The financial services industry is experiencing shock waves following the recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insured bank failures. At a rate unseen since the 2008 financial crisis, three regional banks have succumbed to liquidity challenges and...
By: Cameron Kinvig , PRACTICAL GUIDANCE The European Union (EU) as a block of nations is the third largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. However, European countries have long focused on alleviating climate change and have taken the lead on efforts to reach...
By: Claire Marblestone , FOLEY & LARDNER LLP The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization 1 has impacted access to abortion in the United States. In light of the Court’s decision, which returned...
By: Kenneth D. Kleinman and Brad M. Kushner, STEVENS & LEE This article addresses strategies for responding to and defending against whistleblower complaints filed under Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the OSH Act). 1 The OSH Act...
By: Christine N. Walz, Cynthia A. Gierhart, and Madelaine J. Harrington The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal statute that mandates public access to certain U.S. government and administrative agency records upon submission of a request to the appropriate...
By: Lindsay Burke and Moriah Daugherty Covington & Burling LLP Today, among the most critical risks a company can face are the cyber risks associated with its own employees or contractors. Companies are confronting an increasingly complex series of cybersecurity...
By: Stephen R. Martin ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP What is a Risk Assessment? A risk assessment is a review undertaken to help an organization understand its business and manage the related strategic, operational, financial, and/or compliance risks...
Brian W. Berglund and Sarah L. Bhagwandin , Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP This article discusses the requirements for Association Health Plans (AHPs) under the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and describes how the final rule issued...
By: Winston Penhall , Reed Smith LLP This article addresses common questions and concerns regarding the marketing of alternative investment funds in the European Economic Area (EEA), should a “hard Brexit” occur. Hard Brexit is a scenario in which...
By: Michael Bahler and Mike Stefanelli Deciding whether to commence a federal lawsuit requires the attorney to evaluate the potential client, analyze the applicable legal and procedural landscape, and examine the possibility of resolving the dispute without litigation...
By: Stuart Gelfond and Joshua Wechsler , Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Hayley Cohen , Tradeweb Item 503(c) (17 C.F.R. § 229.503) of Regulation S-K requires that an issuer include in its registration statement a risk factor disclosure...
By: Annemargaret Connolly and Thomas Goslin, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP Introduction CLIMATE CHANGE IS ARGUABLY THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE and rapidly evolving environmental issue facing the global business community today. Governments of nearly every nation...
By: Jeffrey M. Landes and Ann Knuckles Mahoney , Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. This article provides advice and guidance to employers regarding how to ensure compliance with equal pay laws, particularly the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA). ALTHOUGH THE EPA HAS...
D.C. COURT ORDERS EEOC TO RECONSIDER WORKPLACE WELLNESS RULES IN AN ACTION BROUGHT BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of Retired Persons (AARP), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY IS FOCUSED around companies that primarily sell technology or technology services. Major players in the technology industry include: Hardware companies, such as Apple, Dell, HP, and Lenovo...