Texas Lawyer Seeks Plaintiffs in Litigation Against Chesapeake Energy
NEWS
Environment & Energy Publishing tells the story of a Texas-based law firm has spent the past year rounding up potential clients in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania for mass litigation against Chesapeake for shorting royalty owners on paymen
Oil Price Volatility and Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel
White Paper
NGVAmerica has published a complimentary white paper providing a historical and forward-looking perspective on oil prices, as well as those for gasoline, diesel and natural gas fuels.
How Drones Are Changing the Energy Industry
White Paper
The National Law Review has posted a paper on the use of drones in the energy industry and the FAA’s upcoming proposed regulations governing unmanned aircraft systems’ usage.
How to Effectively Negotiate a Business Associate Agreement
EVENT: Feb. 19, 2 p.m. EST
Compliancy Group will present a free webinar about the terms and conditions of business associate agreements that require your attention, and which ones you shouldn’t lose any sleep over.
Contract Principles Apply to Lifetime Contribution-Free Retiree Health Care Question
White Paper
Applying ordinary principles of contract law, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Sixth Circuit’s ruling that provisions in expired collective bargaining agreements created a right to lifetime contribution-free health care benefits for retirees, their surviving spouses, and their dependents.
Contract as Automaton: The Computational Representation of Financial Agreements
White Paper
The fundamental legal structure of a well written financial contract follows a state-transition logic that can be formalized mathematically as a finite-state machine (a.k.a. finite-state automaton), write Mark D. Flood and Oliver R. Goodenough.
EEOC Treatment of Wellness Incentives Hurts Employers’ Programs, Hearing Witnesses Say
NEWS
Bloomberg BNA’s Pension and Benefits blog reports that employers might begin drawing back on using wellness programs if they don’t get clarifying regulations on the treatment of financial incentives under the ADA from the EEOC.
3 Ways to Maximize HR Technology and Attract Better Talent
NEWS
As human resources has matured into a strategic business function, technology has become its backbone, according to a report at HumanResourcesOnline.net.
Prosecutors Turn to Secret Videos to Fight White-Collar Crime
NEWS
A secret recording captures a rare inside look at two embattled executives grappling with the weight of a federal investigation into alleged bribery, according to a report at Nasdaq.com.
Microsoft GC Calls for New Rules to Handle Government Data Requests
NEWS
Microsoft’s general counsel says he wants 2015 to be a “year for solutions” when it comes to the intersection of the internet and international law, according to a report at GeekWire.com.
Polar Vortex Review: Natural Gas Perspectives
On-Demand
ICF International experts discuss the polar vortex and its effects on the natural gas industry in a free on-demand webinar.
Data as the New Oil: Producing Value in the Oil and Gas Industry
On-Demand
Data Science Central has posted a complimentary on-demand webinar about using the large amounts of data from sensors, logistics and business operations in oil and gas exploration and production activities.
Anticipating a Recovery After the Oil Price Decline
EVENT: Feb. 24, 10 a.m. CST
World Oil has scheduled a free webinar presenting its projections of spending and activity relating to the global petroleum exploration and production industry.
Workers’ Compensation: What to Expect in 2015
On-Demand
Marsh USA offers a free on-demand webinar discussing the changes in workers’ compensation in 2014 and what to expect in 2015.
Contract Management Trends and Solutions
On-Demand
Patrick Stakenas of Selectica and Lloyd Alexander of Seal presented a live webinar to hundreds of General Counsel, Procurement, HR, IT and Sales professionals, and that webinar is available now on-demand.
Preparing Employers for the Next Stage of the Affordable Care Act
On-Demand
Business Insurance offers a free on-demand webinar explaining how and why companies should prepare to comply with fresh health benefits requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Union Asks Refinery Workers to Strike After Talks Break Down
NEWS
The United Steelworkers Union called for its refinery workers to stage their largest walkout in more 30 years Sunday, saying its negotiations with Shell Oil Co. broke down less than two weeks after they began, the Associated Press reports.
2015 Perspectives on Anti-Bribery and Corruption
On-Demand
Aruvio presents a free on-demand webinar about enterprises and other organizations preparing for increasingly challenging anti-bribery and corruption laws and intensified enforcement in 2015.
China Contracts: How They Should Be Signed
NEWS
Dan Harris, a founding member of Harris Moure, has posted a piece on “Above the Law” describing how a lawyer’s client should ensure a proper signing by its Chinese counterpart.
