Hooper, Kearney and Macklin on Cutting Edge Topics in the False Claims Act
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release on January 12, 2021, notifying EEO-1 filers that the EEO-1 filing platform will not open until April 2021. This is of particular interest for...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 3, 2020, the EEOC announced in a press release that it will resume issuing charge closure documents, or “Notices of Right to Sue.” The Commission had previously suspended issuing closure documents...more
In what will likely be the first of many, the SEC brought an action against a company for false and misleading press releases related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Complaint, which can be found here...more
On March 13th, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance allowing companies who had already filed proxy statements to switch to virtual-only meeting formats due to COVID-19 without mailing additional proxy...more
COVID-19 has created unsettling and uncertain times. Information is critical in situations like this. We want to provide resources for you to remain informed on what the state and local governments in Florida are doing to...more
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has impacted publicly traded companies that have to provide information to trading markets, shareholders and to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a number of ways. The SEC has...more