Court ruling in disability case is a win for employees
Employers have won the big court cases of late, particularly at the US Supreme Court, but the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth...
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Regulatory & compliance archive
SEC proposes pay ratio rule, revealing internal ambivalence
The SEC on September 18 released its much-anticipated proposed rule that would require public companies to disclose how much their...
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Responding to retaliation lawsuits after Vance and Nassar
In June, the US Supreme Court gave employers two significant victories: Vance vs Ball State University and University of Texas...
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Canadian governance roundup
Historically, Canada has been criticized for its relatively lax enforcement of anti-corruption and anti-fraud measures when...
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Defensible deletion and information governance
With ‘big data’ pervading every aspect of the business world and the cost of storage at an all-time low, corporations are becoming...
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Predictive coding and emerging e-discovery tools
E-discovery – the collection, analysis, preparation, review and production of electronically stored information that may be used...
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SSA conference roundup
The Shareholder Services Association (SSA) conference, held July 16-19, highlighted challenges issuers face when dealing with...
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Court upholds conflict minerals rule
A district court has upheld the validity of the conflict minerals rule established under the Dodd-Frank Act, confirming that the...
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FCPA enforcement heats up
Don’t be fooled by the numbers. It’s true that last year federal regulators announced almost 50 percent fewer anti-bribery...
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Risk assessments: the key to FCPA compliance
Recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions by the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the SEC have taken place...
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