In-house lawyers, this brief’s for you… Our latest feature: the JD Supra Corporate Brief – a daily wrap-up of timely law news, compiled with in-house counsel in mind. Read it here on the Corporate Law Report every morning, or get it delivered directly to your email. As always, we’d love to hear what you think.… Read more »
Happy Valentine’s Day, and welcome to the latest edition of the Corporate Law Report. You know what to do: Watch the video overview above and, for any topics that interest you, go deeper with the legal analysis and commentary below>> Latest Need-to-Know… H-1Bs for FY 2014 – Fowler White Boggs P.A. Petitioners File Opening Brief… Read more »
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a new rule that will require oil, natural gas, and mineral extraction companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments. For your reference, here’s a roundup of legal updates on the topic: SEC Adopts Final Resource Extraction Rules (Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP): “The new rules will require SEC… Read more »
For your reading pleasure, here’s a roundup of the most-read Corporate Law posts over the past month: human trafficking, HIPAA compliance, FATCA regulations, fracking, conflict minerals and more. 1. California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Takes Effect January 1, 2012 “The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 goes into effect on January 1,… Read more »
As recently reported in Fast Company, the SEC has proposed a Dodd-Frank Act provision that requires public companies to “disclose if and how they are involved in the manufacture, mining, or final-end use of conflict minerals.” An important regulation, and here’s why, from the Fast Company coverage: Halfway around the world, human rights atrocities are too… Read more »
