Compliance

California Resets The Bar In Privacy Legal Landscape

October 3, 2013

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

October 2, 2013

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

October 2, 2013

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

Climate-Impact Disclosure Rule Is Ignored; SEC Yawns

October 2, 2013

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

October 1, 2013

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

October 1, 2013

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

October 1, 2013

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

Nannies Get Overtime Pay Under New CA Law

September 30, 2013

California employers will have to pay nannies and other domestic workers time-and-a-half overtime when they work more than nine hours […]

China’s Crackdown On Multinationals

September 27, 2013

Chinese regulators are targeting Western companies for anti-competitive behavior as it moves to establish native companies as contenders. The country’s […]

New Law Expands Paid Family Leave In CA

September 26, 2013

California’s Family Temporary Disability Insurance program will expand in 2014 under a bill signed into law Sept. 24. The program, […]

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