Compliance

State Courts Have Turned Into Bill Collectors

May 13, 2020

Over a period of about three decades, the way state courts are used has fundamentally changed. In 1990, they typically […]

A Warning To Companies About Breach Notification

May 12, 2020

It’s become common wisdom – gleaned in part from witnessing some disastrous missteps by companies like Yahoo and credit reporting […]

Assessing The Contractual Impacts of COVID-19

May 11, 2020

How are contract obligations affected in times of extreme uncertainty? This post looks first at the force majeure clause and how it might apply when contract non-performance is the result of supply chain…

Status Report: Pandemic-Related Class Actions In Four Areas

May 11, 2020

In the banking sector, small businesses and some individuals have claimed lenders are imposing their own criteria for processing PPP loans, in addition to those mandated by the CARES Act. The first of these targeted….

Pandemic Creates Material Disclosure Risks

May 8, 2020

Financial and other uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are creating disclosure issues for companies across all industries. Barrie Brejcha, […]

Do Workers Face Covid Risk From The New Joint Employer Ruling?

May 5, 2020

The general counsel of the Service Employees International Union calls it “outrageous and shameful.” The NLRB ruling, which went into […]

Compliance Officers Should Have Executive Authority

May 1, 2020

“Sure, it’s crazy to think that any for-profit corporation would cede such power to compliance officers,” writes Richard Cassin. Nevertheless, […]

Litigation Pandemic May Be Next For Italy

April 30, 2020

Victims’ families are coalescing on Facebook and weighing their options. Prosecutors in some nursing home cases are considering manslaughter charges, […]

Shopping Mall In Fla Sues AMC Theaters For Rent

April 29, 2020

The owners of a shopping mall in Hialeah, Fla., have sued AMC theaters for their monthly rent of $52,153.87. In […]

EEOC Says Companies Can Test Employees For Virus

April 28, 2020

Restricting access to the workplace based on a medical exam is normally frowned upon by the EEOC, but not so […]

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