Compliance

A Look Ahead To The 2014 Proxy And Reporting Season

October 7, 2013

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

October 7, 2013

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

October 4, 2013

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

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 […]

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