Portland, Ore.-based alternative asset management company Aequitas Capital has hired R. Scott Wood as general counsel. Prior to joining Aequitas, […]
The disaster in Oso, Wash., occurred in an area that was known to be prone to landslides. That fact points […]
For companies subject to the SEC’s conflict mineral disclosure requirement, the first annual deadline is approaching (May 31). With that […]
Just two months into her new role as CEO of automaker General Motors, Mary Barra is set to testify before […]
Employers most often react to bullying by denying or discounting it, and few take positive steps to stop the behavior, according to The Workplace Bullying Institute’s 2014 survey.
Updating employee job descriptions regularly, rather than only when workers transition in and out of positions, may significantly reduce liability in discrimination lawsuits.
A recent North Carolina Appeals Court ruling reminds employers of the instances in which companies, and supervisors, can be held liable for workplace injuries.
Workplace misconduct is at an all-time low, according to the Ethics Resource Center’s recently-released National Business Ethics Survey, but the majority of corporate misconduct is committed by managers, from the supervisory level up to top management.
A recent court decision on data breaches, which determined that cyber attacks fall outside the realm of traditional insurance, and the spate of high-profile breach cases may lead to a surge in cyber insurance in 2014.
A federal court in Dallas issued an adverse inference order and imposed $27,500 in sanctions against an attorney who “created a new profile” on a computer in order to…
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