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Office Romances And 'Love Contracts'
Office romances are exciting and fun ' for a while. The couple is smitten, stealing meaningful glances across a conference table. Fellow employees catch on to the romance and enjoy the gossip. After a while, employees in close proximity of one or both of the lovebirds may feel that unfair advantages are being bestowed by one lover upon the other, to the detriment of some other employee. If the romance turns sour, there is even more gossip that can sometimes lead to a harassment lawsuit filed against the company.
Enter the “love contract.” Originally known as a “consensual relationship agreement,” the purpose of a love contract was to confirm that the relationship was consensual, and that the parties were aware of the employer's policies against sexual harassment. It also served to define improper behavior in the workplace and to protect the involved employees from retaliation in the event of a less-than-happy termination of the romance, and the employer from lawsuits by a lovebird turned lovelorn.
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.
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.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.