On September 21, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it was extending the deadline for participation in its voluntary disclosure settlement initiative for U.S. citizens holding undeclared foreign bank accounts.

Delaware, like most states, requires that certain types of unclaimed property be reported and turned over to the State.

Under Sarbanes-Oxley, public company auditors are required to be registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).

Last year, two former executives of Terra Telecommunication Corp. were convicted in federal district court in Florida of bribing employees of Haiti Teleco for the purpose of securing better calling rates and ensuring continued phone connection to Haiti.

Today at the National Association of Attorneys General meeting in Washington, DC, best practices were suggested that could significantly change the process for AG approval and oversight of multistate investigations and large-scale consumer investigations.

In a recent decision, the Third Circuit held that that a borrower seeking rescission may satisfy the Truth In Lending Act three-year statute of limitations merely by submitting a written notice, in the form of a simple letter, to the lender.

In Mark Leyse v. Bank of America, N.A., (3rd Cir. No. 14-4073), decided on October 14, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated a ruling by the District Court of New Jersey...

In September 2013, the Center for Political Accountability and the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research published their third annual index of political accountability and disclosure (2013 Index), which focuses on political spending disclosure of the top 200 companies in the S&P 500 Index

A summary of the most current developments in securities law.

A bipartisan group of United States Senators recently introduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act in an effort to restore the legal landscape in employment discrimination cases that existed prior to the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.

Several deadlines are on the horizon for Chicago and Illinois employers. Businesses should be aware of what they need to do to comply, or they may face significant daily penalties.

On February 22, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission approved a Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2012-2016.

On November 9, Governor Cuomo signed into law an amendment to the New York Labor Law making it illegal to discriminate against employees

As we previously reported in April 2012 and May 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit first enjoined and then vacated the National Labor Relations Board final rule requiring employers to post notices of employees’ rights.

In July, we reported that the New York State Legislature had passed a bill that could substantially alter the legal landscape of wage disputes by allowing employees with wage claims

As we enter the height of the summer internship season, employers should take note of recent rulings and settlements arising from claims by unpaid interns and consider reviewing their internship programs to ensure compliance with applicable wage and hour laws.

The Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion today in "Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp."

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a suspension with pay, standing alone, does not constitute an adverse employment action under Title VII...

Affirming the broad scope of the Supreme Court of the United States’ April 2011 decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently rejected a challenge to the validity of an employee arbitration agreement based on Pennsylvania law prohibiting the waiver of class action claims.

The New York State Department of Labor has recently released an official form that employers must use when providing written notices to new employees concerning compensation.