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  P&G, Honeywell and others settle claim that job ads excluded noncitizens

  In the recent announcement, DOJ reminded employers that federal law generally prohibits them from limiting jobs based on a worker’s citizenship or immigration status.

  Hiring/Talent

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  Sponsored by Knowable

  Contract management: The importance of looking in the rear view

  What do decentralization and the struggle of 80% of companies have in common? Failing to manage executed agreements.

  Legal Technology

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  SCOTUS hands development interests a wetlands win

  The court unanimously sided with a household to build a house but a dissent points to concern that a more stringent definition of “waters” under the Clean Water Act could leave too many wetlands at risk.

  Emerging Issues

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  M&A deals require largest outside counsel teams

  Law firm work on commercial, employment and IP matters typically results in fewer billing attorneys comparatively, a LexisNexis report found.

  Outside Counsel

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  Lessen the chance WhatsApp brings you down with a readiness assessment

  Regulators don’t expect every company’s communication retention policy to look the same, but they want you to have a rationale for the approach you take.

  Compliance

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  Beachbody misclassified coaches as independent contractors, worker alleges in class-action lawsuit

  The multilevel marketing company relies on an “in-person” sales exception that doesn’t apply to its business model, the complaint alleges.

  Employment Law

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  Opinion

  The key questions for measuring your legal team’s technological maturity

  One of the best ways to gauge if your technology investments are delivering value is by regularly soliciting feedback from the people who use the tools.

  Legal Operations

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  Largest law firms claimed nearly 50% of U.S. legal work in 2022

  Partners at the 50 top firms charged more than $900 an hour on average, as rates rose across all firm sizes and practice areas.

  Outside Counsel

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  Louisiana bill would require litigation funding disclosure

  If passed, Louisiana would join New Jersey and Wisconsin in targeting the growing use of outside funding.

  Outside Counsel

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  C-suite leaders see AI boosting productivity: KPMG

  More than 60% said generative AI also could end up encouraging innovation and help create more products and services.

  Legal Technology

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  Generative AI is creating advisory work for legal teams

  Some in-house departments have created AI working groups and others are helping to educate customers about the emerging technology, legal chiefs said.

  Legal Technology

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  SEC enforcement not ‘a game of gotcha,’ Grewal says

  The SEC will press on with aggressive enforcement while seeking to collaborate with companies under scrutiny, the agency’s enforcement director said. 

  Compliance

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  Young female employees harassed at multiple San Diego restaurant locations, EEOC alleges

  A suit filed May 17 involves nine locations of Swami’s Café and Honey’s Bistro.

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  Meta CLO: $1.3B EU data-transfer fine bodes ill for other U.S. companies

  The problem the company faces is something that could become widespread if the U.S. and EU can’t come to a privacy agreement.

  Data Privacy

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  First Citizens sues HSBC over departure of SVB bankers

  The North Carolina bank accused a former SVB executive of helping HSBC, his new employer, incite a mass migration of talent and trade-secret information.

  Hiring/Talent

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  Quick win can boost legal team buy-in of metrics program

  Over time, data-based tools can help the GC serve a more valuable executive-team role and save money, Intel’s legal metrics leader says.

  Legal Operations

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  Tonkean launches suite of legal tools powered by generative AI

  The products are designed to assist in-house departments with intake and automate common legal processes, such as NDA creation.

  Legal Operations

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  Opinion

  Why it’s imperative lawyers adopt a ‘legal copilot’ model with AI

  By combining AI and human capabilities, organizations can leverage the strengths of both to improve decision-making and achieve better outcomes.

  Legal Operations

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  Employers can’t cut pay to limit overtime costs, 11th Cir. opinion shows

  An employee plausibly alleged his employer used “prohibited arithmetic” to calculate overtime pay, in violation of the FLSA, the appeals court said.

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  With generative AI, in-house lawyers will be more business-oriented

  Even before this latest technology hit the headlines, the legal function was becoming more of a partner with other departments, Evisort CEO Jerry Ting says.

  Legal Operations

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  Using tech to track all of the in-house legal team’s work

  LinkSquares says it can help general counsel measure the legal department's contribution to the broader business by channeling requests into an intake tool.

  Legal Operations

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  How OpenAI’s associate GC is using ChatGPT for legal work

  The generative AI chatbot can be a helpful starting point for legal writing and research tasks, said Ashley Pantuliano.

  Legal Technology

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  EEOC issues guide to auditing AI for discrimination

  The document cautions employers that they may be responsible for such tools even if designed and administered by a vendor.

  Hiring/Talent

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  Generating outside counsel savings from disallowed costs

  Billing discipline can drop as law firms work on long-term engagements. Using a billing tool with clear guidelines can get that discipline back on track.

  Legal Operations

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  Third party risk management is a key priority for compliance leaders

  Many compliance and legal decision-makers also hope to update their technology, particularly in the realm of reporting and dashboarding.

  Compliance

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  No end of COVID accommodations from end of public health emergency: EEOC

  The agency cautioned employers against revoking COVID-related ADA accommodations without an individualized assessment.

  Employment Law

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