Compliance

A Look Ahead To The 2014 Proxy And Reporting Season

Preparations for the 2014 proxy and annual reporting season should already be underway, says Mayer Brown attorney Laura D. Richman, […]

EEOC Guidance On Wellness Plans Long Overdue

Wellness programs, popular workplace health initiatives that seek to benefit employees who exercise or eat healthy, still occupy a gray […]

$14 Million Award Breathes New Life Into SEC Whistleblower Program

This week the SEC announced an unprecedented $14 million whistleblower award, originating from an office that was created under Dodd-Frank. […]

California Resets The Bar In Privacy Legal Landscape

New privacy legislation has been signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in California, which traditionally sets the bar in […]

Keep GC Out Of Compliance

General counsel should be kept separate from corporate compliance, as both functions are increasingly complex and competing interests frequently arise, […]

Courts Resisting Shareholder Failure-To-Disclose Lawsuits

Duty to disclose “is not a mandate for prolixity,” court says…

Climate-Impact Disclosure Rule Is Ignored; SEC Yawns

Only about 27 percent of public companies are complying with a three-year-old SEC requirement that companies account for projected effects […]

IRS Outlines Tax Changes For Employers Offering Same-Sex Spouse Benefits

The Internal Revenue Service has released guidelines that will help employers who offered benefits to same-sex partners of employees prior […]

Employers Pressuring Workers To Volunteer Will Pay

Employees who feel compelled to volunteer in work-related charity efforts can ask to be paid for their time under the […]

Twitter IPO Reignites Controversy Over JOBS Act

Twitter’s “stealth” IPO has revived lingering doubts about the ultimate benefits and potential pitfalls inherent in the JOBS Act. Heavily […]

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