Officer, Hypertec Group, Canada
Malaysian Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 – An Overview
The Malaysian Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 (“ASH Act”) has finally been passed as law in Malaysia after going through the usual procedures applicable for this legislation to be passed as...Read more
Dinesh Chandrasegaran
Legal Counsel, Malayan Banking Berhad, Malaysia