In a settled enforcement action, the SEC charged Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. with failure to disclose perquisites provided to its CEO and board member, Mark E. Watson III. In an interesting twist, the SEC charged...more
A number of public companies applied for and received potentially forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). To be eligible for a PPP loan a borrower does not need to demonstrate that it is unable to obtain...more
4/25/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eligibility Determination ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business
On September 30, 2018, California became the first state to sign into law board gender diversity standards for public companies. Under the new law, public companies headquartered in California must have at least one woman on...more
10/9/2018
/ Board of Directors ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
New Legislation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government