Compliance

Who Can Be A False Claims Act Whistleblower?

October 1, 2014

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

September 30, 2014

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

September 29, 2014

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

September 29, 2014

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”

September 29, 2014

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

September 26, 2014

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

FCC Crackdown On Lax Privacy Opt-Outs

September 25, 2014

In a warning directed at the financial industry – a sector that is broadly defined by the Federal Communications Commission […]

“Anomalies” That SEC Enforcers Look For

September 24, 2014

In a Q&A interview, Latham & Watkins partner John Sikora, a former enforcement specialist at the SEC, looks at the […]

Canada Decision Poses Antitrust Risk For U.S. Manufacturers

September 23, 2014

Last fall, Canada’s Supreme Court released three class action certification decisions with wide-ranging implications for U.S. companies supplying goods or […]

Could Congress Target Inversions Retroactively?

September 23, 2014

A steady increase in the number of corporate inversions – an M&A deal that moves a company headquarters overseas to […]

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