As the ACA continues to be implemented, franchisors and franchisees must be vigilant in understanding whether they are subject to the ACA's mandates, penalties and tax credits. The franchising industry must be sufficiently informed and prepared to manage the uncertainty surrounding both compliance requirements and costs.
Big data is ubiquitous these days, but still largely untapped in legal circles. Litigators can take a page out of a sports team's playbook and use the patterns and trends found in data to make more informed decisions about case staffing, spend management, case strategy and probable outcomes.
It's a challenge for many lawyers to find the time to understand the financial side of their practices. At Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, financial education has become a priority. When our lawyers became better equipped to understand the economics of their practices, our firm was able to sustain growth and increase efficiency as well as improve client service across the board.
Organizations should develop a strategy to determine whether encryption will be an issue as early as possible in a case. It is also important at the outset to develop a process for handling these very complicated document sets when time is of the essence and when local privacy laws must be considered.
Maintaining client confidentiality has always been a core responsibility of the legal profession, yet keeping sensitive, confidential information secure has never been more complicated, thanks to the emerging "Dropbox problem."
A look at the DISC style assessment tool and what it means for your bottom line.
Tongue-in-cheek look at real instances when it is legal to terminate an employee.
In a move designed to ease the filing of whistleblower complaints, OSHA recently unveiled a new online whistleblower complaint form.
The role the independent audit committee of a board of directors is becoming increasingly important as significant responsibilities shift to the board of directors.
In-house teams that have been subject to resource constraints and staff reductions must approach their litigation more thoughtfully and creatively than ever before.
