Compliance

Supreme Court To Hear An After-Shift Pay Case

In a class action, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Las Vegas are claiming they need to hang around for […]

Top Five Energy And Climate Stories

Bloomberg BNA’s listing of recent top stories from its Climate blog includes two stories about high-stakes litigation challenging pollution regulations, […]

SEC Comment Letters Are A Big Insider Trading Loophole

New York Times business writer Gretchen Morgenson looks at a study of insider trading activity following company receipt of SEC […]

Shareholder Suit Against Wal-Mart Gets The Go-Ahead In Arkansas

A federal judge in Arkansas refused to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit alleging the company failed to adequately investigate corruption in […]

Who Can Be A False Claims Act Whistleblower?

During an investigation the relator may still be working for the company, possibly taping conversations or business meetings. More reason why any company doing business with the government…

Whistleblower Protection Standard Whipsawed In Second Circuit

Two recent Second Circuit decisions had the effect of broadening whistleblower protection under Sarbanes-Oxley, but narrowing whistleblower protection under Dodd-Frank.

Setting Up An Alternative Workweek In California

In some businesses, the standard eight-hour day/five-day workweek is not ideal for either employer or employee. In California, the legislature […]

Record SEC Award Goes To Foreign Whistleblower

Four of the 14 whistleblowers the SEC has rewarded under the Dodd-Frank Act have gone to foreign citizens, including last […]

What The Kahn Decision Says About “Special Committees”

The recent decision by the Delaware Supreme Court in Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp. held that the relatively deferential “business […]

Supreme Court Dentist Board Case Could Impact State Bars

A few dentists looking to keep teeth-whitening businesses out of malls and other retail spaces have made a federal case […]

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