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WEBOnly 58% of executives assess business risks of AI: PwC. Rapid advances in AI outpace efforts to contain the risks from the technology, according to executives and officials. Legal Dive provides in-depth journalism and insight into the …
‘Active times’ for employment law as courts wade through new rules
WEB1 day ago · Weeks later, 18 states sued to block the guidance arguing that the EEOC exceeded its authority in expanding the Civil Rights Act. Beyond the federal level, state legislators have been active with new employment laws to address issues such as age discrimination, pay inequities, freelance workers, and …
US files $100M claim from Maryland bridge collapse that killed six
WEB1 day ago · Dive Insight: The Dali’s power losses and collision killed six construction workers on the bridge and injured two others. The “tragedy was entirely avoidable,” the Justice Department lawyers wrote in their complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Maryland. About four minutes from the bridge, the Dali lost electrical power when circuit ...
Raytheon decision shows Delaware’s high bar to meet demand …
WEB2 days ago · Raytheon shareholders upset that board members empowered a committee to modify an equity conversion formula without their vote failed to meet Delaware’s demand futility standard, the state’s Chancery Court ruled in a case that shows how high that standard is.. In Delaware, if a board fails to take a legal action sought by shareholders, the shareholders can take their own action by filing a ...
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WEBJul 1, 2024 · For one thing, the U.S. Department of Labor’s regulations may not fare well under federal courts’ scrutiny post-Chevron, a former DOL official told HR Dive. Ryan Golden • July 17, 2024. Tractor Supply may have thought it solved a big problem. Now it has a few more. The retailer retreated from its diversity and climate goals after an ...
TikTok fights for a legal path to continue its U.S. business
WEB4 days ago · Social media app TikTok argued Monday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit that a U.S. law seeking to force the sale of its U.S. business, or face a ban, unconstitutionally violates its First Amendment rights. About 170 million Americans use the video-sharing app, according to the company. The Justice Department says the platform ...
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Legal tech firm Clio nabs $3 billion valuation with new funding. The $900 million injection is a record for cloud-based legal technology, and will enable global expansion, the software maker said. By Justin Bachman • July 23, 2024.
Applying Six Sigma principles to in-house legal departments
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Six Sigma is a data-driven methodology for improving processes that was developed and popularized by manufacturing companies but its principles can be applied in a legal-team context. The technique aims to achieve near-perfection in operations through a set of quality management steps. The core principle is to remove the causes of errors and ...
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WEBAug 16, 2024 · Proposed PCAOB rule risks turning auditors into legal watchdogs. The NOCLAR proposal would impose on auditors greatly expanded responsibilities for identifying — or even preventing — noncompliance with a very wide range of laws, PwC’s Brian Croteau writes. Brian Croteau • April 25, 2024.
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WEBAug 23, 2024 · In-house legal conferences for the second half of 2024. Legal Dive’s list of conferences can help corporate counsel learn where to go for the latest on technology, operations and the law. By Robert Freedman • June 4, 2024.