On October 12, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce conducted a hearing regarding new legislation—the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094)—which would prevent the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) from implementing changes that would help unions have greater success organizing employees.

On July 21, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Financial Reform Act), which includes new whistleblower protections that could potentially increase reporting of alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations.

Many organizations continue to face challenges with the technology and integration of some of the more complex interpretations.

DOL releases additional guidance on fiduciary rule in the waning days of the Obama administration.

A recent SEC action is a warning to audit committees to take action in response to recommendations relating to evidence of potential accounting fraud.

The FASB decided in February to draft a final Accounting Standards Update that will eliminate the special accounting treatment for development stage entities.

A question included in a recently issued FASB exposure draft could result in the FASB considering additional disclosures about potential and existing litigation ..

In light of a number of recent developments, public companies should make sure their internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) complies with section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Both the SEC and the PCAOB have placed increased focus on ICFR since early 2013, and, in May 2013, the updated framework for the evaluation of internal control was issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) of the Treadway Commission.

On November 22, a judge from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order enjoining, on a national basis, all but a few parts of the DOL's new overtime regulations...

The latest effort to repeal the export ban faces an uncertain future as it heads to the Senate. On October 9, the US House of Representatives voted 261-159 to lift the decades-old ban on US crude oil exports.

A new market registration option is among the changes SPP is likely to propose in next month's mandatory compliance filing.

While it may feel like FDA's attention has been focused on COVID-19 for nearly two years, as we have written about in a previous blog post, FDA is looking to the future,

Contractors should consider weighing benefits and burdens in making the election.

The diplomatic cable instructs consulates on how to interpret the US Supreme Court's direction to enforce the restriction only against foreign nationals who lack a "bona fide relationship with...

Earlier this month, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling that imposed a five-year statute of limitations period in which disgorgement could be ordered by an administrative agency penalizing...

The Internal Revenue Service confirms in writing that recharacterizing 2017 Roth IRA conversions will be permitted until October 15, 2018.

Five entities and six individuals were sanctioned for interference with the 2016 US election.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has sent its proposed "Conflict of Interest Rule-Investment Advice" to the president’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.

Additional litigation and appeals are likely, but for now, the DOL's persuader rules will not take effect on July 1.

The agency requests comments on policies regarding state support for zero-carbon-emitting power plants.