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Bylaws – Legal, Practical and Foundational

Pearlman + Pearlman

Bylaws are a foundational governance document, providing the rules of the road for many of the essential functions of the board, such as electing directors, appointing officers, holding meetings, and taking actions. Bylaws are important for many reasons, legal and practical. Why do we need bylaws? Who should draft our bylaws?

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Negotiating Software Contracts: A Guide for Business Leaders

Jake Jorgovan

Whether you’re working with Oracle, Workday, Microsoft, Salesforce, SAP, or another vendor, these contracts ensure both parties are aligned on the deliverables, costs, and legal obligations. Understanding and negotiating IP rights upfront can prevent legal disputes down the line. It serves to set the stage for a focused discussion.

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Navigating the Maze of HR Compliance: Best Practices for Today's Businesses

Jake Jorgovan

Common HR Compliance Challenges Source Human Resources (HR) compliance encompasses a wide range of legal and regulatory requirements that organizations must adhere to to operate effectively and ethically. Failure to comply can result in legal disputes, fines, and damage to reputation.

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Top 10 SEC Compliance Consultants & Consulting Firms

Jake Jorgovan

SEC compliance consultants and consulting play a key role in guiding companies through the complexities of financial regulations, ensuring they operate within legal boundaries and maintain ethical standards. This expertise is vital in an environment where a minor oversight can lead to significant legal and financial repercussions.

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From Affirmative Action to Affirmative Algorithms: The Legal Challenges Threatening Progress on Algorithmic Fairness

Partnership on AI

Technologists must take note, and should urgently pay attention to the possible legal challenges to their current approaches to mitigating algorithmic bias. . The ways in which many of us in the AI community have moved to mitigate bias in the algorithms we develop may pose serious legal risks of violating equal protection. .

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Top 9 Knowledge Management Consultants & Consulting Firms

Jake Jorgovan

Key Services Defining relevant knowledge for client objectives Developing processes for knowledge identification, capture, validation, structuring, storing, and dissemination Managing knowledge with appropriate IT and media infrastructure Utilizing collaboration tools and Web 2.0

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To Prevent Algorithmic Bias, Legal and Technical Definitions around Algorithmic Fairness Must Align

Partnership on AI

PAI research highlights a divergence between legal and machine learning terminology related to fairness and bias. These two communities must collaborate and align in order to effectively prevent bias and promote fair algorithmic practices.

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