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Are My Taxes Going Up? Seven Proposals to Watch from the House Ways and Means Committee’s Draft Tax Legislation

If you watch the news, you might get the impression Americans can’t agree on much of anything these days.  One thing…

Tax

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Client Alert: Recent Changes to North Carolina Wage And Hour Statute May Catch Employers Off Guard

On July 8, 2021, Governor Cooper signed into law Senate Bill 208, which revises the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act…

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Client Alert: Yet Another Required Notice: COBRA Subsidy Expiration Date and Notice Requirement Approaching

The American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) was signed into law on March 11, 2021. ARPA included several provisions aimed at providing…

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Client Alert: SEC Approves Nasdaq Board Diversity Listing Rules

On August 6, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) board diversity listing rules.

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Fourth Circuit Expands Scope of Potential “Same-Sex Harassment”

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has become the most recent federal appellate court…

Labor & Employment

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Enforcement of Proxy Advisor Rules Paused Pending Further SEC Review

On June 1, 2021, SEC Chair Gary Gensler issued a public statement directing staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the…

Capital Markets

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Nasdaq Files Amendment to Board Diversity Disclosure Proposal

On February 26, 2021, Nasdaq announced an amendment to its Proposal to Adopt Listing Rules Related to Board Diversity, published…

Capital Markets

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 15c2-11, Most Provisions Effective September 26, 2021

SEC Rule 15c2-11, which has been in existence for decades, was amended in late 2020, with an effective date of September…

Capital Markets

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2021 Proxy Advisory Firm Updates

Amid the flurry of policymaking at the end of 2020, proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services, or ISS, and Glass, Lewis…

Capital Markets

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Rule 144, Form 144, and Forms 4 and 5

On December 22, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed a series of amendments to Rule…

Capital Markets