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Outsourcing back-office accounting has become a game-changer for businesses aiming to stay agile and competitive in a global marketplace. As companies seek to concentrate on their core strengths...

Plan litigation looks poised to set new records in 2020, and DOL enforcement recoveries are on the rise.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts recently issued final regulations mandating certain data security standards for all individuals and entities that own, license, store, or maintain personal information regarding Massachusetts residents.

The Supreme Court's recent decision in Stanford v. Roche draws attention to the pitfalls of imprecise contract language.

As the global market grows seemingly smaller, more and more companies are expanding their reach around the world.

On October 2, 2012, a class action lawsuit was filed against MHN Government Services and its parent, Managed Health Network (MHN), claiming that the government contractor misclassified over 1,200 employees as independent contractors and, as a result, failed to pay massive amounts of overtime pay required under the federal wage and hour law.

Recent government scrutiny underscores the importance of U.S. companies recognizing the immigration, labor and tax issues when relying on offshore service and technology companies.

A well-crafted master services agreement for outsourced services can create a powerful alliance between you as the customer and the service provider or vendor.

Discussions on regulatory requirements generally focus on substance. Less often highlighted is how the nuts and bolts of compliance and daily operations are actually carried out—often by third-party service providers.

Every day brings more Wall Street Journal coverage of new computer break-ins or an update on earlier break-ins that are worse than previously thought.

In outsourcing agreements, customers typically request a so-called "Most Favored Customer" or "Most Favored Nation" clause from their service provider.

To the chagrin of some law firms, alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) have become an important and growing player in the legal industry landscape.

A U.S. subsidiary of a German company sends all invention disclosures to its parent company in Germany for review by the company’s patent committee. In an effort to reduce costs, another U.S. company decides to outsource its patent processing to a technology center in India.

Some of this is guesswork, and the extent of what's coming is uncertain, but...

Outsourcing and offshoring have become hot political topics in the United States and the EU. However, this is not the first time that offshoring became a political issue in the United States.

Resolving small disputes is daily fare for people who govern sourcing relationships. In the best relationships, it proceeds well, with each party feeling comfortable that they are being treated fairly.

Global employers may soon be faced with significant changes to their Mexican workforce structure as a result of proposed legislation banning outsourcing of personnel.