News & Analysis as of September 20, 2024

The Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups Act › Pending Legislation

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The Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups Act is a United States federal law enacted in 2012 to increase start-up companies' access to capital by easing certain restrictions on seeking and soliciting private... more +

Investment Services Regulatory Update - August 2018

Vedder Price on 8/21/2018

New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS – OCIE Publishes Risk Alert on Compliance Issues Relating to Best Execution – On July 11, 2018, the Office of Compliance Inspections and...more

House Committee on Ways and Means Releases Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 11/6/2017

On November 2, 2017, the House Committee on Ways and Means, led by Republican Chairman Kevin Brady, released H.R. 1, the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act." The House Committee is expected to mark up the bill beginning on November 6,...more

PACES Act Means Big Changes for Crowdfunding in North Carolina

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 7/11/2016

Just days ago--on June 29--the North Carolina General Assembly passed a crowdfunding bill, which the Governor is expected to sign shortly. What does this mean for North Carolina businesses and North Carolina investors?...more

Blog: FAST Act Passes House

Cooley LLP on 12/4/2015

Reuters reports: “In a show of Congressional bipartisanship, the House of Representatives voted 359 to 65 to send the $305 billion legislation [the FAST Act] to the Senate. It is widely expected to be approved and forwarded...more

Blog: Provisions To Modify The JOBS Act And Otherwise Benefit Smaller Companies Survive Conference And Will Soon Be Up For Vote

Cooley LLP on 12/2/2015

As discussed in this PubCo post, HR 22, now called the “FAST Act” – it was the “DRIVE Act” and before that the “Hire More Heroes Act” – is not just about transportation and highways (as important as that may be). Buried in...more

Capital Formation Bills to be Included in Transportation Bill

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act on 11/5/2015

Chairman Hensarling offered an amendment to a transportation and transportation bill, which includes a number of JOBS Act and other capital formation related bills that had received bipartisan support. The capital formation...more

House Financial Services Committee Reports on JOBS Act Related Bills

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act on 7/22/2015

A flurry of activity was seen last week on the House floor as the Financial Services Committee reported on various bills, many of which JOBS Act related. These bills propose to change registration and reporting requirements...more

French Employment Law Reforms: Good and Bad News for Employers | Le droit du travail français à la une – bilan mitigé pour les...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/26/2015

Employment law has been in the news headlines for several months as various reforms on working time, employee representation and fixed-term contracts will soon have a significant impact on employers. In a nutshell, two...more