Emerging Issues: Page 3

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    Legal teams to test AI promises with use cases in 2024

    If 2023 was the year legal leaders began to think about deploying AI in their operations, 2024 will be the year they try to convert the technology’s promise into tools with measurable results.

    By • Jan. 22, 2024
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    BlackRock eases on ESG messaging amid increased scrutiny

    The asset manager’s investment stewardship and Q4 earnings report signal a pivot on BlackRock’s language on climate change and corporate sustainability initiatives.

    By Zoya Mirza • Jan. 22, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Legal Dive

    Legal leaders look at practical generative AI use cases and get tough on outside counsel spend, among other priorities this year.

    By Legal Dive staff
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    Setting limits on employees’ hot-button social media posts

    Employers have leeway to fire people for what they say on social media but doing so isn't always the best approach, specialists say.  

    By Lisa Burden • Jan. 19, 2024
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    Opinion

    A CLO’s GenAI prediction: We’ll lean into it — and our humanity

    A human-centric, converged approach to harnessing new technology is what will truly make 2024 in-house counsel’s time to shine.

    By Shana Simmons • Jan. 18, 2024
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    Top court appears mixed on keeping Chevron deference

    Justices split on ideological grounds over whether agencies should retain their privileged position resolving statutory ambiguities, but a middle ground has emerged, too.

    By • Jan. 18, 2024
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    Racist trophy at holiday party costs employer $22,500

    On top of monetary damages, the auto company’s settlement with the EEOC requires racial discrimination and harassment training.

    By Caroline Colvin • Jan. 16, 2024
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    Turning DEI policies into aspirations unlikely to stem bias lawsuits

    Companies face challenges from conservative anti-bias groups even after replacing explicit diversity, equity and inclusion goals with more broadly characterized aims.

    By • Jan. 16, 2024
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    Legal use of GenAI tools is massively error-prone, Stanford researchers say

    A deep look at how large language models perform suggests the technology is far from ready for widespread use by lawyers without close supervision.

    By • Jan. 12, 2024
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    Importance of boards before, during and after a cyber incident

    The best practice is to get members of the board involved at the right time. 

    By • Jan. 11, 2024
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    Cloud concentration poses challenges for businesses, survey finds

    “The risk associated with cloud concentration is fast losing its ‘emerging’ status as it is becoming a widely recognized risk for most enterprises,” a Gartner director said.

    By • Jan. 10, 2024
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    5 fashion lawsuits to watch in 2024

    As e-commerce and resale gain popularity, and companies face shareholder pressure, there's no shortage of courtroom drama.

    By Laurel Deppen • Jan. 10, 2024
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    SVB Financial to retain VC business under creditors in asset shuffle

    SVB Financial agreed with key creditors to form a new company that would hold the firm’s venture capital unit in a step toward its bankruptcy exit plan.

    By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 10, 2024
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    DOL: Beyond Yoga contractors to pay over $1M in wages, damages to garment workers

    Additionally, the Office of the Solicitor secured a consent judgment against Good Cash and Premium Apparel entities, imposing a $200,000 civil money penalty for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.

    By Zoya Mirza • Jan. 9, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    6 in-house legal trends to watch in 2024

    AI, labor, antitrust, bankruptcies, women GCs and cross-collaboration are among the headlines in-house counsel can expect this year.  

    By Lyle Moran and Robert Freedman • Jan. 9, 2024
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    Compensation committees face busy dockets in 2024, experts say

    Incentive plan performance ranges and the use of discretion in incentive payouts are among the issues compensation panels are likely to confront. 

    By • Jan. 8, 2024
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    Bankruptcies surge 18% in 2023 as more distress looms

    The rise in business failures was one of the darker pieces of last year’s economic puzzle. 

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 5, 2024
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    Emboldened union climate adds to M&A risks

    In-house counsel have more to wade through from a labor standpoint if their organization is looking at an acquisition, attorneys say. 

    By Jessica Mach • Jan. 5, 2024
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    Chevron blames regulations, cleanups for $4B write-off in Q4

    The energy giant said California’s regulatory landscape and cleanup of decommissioned Gulf of Mexico sites are estimated to cost the company at least $3.5 billion.

    By Lamar Johnson • Jan. 4, 2024
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    NYT said to be using ChatGPT copyright suit as negotiating tactic

    The company is less interested in going to trial than generating licensing revenue from the use of its content in training GenAI tools, a tech specialist says.

    By • Jan. 3, 2024
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    How Google’s settlement will change in-app payments

    Google’s settlement with attorneys general includes a lengthy list of changes the tech titan must make in its approach to in-app payments.

    By Lynne Marek • Jan. 2, 2024
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    AI may boost M&A dealmaking this year

    Economic conditions are improving to the point where many companies are in a better position to make strategic investments in critical areas such as digitization and AI, an expert said.

    By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 2, 2024
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    Heightened labor scrutiny looms over workplace rules

    Employer policies that might otherwise be routine are likely to attract NLRB attention since the agency changed its evaluation standard. 

    By Jessica Mach • Jan. 2, 2024
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    2024 is ‘all about the Fed,’ U.S. Bank exec says

    All eyes remain on the Federal Reserve and its inflation strategies for 2024, U.S. Bank’s Stephen Philipson said.

    By Grace Noto • Dec. 21, 2023
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    SEC likely to find other ways to curb stock buybacks after court vacates rule

    The agency could use interpretive guidance and filing reviews to spur company transparency on share repurchases as it decides whether to redo its controversial rule.

    By • Dec. 21, 2023
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    Rite Aid settles with FTC after facial recognition debacle

    The company can’t restart a crime-deterrent program based on people’s biometric data until it puts in place safeguards to prevent a flood of false positives that left many customers humiliated.

    By • Dec. 20, 2023