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The Trump administration proposal narrows the potential for liability by focusing on how a company “controls” an employee in practice through hiring and firing, direct supervision and determining pay.
It's hard to tell how judges would receive the new rule, which would govern disputes that are becoming more common with the rise in outsourcing, staffing agencies and franchises.
The company says it attached strings to most of Ryan Taylor's pay to keep him "appropriately motivated."
Most GCs have moved past asking whether they need AI and are now grappling with which tools to adopt, how to combine and refine them, and who should own that strategy—far more complex decisions than last year’s simple “yes or no.”
A nonprofit championing tighter financial regulation criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposal, saying, "They should not be increasing the odds of market mayhem and investor losses.”
"One thing I think that general counsels are probably realizing, and I've been doing this for nearly 20 years, is that those severance agreements, whatever they agree to, are really important," said Michael Sachs, a partner at Major, Lindsay & Africa.
The measures bolster pay transparency, place more restrictions on the use of noncompete agreements and increase the minimum wage.
“High-caliber general counsel and senior legal leaders are rarely raising a hand in the current market,” said Mary Rombaut of the recruiting firm BarkerGilmore.
Eric Lentell's pay boost coincides with his promotion in July from general counsel to chief strategy and legal officer.
Agentic AI tools present the possibility of substantial efficiency gains for legal teams, but the risks they pose require careful management.
