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This lawyer stays close to SEC rules, both as in-house and outside counsel. Investment law specialist Courtney Posner has worked in-house for investment funds and large firms, with a close eye on securities regulators in both roles. Outside Counsel.
Justices weigh FLSA overtime exemption burden of proof
1 day ago · The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing the appropriate burden of proof for FLSA disputes. Michail_Petrov-96 via Getty Images. The U.S. Supreme Court heard a Fair Labor Standards Act case this week, with potentially big implications for companies. The FLSA covers more than 140 million workers, and requires employers to pay their employees time-and-a ...
Supreme Court poised to weigh in on legal test for FLSA exemptions
2 days ago · The U.S. Supreme Court took up a wage and hour case, E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, on Nov. 5 to clarify a circuit split regarding the standard of proof that employers must meet to show that employees are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA requires most U.S. employees be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked ...
DOJ has received 200 tips since launching whistleblower program
3 days ago · More than 200 people have come forward since the Department of Justice in August launched its whistleblower program, the agency’s Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller said at an Oct. 23 compliance conference.. When it introduced the program in March, the agency said it was hoping whistleblowers would give it a window into corporate criminal conduct, an area that’s ...
Geopolitical risk is spurring greater corporate spending: survey
3 days ago · Dive Brief: In-house legal executives view the risk of trade tariffs and import quotas as higher in Mexico and the U.S. than with other trading nations, according to a survey that focused on geopolitical risks and ways to address them. The risk report was compiled by the Association of Corporate Counsel and based on survey results from 200 ...
This lawyer stays close to SEC rules, both as in-house and outside ...
Oct 30, 2024 · Investment law specialist Courtney Posner has worked in-house for investment funds and large firms, with a close eye on securities regulators in both roles. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, DC, at dusk on June 24, 2022. Hapabapa via Getty Images.
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6 days ago · Let’s avoid legal patchwork for credit card surcharging. “All parties in the payments ecosystem would benefit greatly from state laws that provide clarity and consistency between jurisdictions,” write two legal professionals. Jonathan Razi and Keturah Taylor • May 23, 2024.
Court advisory committee OKs look at third-party funding disclosure
Oct 30, 2024 · When the U.S. Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Civil Rules agreed earlier this month to create a subcommittee to look at litigation funding disclosure, it marked a big departure from the advisory board’s hands-off approach. “It probably deserves a careful look, if for no other reason than we don't know what we don't know," U.S. District Judge David Proctor said October 10 after the ...
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Jul 11, 2024 · 6 in-house legal trends to watch in 2024. AI, labor, antitrust, bankruptcies, women GCs and cross-collaboration are among the headlines in-house counsel can expect this year. Lyle Moran and Robert Freedman • Jan. 9, 2024.
‘Active times’ for employment law as courts wade through new rules
Sep 18, 2024 · Weeks later, 18 states sued to block the guidance arguing that the EEOC exceeded its authority in expanding the Civil Rights Act. Beyond the federal level, state legislators have been active with new employment laws to address issues such as age discrimination, pay inequities, freelance workers, and wage discrimination based upon gender.