Employment Alert – A Federal District Court Calls Timeout — CMS’s Interim Final Rule Subject to a Nationwide Injunction

Less than a month ago, CMS issued its Interim Final Rule, which requires all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. But, as with OSHA's ETS, litigation challenging the CMS Rule ramped up over the last month. That litigation came to a head this week with two federal district court rulings.

By |2024-06-18T16:07:37-05:00December 1st, 2021|Comments Off on Employment Alert – A Federal District Court Calls Timeout — CMS’s Interim Final Rule Subject to a Nationwide Injunction

Securities Alert – ESG Shareholder Proposals More Likely After Issuance of a New Staff Legal Bulletin

The Staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) significantly changed guidance on shareholder proposals in its recently released Staff Legal Bulletin (SLB) 14L.

By |2024-06-18T16:07:53-05:00November 18th, 2021|Comments Off on Securities Alert – ESG Shareholder Proposals More Likely After Issuance of a New Staff Legal Bulletin

Employment and Healthcare Alert – CMS Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations for Healthcare Workers: What We Now Know

CMS issued an emergency regulation requiring COVID-19 vaccination of staff at Medicare- and Medicaid-certified healthcare facilities.

By |2024-06-18T15:57:10-05:00November 5th, 2021|Comments Off on Employment and Healthcare Alert – CMS Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations for Healthcare Workers: What We Now Know

Employment Alert – Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Tipped Duties

On October 29, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published another final rule regarding wages for tipped employees.

By |2024-06-18T15:58:24-05:00November 2nd, 2021|Comments Off on Employment Alert – Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Tipped Duties

Cybersecurity Alert – A Need for New Armor: Tribal Entities Under Cyberattack

A number of tribes within Oklahoma’s borders and beyond were targeted by ransomware attacks in 2021, leaving both their information technology systems and their citizens in peril.

By |2024-06-18T15:57:56-05:00October 27th, 2021|Comments Off on Cybersecurity Alert – A Need for New Armor: Tribal Entities Under Cyberattack

Employment Alert – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Updates Guidance on COVID-19 and Religious Accommodations

The EEOC’s updated guidance likely stems from the growing number of religious-accommodation requests that employers are fielding due to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s impending Emergency Temporary Standard and other company-specific policies taking effect.

By |2024-06-18T15:58:41-05:00October 26th, 2021|Comments Off on Employment Alert – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Updates Guidance on COVID-19 and Religious Accommodations

Securities Alert – NYSE Proposes Change to How Abstentions Are Counted

In late September 2021, the NYSE filed a proposal with the SEC to amend Section 312.07 of its Listed Company Manual to change how a company calculates the number of votes need to approve action subject to that section “in accordance with its own governing documents and any applicable law.”

By |2024-06-18T15:59:15-05:00October 20th, 2021|Comments Off on Securities Alert – NYSE Proposes Change to How Abstentions Are Counted

Securities Alert – Recent Amendments That Are Now Applicable to Upcoming Annual Reports On Form 10-K

Now that the amendments adopted last year are applicable, calendar year reporting companies will need to update their disclosures in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) section of their upcoming annual reports on Form 10-K

By |2024-06-18T15:59:38-05:00October 11th, 2021|Comments Off on Securities Alert – Recent Amendments That Are Now Applicable to Upcoming Annual Reports On Form 10-K
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