| Director or Officer Liability under the FMLA |
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| Congress enacted the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)1 in 1993 "to balance the demands of the workplace with the needs of families, to promote the stability and economic security of families, and to promote national interests in preserving family integrity." The FMLA directed employers to establish practices and policies that would entitle employees "to take reasonable leave for medical reasons, for the birth or adoption of a child, and for the care of a child, spouse, or parent who has a serious health condition." More... |
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| Consumer Law |
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| (Proper Disposal of Consumer Information)More... |
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| Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Act) covers corporations and other business organizations that are required to register securities and file reports pursuant to federal securities laws. Under Section 307 of the Act, Congress directed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue rules that would establish minimum standards of professional conduct for attorneys who appear and practice before the SEC. Specifically, the SEC was instructed to develop and implement rules that required attorneys "to report evidence of a material violation of securities law or breach of a fiduciary duty or similar violation by the company or any agent thereof, to the chief legal counsel or the chief executive officer of the company (or the equivalent thereof)." Additionally, the SEC was instructed to devise reporting procedures. The SEC issued a proposed rule to govern attorney professional conduct and ultimately adopted this final rule (with certain changes), which went into effect in 2003. The rule is now part of the Code of Federal Regulations and has the force of federal law.
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| Securities Law> Additional Offerings, Disclosure & the Securities Exchange Act of 1934> Tender Offers |
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| (Going Private Reporting Requirements for Public Companies)More... |
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| Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks Defined |
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| Copyrights, patents, and trademarks can be among the most valuable assets of a business.More... |
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