Compliance

“Joint Employer” Definition Keeps Widening

In the past few years plaintiffs have attempted to broaden the definition of joint employer in employment lawsuits, and with […]

When In Doubt, Deal Makers Should Assume CFIUS Is Interested

The inter-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is charged with reviewing transactions that could result in […]

Official “Notorious Market” Report Is Released

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released its fifth annual review of “notorious markets.” A post from […]

Unanimous SCOTUS Strengthens Regulators’ Hand

The Supreme Court has ruled that federal agencies do not have to go through a public notification and comment period […]

Sexual Harassment At A Japanese Aquarium

The parameters of workplace sexual harassment in Japan are in some ways similar to the U.S. and in some ways […]

Mea Culpa Softens The FCPA Hit But Doesn’t Block It

It looked like a good move: The acquisition of two retail tire companies in Africa, one in Kenya and one […]

New Regulation Frontier: Nanomaterials In Europe

Regulators world-wide are trying to stay abreast of developments in a promising and relatively new and exotic technology, nanomaterials. Attorneys […]

State Bar Authority Clipped By SCOTUS Decision

In a case that is likely to have repercussions for state bar associations, the Supreme Court has ruled that state […]

White House Proposes A Privacy Rights Bill

The Obama administration released a draft of proposed privacy legislation that would allow industries to establish codes of conduct and […]

EEOC Clobbered In Ban-The-Box Case, But More Cases Loom

Summary Judgment in favor of the employer in a matter involving the employer’s use of criminal background and credit checks […]

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