Administrative Law – May 23, 2012

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/23/2012

Yesterday morning, the Little Hoover Commission voted to approve the Governor’s Reorganization Plan, subject to the members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly (Mark Vargas) and the Senate Rules Committee (Jonathan...more

by Reed Smith on 5/23/2012

In a recent unpublished decision, the Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County, decided to allow a business entity’s former tax manager, joining with the attorney general for the state of Delaware, to proceed with a...more

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 5/22/2012

A California Court of Appeal recently held that the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) supports a partner’s claim for retaliation against her partnership for opposing sexual harassment of an employee of the...more

by K&L Gates LLP on 5/22/2012

The process for designating systemically important financial institutions (“SIFIs”) under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) is moving forward apace. On April 3, 2012, the Financial...more

by Michael Volkov on 5/22/2012

Everyone writes about the FCPA and the UK Bribery Act. Some are more willing to tackle export compliance. Given the Obama Administration’s reliance on sanctions as a foreign policy tool, companies need to address the...more

by Mintz Levin - Life Sciences on 5/21/2012

Do you, as a laboratory compliance officer, want to spare your employer the disruption, expense, and burden of a government enforcement action? The answer, of course, is “yes.” The most effective and efficient way of doing so...more

by Barger & Wolen on 5/21/2012

In light of a federal court ruling, Chamber of Commerce v. NLRB, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has shelved controversial new regulations for determining whether a majority of employees wish to be represented by a...more

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/21/2012

Effective May 14, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission has implemented a secure e-mail system that allows it to receive confidential submissions from “emerging growth companies” (EGCs)...more