Regulations

Unanimous SCOTUS Strengthens Regulators’ Hand

March 11, 2015

The Supreme Court has ruled that federal agencies do not have to go through a public notification and comment period […]

Sexual Harassment At A Japanese Aquarium

March 9, 2015

The parameters of workplace sexual harassment in Japan are in some ways similar to the U.S. and in some ways […]

Mea Culpa Softens The FCPA Hit But Doesn’t Block It

March 9, 2015

It looked like a good move: The acquisition of two retail tire companies in Africa, one in Kenya and one […]

New Regulation Frontier: Nanomaterials In Europe

March 4, 2015

Regulators world-wide are trying to stay abreast of developments in a promising and relatively new and exotic technology, nanomaterials. Attorneys […]

State Bar Authority Clipped By SCOTUS Decision

March 2, 2015

In a case that is likely to have repercussions for state bar associations, the Supreme Court has ruled that state […]

White House Proposes A Privacy Rights Bill

March 2, 2015

The Obama administration released a draft of proposed privacy legislation that would allow industries to establish codes of conduct and […]

EEOC Clobbered In Ban-The-Box Case, But More Cases Loom

March 2, 2015

Summary Judgment in favor of the employer in a matter involving the employer’s use of criminal background and credit checks […]

Cybersecurity Brings Tense Corporate-Gov’t Alliance

March 2, 2015

The government’s evolving cybersecurity strategy will inevitably intersect with a private sector policies and…

SEC Investigating Companies Over Whistleblower Treatment

February 27, 2015

The SEC has asked to see years of documents from a number of companies in a probe into the treatment […]

Cutting Employee Hours To Dodge Obamacare – Or Not?

February 27, 2015

Employees have accused Staples Inc. of purposefully keeping some employees at under 30 hours in order to avoid making them […]

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