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Lei n.º 15.177/25 altera a Lei das S.A. no tocante à Divulgação de Política de Equidade

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Foi sancionada ontem, 23 de julho de 2025, a Lei n.º 15.177, que, dentre outras alterações, modifica o artigo 133 da Lei n.º 6.404/76 (Lei das S.A.) para exigir que as companhias passem a divulgar, por meio dos relatórios da...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Does Your Company Discourage Employees from Being Whistleblowers? The SEC May Think So!

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was enacted in 2010 in response to the 2008 financial crisis, added protections for whistleblower activity to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Settles Seven Whistleblower Protection Actions

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On September 9, the SEC settled charges against seven public companies for violations of the whistleblower protection rule. According to the SEC’s orders, among other things, these companies violated Rule 21F-17(a) by...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Companies Subject to U.S. Jurisdiction Should not Restrict Personnel from Being SEC Whistleblowers, or Receiving SEC Whistleblower...

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SEC rules prohibit taking “any action” to impede an individual from communicating directly with the SEC about a possible securities law violation, including by enforcing, or threatening to enforce, a confidentiality...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hot Topics: AI and ESG

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

Goodwin

CFPB Issues Interpretive Rule on FCRA Consumer Information Matching Requirements

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In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule on Fair Credit Report Act consumer information matching requirements; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the Public...more

BCLP

(E)ESG - Why It Matters to Employment Experts

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In our hyper-transparent and increasingly joined up world, the concepts of corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investing are gaining greater currency. Over the last decade, and catalysed by COVID-19 over...more

Littler

Utah State Legislature Clarifies: Private Employers Not Required to Accommodate Use of Medical Cannabis; Public Employers Held to...

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Utah’s medical cannabis program officially launched this month, and the Utah State Legislature timely enacted Senate Bill 121, which amends and clarifies various provisions of Utah’s medical cannabis laws, including a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update

As health organizations and governments around the world work to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), businesses should be mindful of the various ways the virus may impact their operations and employees. The wide range of...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

NLRB: Employer’s Reasons For Policy Changes Kept Union’s Information Request Alive Even After Proposals Withdrawn

Information requests in the realm of labor relations are simple in theory but can be complicated in practice. We have seen how the topics of information sought by a union can cause skirmishes, sometimes deliberately so. We...more

Fisher Phillips

California Employers To Face Raft Of New #MeToo Laws

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Wrapping up a whirlwind weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown just signed several pieces of legislation that will create new employer obligations in the areas of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Specifically,...more

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