New England Biz Law Update

The following summarizes the Fair Labor Standards Act regulations that will go into effect Aug. 23. The Act establishes the federal minimum wage (currently $5.15 per hour) and requires the payment of overtime at 1.5 times the regular rate of ...

The Northeast Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel recently concluded conciliation training for its members. ACC has provided pro bono mediation and conciliation services to the Woburn and Dedham District Courts in Massachusetts for 14 years under the auspices ...

The Northeast Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel is conducting a program on Thursday June 10 that will provide tips on advancing an in-house legal career. The program, co-sponsored by Goodwin Procter and New England Legal Search, will have ...

James E. Bowers, former vice president of corporate compliance at Aetna, has joined Day, Berry & Howard to lead that firm’s new Compliance Risk Services group, an interdisciplinary group of lawyers addressing compliance programs and compliance risk management issues as ...

Below are summaries of important opinions affecting in-house attorneys issued by the U.S. Supreme Court, 1st and 2nd Circuits and Delaware Court of Chancery from late January 2004 through early April 2004. Readers can access the full text of the ...

Robert E. Healing, soon-to-be-retired corporate counsel of General Electric Company in Fairfield, Conn., recently stepped down as chairman of the board of the Pro Bono Partnership. In 1997, Healing founded the Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides free legal services ...

In 2002, Tyco International restructured its upper management and decided to implement a "Six Sigma" quality improvement methodology throughout the company. William H. Mitchell Jr., an assistant general counsel at the company, volunteered to help implement the program by becoming a Six Sigma "black belt."

On Nov. 6, 2003, the Boston office of Foley Hoag hosted the Association of Corporate Counsel America (ACCA) Northeast Chapter Annual Conference. With more than 150 people in attendance, including members from both the Northeast and Connecticut Chapters and several ...

(Editor’s note: The following are remarks by William A. Wise Jr., corporate counsel at Analog Devices, Inc., at the November 2003 annual event for the Northeast Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel America in presenting the Pro Bono Award ...

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