A North Carolina court ruling may favorably impact dozens of trucking companies hauling oversized and overweight freight through the state. Parker Poe won the case for a transportation client in Wake County Superior Court.

The letter lists a host of state-led reforms to better align Medicaid with private insurance policies, including health savings account-like features.

A few weeks ago, the SEC finalized rules to shorten the standard settlement period for securities transactions from three business days (T+3) to two business days (T+2).

Not long ago, I wrote about the growth of sustainability reporting among public companies.

On March 15, 2017, German prosecutors raided the Munich offices of Jones Day as part of their own investigation into the Volkswagen ("VW") diesel emissions scandal and VW's luxury car unit, Audi.

Join the American Health Lawyers Association in Baltimore for the Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues.

Shareholders may choose to vote on executive compensation every year, every two years or every three years, or they may choose to abstain.

The JOBS Act requires that, once every five years, the SEC indexes various EGC thresholds to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.

This decision deepens the circuit split on the enforceability of class action waivers in employment disputes, an issue the Supreme Court will take up during its October 2017 term.

The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday resolving the question of whether filing a proof of claim for a debt that is time-barred by the statute of limitations is a violation of the FDCPA.

The IRS earlier this week released the long-awaited final 403(b) regulations, which include numerous changes and clarifications, just a few of which are highlighted within this article.

The SEC recently adopted the most significant amendments to Rules 144 and 145 in over a decade. Rule 144 governs public resales of restricted securities (securities originally sold in an unregistered private placement) and control securities (securities held by affiliates).

A new era at the SEC officially began last week when Jay Clayton was sworn in as the 32nd Chairman of the SEC.

The North Carolina General Assembly unveiled the state budget late Monday night – 76 days after it was due.

As of April 1, 2008, employers can file H-1B temporary (professional) worker petitions for all new workers (that is, workers who are subject to the Congressionally mandated cap of 65,000) requesting an employment start date of October 1, 2008 or later (Fiscal Year 2009).

It's long been axiomatic that an effective compliance program cannot exist without a strong ethics and compliance culture, which in turn requires the proper "tone from the top."

As the 2017 proxy season draws to a close for most companies, it is obvious that shareholder activism remains alive and well, though the actual number of public activist campaigns appears to have...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled late last week in a case with important implications for international exports and patent law.

Auto companies, computer manufacturers and oil producers are closely watching how the trade relationship evolves between the U.S. and Mexico under President Donald Trump.

Readers of my case alerts may remember a July 2015 alert about the troubling North Carolina Court of Appeals decision in United Community Bank v. Wolfe...