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Supreme Court cases may impact employers

May 2013

Two imminent rulings could make retaliation and harassment claims easier to prove. 

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Wage-and-hour lawsuits hit record high

May 2013

Lawsuits filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) spiked 10 percent to a record high last year. Here's how companies can avoid them.

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PCAOB reissues proposed standards for related party accounting

May 2013

Reissued standards will help auditors differentiate between dubious transactions and legitimate mechanisms for financing or asset sales.  

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Hedge funds prepare to strengthen compliance programs

May 2013

A recent all-day RCA symposium helped private fund managers gird up for a new era of expanded authority by the SEC.

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RCA hosts regulation, operations and compliance symposia

Apr 2013

Learn what's at stake regarding compliance, operations and risk management for fund managers and registered investment advisers. 

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Preparing for healthcare reform

Mar 2013

Preparing for provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that go into effect on January 1, 2014 could be a big deal for many companies.

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Volcker: US has an impossible regulatory structure

Mar 2013

Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker thinks the growing complexity of the financial markets makes it difficult for US regulators to come to a consensus on what will improve the economy and governance.

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Prepare for more enforcement under a new SEC chief

Mar 2013

Ryan Work, senior director of government affairs at McGraw-Hill, explains why enforcement is expected to heat up under the new director of the SEC, Mary Jo White.

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NLRB rules questioned after appointments are invalidated

Feb 2013

Invalidation of NLRB appointments has many debating over which regulations to follow.

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SEC receives more than 3,000 tips in first full year of new program

Nov 2012

UK and Canada lead sources of tips to SEC from outside the US, while California leads US states in whistleblowers.

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