Disclosure Requirements, Fifth Amendment

Investigations for Self-Disclosure Should Be Independent of DOJ To Avoid Fifth Amendment Issues

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/26/2023

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has long encouraged companies to disclose to the DOJ potential violations of federal law, investigate themselves and report their findings in detail. The DOJ often depends on those self-reports...more

DOL Persuader Rule Blocked by Federal Judge

Saul Ewing LLP on 11/21/2016

On November 16, 2016, a District Judge in the Northern District of Texas permanently blocked the U.S. Department of Labor from enforcing a new regulation that would have increased disclosure requirements for employers that...more

Federal Court Halts Enforcement of DOL’s New “Persuader Rules”

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/29/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 27, 2016, a federal district court in Lubbock Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Labor’s new persuader regulations from taking effect this July 1, 2016. ...more

National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Perez, et al.

Preliminary Injunction Order

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/28/2016

On June 27, 2016, in National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Perez, et al., the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Lubbock Division) granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction,...more

The New Persuader Activity Reporting Requirements—A Significant Development

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/14/2016

In accordance with the U.S. Department of Labor’s recent public announcement regarding the implementation of its new “persuader activity” rule, all engagements entered into prior to July 1, 2016—including long-term or...more

Dodd-Frank News: April 2015: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

Burr & Forman on 4/22/2015

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more