Sign in to follow
Search Results

0 results for 'FMR LLC'

You can use to get even better search results
American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc.
Publication Date: 2014-06-25
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
Judge:
Attorneys:
For plaintiff:
For defendant:
Case number: No. 13–461

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 7056 AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., ET AL., PETITIONERS v. A

June 06, 2014 |

Supreme Court on Severance, Affirmative Action, SOX, FLSA

In their Labor Relations column, John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins address the court's rulings in cases involving rights of a state's citizens to repeal affirmative action policies, the scope of the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley Act, the meaning of donning and doffing clothes under the Fair Labor Standards Act and whether severance pay is subject to withholding taxes.
9 minute read
April 21, 2014 |

How Wide the Floodgates for Whistleblowers?

Until unanswered questions are resolved, private and public employers alike could face a broad variety of Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower claims.
7 minute read
April 18, 2014 |

Judge OKs Whistleblower Suit Against Nonpublic Company

In the first federal ruling to examine the scope of an agency relationship between a publicly traded company and a non-publicly traded company necessary to trigger coverage under the whistleblower protection provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, an Eastern District of Pennsylvania judge has allowed a former employee of the non-publicly traded subsidiary of a public company to proceed with his whistleblower suit.
6 minute read
April 07, 2014 |

Crackdown: Why Corporate Counsel Should Care About the Department of Labor

The new regulations covering disabled workers require covered federal contractors to set a hiring goal of 7 percent disabled workers in each job group.
4 minute read
March 31, 2014 |

Whistleblower Rules Extend to Private Companies

U.S. Supreme Court decision broadens reach of Sarbanes-Oxley beyond publicly held corporations.
5 minute read
March 27, 2014 |

In Practice: Whistleblower Rights Expand With Supreme Court Ruling

6-3 decision on reach of Sarbanes-Oxley extends protections to employees of contractors and subcontractors of publicly traded companies, explains Jared Kopel.
9 minute read
March 24, 2014 |

Extended Whistleblower Protections Create More Liability for Companies

J. Gregory Lahr and Ryan C. Chapoteau, partners at Sedgwick, discuss the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court recently expanding the whistleblower anti-retaliation protections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to include employees of privately held contractors who perform work for public companies.
6 minute read
March 13, 2014 |

Dan Krisch: Shocked, Outraged And Amused Agreement

I am thinking in two places at once this week. Like many members of the bar, I am outraged that the U.S. Senate refused to confirm Debo Adegbile as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division because he committed the grievous sin of representing an unpopular client. At the same time, I find myself amused by (and, shockingly, agreeing with!) Justice Antonin Scalia's concurrence in Lawson v. FMR LLC—a pithy shot across the bow of that tired and overloaded vessel, the S.S. Legislative History.
4 minute read

TRENDING STORIES

    More from ALM

    More from ALM

    Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

    Resources

    • Corporate Transparency Act Resource Kit

      Brought to you by Wolters Kluwer

      Download Now

    • Revenue, Profit, Cash: Managing Law Firms for Success

      Brought to you by Juris Ledger

      Download Now

    • Law Firm Operational Considerations for the Corporate Transparency Act

      Brought to you by Wolters Kluwer

      Download Now

    • The Ultimate Guide to Remote Legal Work

      Brought to you by Filevine

      Download Now