JD Supra United States

Publisher:
JD Supra
Publication date:
2019-04-29

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Law Firm

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  • DEI hard: new reports reveal UK workplace diversity challenges

    This month has seen the publication of two UK government-backed reports relating to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The Treasury Committee has published its report in relation to barriers faced by women in financial services, including the progress on removal of the gender pay gap and the role of the government and regulated firms combatting sexual harassment. The Parker Review Committee has published its annual report for 2024, reporting on ethnic diversity of senior management in FTSE 350 companies and the UK’s largest 50 private companies. The key takeaways from these reports are set out below.

  • Global Real Estate Horizon Scanner – Spring 2024 edition

    A glance at the legislative changes likely to impact global real estate over the next few months. What legal developments can we expect to see globally this Spring? Whichever jurisdiction you operate in, there is an array of new regulation that we expect will impact the real estate world. Take a look at our Spring 2024 edition of the Global Real Estate Horizon Scanner to help you navigate the changing regulatory landscape in a selection of key jurisdictions.

  • Pay Transparency Wage Range Disclosure Compendium 2024

    ”Pay scale,” which means the salary or hourly wage range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for the position

  • Global Pay Equity Desktop Reference 2024

    There is a global call for greater transparency around employee pay. For multinational organizations, tracking the ever-changing global pay equity reporting obligations can pose daunting challenges. To simplify the process, we are pleased to provide you with our fourth annual Global Pay Equity Desktop Reference: Pay Equity Reporting Laws Around the World.

  • Developments in Equal Pay Litigation

    We combine legal expertise with industry-leading statistical capabilities to provide global pay equity solutions that assess and mitigate risk.

  • 50 State Equal Pay Reference Guide 2024

    For organizations that operate in multiple states, tracking the ever-changing requirements related to equal pay issues can pose daunting challenges and the growing “ripple effect” of such requirements is being felt across industries and sectors. To simplify the process, we are pleased to provide you with our Eighth Annual 50 State Equal Pay Reference Guide: What Employers Need to Know about US Equal Pay Laws, including a new Pay Transparency Wage Range Disclosure Compendium.

  • SEC Announces First-Ever Enforcement Actions for “AI Washing”

    The actions are part of increased regulatory scrutiny on how companies, investment advisers, and other market participants are using AI and their related disclosures. On March 18, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two first-of-their kind settled enforcement actions with investment advisers Delphia (USA) Inc. (Delphia) and Global Predictions Inc. (Global Predictions) based on alleged false and misleading statements made about the firms’ purported use of artificial intelligence (AI), including alleged violations of the Amended Marketing Rule. The two firms agreed to settle the SEC’s charges and pay a total of $400,000 in civil penalties.

  • Organizational Integrity Shorts: Don’t Just Let the Dominoes Fall; Understand the Paths They Might Take

    Let’s say you’re a publicly traded manufacturer of a popular medical device, which you sell commercially as well as to a number of VA hospitals. You receive an anonymous internal hotline complaint alleging that certain unauthorized, reverse-engineered components were used in the manufacturing process and that certain quality tests were skipped in the interest of “efficiency.” You triage the complaint, do your preliminary diligence, determine the complaint isn’t frivolous, and launch a privileged internal investigation.

  • What I Wish I Knew Then: Nadine Strossen

    In "What I Wish I Knew Then" (New York Law Journal, March 22, 2024), Nadine Strossen, former President of the ALCU and Professor Emerita of Constitutional Law at New York Law School, dives into issues of particular interest to recent college and law school graduates. I found her take on the nuances of the first amendment to be especially illuminating. "In defending freedom of speech, we are not defending a specific idea, nor are we necessarily opposing a specific idea," she said to partner Steve Cohen. "Rather we are defending a neutral principle, which benefits whichever idea is subject to suppression in any particular circumstance." Originally published in New York Law Journal - 2024.

  • FTC and DOJ Target Healthcare and Life Sciences Industries - Urgent Care: Current Antitrust Enforcement Trends in the Healthcare Industry

    The healthcare industry remains a focal point of President Biden’s antitrust agenda. The president’s July 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy called on federal agencies to focus antitrust enforcement efforts on health care, among other industries, and to coordinate on oversight, investigations and remedies where agency jurisdiction overlaps. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) later announced plans to address antitrust concerns in the healthcare industry. FTC Chair Lina M. Khan highlighted ongoing healthcare-related enforcement initiatives in a February 2024 speech before the American Medical Association. The FTC, DOJ and HHS launched an interagency inquiry into private equity and corporate ownership in health care shortly thereafter.

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