JD Supra United States
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- 2019-04-29
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Latest documents
- 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.
Featured documents
- When are local recruitment meetings operated by corporate entities?
The court held that Koscot needed authorization to do business in the state because it in fact operated the recruitment meetings and not local distributors. Members of the Koscot board of directors attended and spoke at the meetings, they were operated according to a script authorized by Koscot,...
- Where is the proper venue to consolidate pretrial proceedings in a litigation proceeding consisting of 5 cases in 4 districts?
The Panel transferred pretrial proceeding to the Northern District of California because Holiday Magic was located there, most of the witnesses were also there, and litigation was currently pending in that court that had already made significant forward progress. Common questions of law and fact...
- What differentiates a franchise from an investment contract, a type of security?
The District Court held that, according to the US Supreme Court in Howey, an investment contract is an investment of money in an enterprise with an expectation of profit solely from the efforts of others. The agreement with Plum Tree was not in the nature of an investment contract and was a...
- Is an agreement granting an exclusive territory to operate a franchise in an "investment contract" for federal securities law purposes?
The Court of Appeals upheld the district court ruling that the agreement in question was not an "investment contract". Plaintiffs paid T.V. Tempo for the right to publish a television programming guide in an exclusive territory. T.V. Tempo would provide training to the Plaintiffs and their...
- May a trial court judge reverse an order without receiving new facts into evidence?
The Court of Appeals held that a trial court can change a preliminary ruling without additional evidence being submitted. The State presented many exhibits and affidavits to the court, and moved for summary judgment. The trial court denied the motion, specifically stating that several issues were...
- Delaware v. Ferro
The court held that the statute prohibiting pyramid schemes was constitutional, and that an airplane scheme fell under the definitions within the statute because it was a "sales device" that transferred a "right" to perpetuate the scheme. Because the activity clearly fell under the statue, the...
- Is an airplane investment program a security, and can the promoters of the program be held liable as sellers of securities?
The Supreme Court of Kansas was asked if summary judgment was appropriate to determine that an airplane investment program was a security, and that the promoters of the program could be held liable as sellers of securities. The full case and case summary are also available online at: http://www....
- Does the dismissal of a pendant state securities claim in federal court act as an adjudication on the merits for res judicata purposes?
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that because the federal court had pendant jurisdiction over the state law claims arising out of the same transaction as the federal claims, the plaintiff is barred res judicata from bringing additional state law claims in state court. Reeder was defrauded in a...
- What is the proper definition of an investment contract?
The Tennessee Supreme Court held that the proper definition of an investment contract is the definition espoused by the Supreme Court of Hawaii: (1) An offeree furnishes initial value to an offeror, and (2) a portion of this initial value is subjected to the risks of the enterprise, and (3) the...
- Does the short maturity time of the "Advertising Pool" program exempt its notes from registration requirements under Federal securities laws?
The Better Life Club of America, Inc., offered people who paid $39 for membership an opportunity to join the "Advertising Pool," a "wealth-building project" which promised a double return on investment in 60 to 90 days. The pool shortly had outstanding obligations to investors of $51.6 million on...