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IT Unemployment Level Hits 3-Year Low
According to statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), information technology professionals shouldn't be home watching “Ellen.” With an unemployment rate of 4.3% in 2004, the IT sector has a lower rate than the general population, which had 5.5% unemployed last year. That itself is down from 6% in 2003; but the IT-specific rate is the lowest since 2001's 3.7%. (The 2001 figure should have an asterisk added ' remember Y2K?)
While the overall number of IT workers fell slightly (down 39,000 to 3.48 million), the number of IT professional employed actually increased by 400,000 in 2004 from 2003. And despite the call for an asterisk to the 2001 figures, statistics show that the overall IT workforce is actually 2.3% larger now than it was in 2000. Information Week says that the statistics mean that while fewer people are entering ' or remaining in ' the IT workforce, those that enter or remain are having an easier time finding work and staying employed than not only previous years in the IT sector, but also than the general working population.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.