Expert Guest Entry by Emily Wilcheck, Originally Published on ralawemployment.blogspot.com/ In a decision issued May 1, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Bacon v. Eaton Corp., 6th Dist No. 13-1816, found that eight former industrial supervisors at a Michigan plant could proceed with their claims for unpaid overtime compensation and damages under…
Expert Guest Entry by Kathleen Hamann and David Courchaine, Originally published on WhiteCase.com/Alert The variety of charges recently brought by the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit against former Bechtel executive Asem Elgawhary signals that the DOJ is not only pursuing improper payments to foreign officials, but also company executives who solicit…
In order to enhance the experience of our ACI Anti-Corruption /FCPA: Legal, Regulatory and Compliance group members we are encouraging discussions on various anti-corruption topics. Our first discussion sparked a few but very interesting comments. Here is what our group members said when asked – In what ways have you learned anti-corruption strategies from other companies (e.g.…
April was a productive month for ACI’s conference attendees. At our events, decision makers had the chance to acquire top notch industry information; ranging from the latest trends, developments, hottest litigation cases to key insights from leading experts and more. You now have the opportunity to remain ahead of the curve too by accessing conference materials.…
Expert Guest Entry by Kathleen Hamann and Ryan Brady, Originally published on WhiteCase.com/Alert On February 3, 2014, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a default judgment in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sharef, et al. against two former Siemens AG executives, Ulrich Bock and Stephan…
Anti-Corruption/ FCPA and International Trade – this week’s update includes the SEC expansion on bank hiring probe, China’s aggressive enforcement of domestic corruption laws and more.
ACI’s 8th Advanced Forum on FCPA & Anti-Corruption for the Life Sciences Industry took place last week in New York City. We are happy to share the following presentation on ACI’s blog for those who missed this successful event. The rest of the conference materials will be available for download soon. In the meantime, you…
Employment Law – EEOC opens new battle front on severance agreements, Third Circuit embraces ‘lower bar” for successor liability under the FLSA and more.
With over 500+ attendees ACI’s International Conference on the FCPA is the leading Anti-Corruption/ FCPA event in the industry. On the 30th installment ACI innovated with live audience polling which resulted in valuable insights. Below you will find the first round of results. 47% of attendees agreed that high risk diligence should be conducted by…
Expert Guest Entry by Marcus Pringle, Originally published on ralawemployment.blogspot.com/ Several members of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills cheerleading team, known as the Buffalo Jills, have collectively filed suit against the organization and two private entities, alleging multiple violations of New York state labor laws.
Expert Guest Entry by Alex Kipp, Originally Published on ralawemployment.blogspot.com In October 2011, James Hoover, assistant superintendent in charge of operations at the City of Elyria’s water pumping plant, made several racially discriminatory comments toward Lamont Jackson, an African-American, part-time employee; calling him “Black Buck,” “Big Black Buck,” and “BBB” throughout the work day. These…
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