Conducting cross-border investigations: practical tips
The regulatory and investigative climate confronting multinational companies has never been more challenging. In cross- border...
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Regulatory & compliance archive
Designing a whistleblower policy to withstand retaliation claims
Corporations may need to reassess their retaliation policies now that the SEC has filed its first anti-retaliation enforcement...
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Walmart court ruling may create new risks for boards
Score one for shareholders. Delaware’s Supreme Court recently ruled that institutional investors should be allowed to inspect...
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Whistleblower retaliation, overtime rule key concerns for employers
Employers are increasingly troubled by actions by federal agencies such as the Department of Labor and the Equal Employment...
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SSA conference highlights unclaimed property risks, shareholder engagement
Amid Broomfield, Colorado’s majestic Rocky Mountains terrain, roughly 175 transfer agents, unclaimed property experts, corporate...
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Cutting the cost of transfer agents
As the registered shareholder base of
publicly traded firms continues to shrink, many issuers are seeking ways to lower the costs...
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Supreme Court nullifies 3 NLRB recess appointments
With the issuance of its long-awaited decision in Noel Canning v. the NLRB on June 30, the Supreme Court invalidated President...
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Court ruling makes defense against class certification easier in fraud cases
On June 23 the US Supreme Court issued its opinion in Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund and made it a little easier for companies...
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Incentivizing whistleblowers to report internally
With last month’s Nebraska district court decision extending whistleblower protections under the Dodd-Frank Act to employees who...
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FSLA lawsuits up on class action limits, rising employee awareness
Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) cases filed in the past year hit a new record high of 8,126, up 5 percent over the prior year, due...
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