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Regulatory Developments - SEC Adopts Amendments to Whistleblower Program Rules - On August 26, the SEC adopted two amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program, which are covered under Section 922 of...more
Effective this week, Section 740 of the New York Labor Law has been amended to provide significantly greater protection from retaliation for individuals - including independent contractors - who raise concerns of employer...more
On September 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) voted 3-2 to adopt a series of long-awaited amendments to the rules governing its Whistleblower Program. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton along...more
On November 19, 2018, as part of the Alberta Securities Commission's (the "ASC") new whistleblower program, the Securities Amendment Act (the "Amendments") came into force and amended the Securities Act (Alberta) (the "Act")....more
The numerous submissions made in response to the requests for comment by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) highlight that many of the proposed amendments to the whistleblower rules, if...more
Whistleblowing and the ongoing compliance debate keep the media and the wider press busy and readers alert. And yet these days, executives of reputed global companies are finding themselves imprisoned for fraud and other...more
On June 30, 2017, Governor Grietens signed a bill which makes sweeping reforms to the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA). The MHRA is the state of Missouri’s primary anti-discrimination statute. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers that are regulated under any of the 22 federal whistleblower protection laws are encouraged to review company policies, procedures, and training systems to examine conformity with this guidance....more
The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a National Exam Program Risk Alert on October 24, 2016 (Risk Alert) regarding examinations of...more
Recent amendments to the Surface Transportation Act include a new cause of action for employees of companies engaged in interstate transportation who allege that they were fired or had other adverse action taken against them...more
Italian Listed Companies should implement changes by the end of the 2016 fiscal year. On July 10, 2015, the Corporate Governance Committee (the Committee) approved certain amendments to the Corporate Governance Code of...more