ArticleProducts & Consumer Rights: Global Hot TopicsKey takeaways from the Cooley products team webinar on consumer rights. GlobalConsumer ProtectionCooley LLP
ArticleExport Control Reminder: Encryption Reporting Deadline February 1, 2019The new year brings with it the reporting deadlines for exports of encryption items under the US Export Administration RegulationsUnited StatesInternational LawCooley LLP
ArticleCourt Of Appeal Provides Guidance On Forseeability In Mesothelioma ClaimsIn Bussey v Anglia Heating ([2018] EWCA Civ.243, 22 February 2018), the Court of Appeal looked at asbestos exposure levels sufficient to found liability for causing mesothelioma.United KingdomEmployment and HRCooley LLP
ArticleTemporary Halt On Grant Of EMI Options To UK EmployeesThe tax advantages of EMI options are dependent on EU State Aid approval and, despite the efforts of the UK government, this approval will expire on Friday, 6 April 2018.United KingdomEmployment and HRCooley LLP
ArticlePublic Companies Expected To Be Required To Disclose Government SubsidiesThis article in Bloomberg BNA reports that FASB is expected to issue new rules this year that will require public companies to disclose the amount of their government subsidies. United StatesAccounting and AuditCooley LLP
ArticleReminder: Upcoming CARES Act HEERF Reporting DeadlinesIn case you are still in holiday mode, we wanted to send out a reminder on two upcoming important Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) reporting deadlines.United StatesConsumer ProtectionCooley LLP
ArticleStaff Allows Early Use Of Electronic SignaturesToday, the SEC staff issued a revised Statement regarding the extension, for an indeterminate period, of temporary relief related to authentication document retention requirements under...United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Cooley LLP
ArticleA Nugget About Conflict Minerals ReportingElm also suggests that the decline in requests might stem from a failure by companies to recognize that their direct communications to smelters/refiners have real impact.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleA Tiny Nugget From The SEC's New FOIA RulesYesterday, the SEC posted final amendments to its rules related to FOIA, the Freedom of Information Act, to conform to the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 and to otherwise update and streamline the regulations.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleCorp Fin Issues Two New CDIs Regarding Rule 12b-25 In The Context Of The SEC's Conditional Relief OrderThe Corp Fin staff has issued two new CDIs regarding Rule 12b-25 in the context of the SEC's conditional relief order. That order extends for 45 days the filing periods for specified SEC filings...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleExams For Directors—Will It Be A Thing?Oh, I kid the directors! Who would think of such a thing? United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleGensler Remarks On Market StabilityIn remarks at an open meeting of the SEC this week (focused on proposals related to cybersecurity and data protection in the markets), SEC Chair Gary Gensler's opening remarks...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleHeartbreak At BroadridgeWhen I first saw this temporary relief from the NYSE, I dismissed it as relief designed to help an overwhelmed Broadridge. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleNew Corp Fin Intake System For No-Action Requests Related To Shareholder ProposalsCorp Fin has announced a new intake system for requests from companies for no-action positions from the staff regarding companies' intentions to exclude shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleOIG Report On Reasonable Assumptions In Manufacturer ReportingLast week the OIG published a report titled "Reasonable Assumptions in Manufacturer Reporting of AMP and Best Prices" that reviewed the use of assumptions made by a sample of drug manufacturers ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleSEC Division Of Enforcement Emphasizes Need For Market Integrity In Context Of COVID-19 PandemicToday, the Co-Directors of the SEC Division of Enforcement, Stephanie Avakian and Steven Peikin, issued a brief cautionary statement regarding market integrity...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleSEC Provides Equal Treatment For Victims Of Hurricane MichaelThe SEC today provided relief for companies and persons directly or indirectly affected by Hurricane Michael and its aftermath.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleSEC Provides Hurricane Florence ReliefThe SEC has now provided relief for companies and persons directly or indirectly affected by Hurricane Florence and its aftermath.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleFederal Judge Dismisses Breach Of Contract Claim Based On Noncompliance With Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement ActOn July 15, 2021, US District Judge Timothy S. Hillman of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued one of the first written decisions analyzing the Massachusetts...United StatesEmployment and HRCooley LLP
ArticleNew York Requires Employers To Provide Electronic Versions Of Mandatory Workplace PostingsOn December 16, 2022, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to New York Labor Law Section 201 that requires employers to make mandatory workplace postings available electronically.United StatesEmployment and HRCooley LLP