2/27/2023 6:07:08 PM Conflict in Kentucky Over ESG Investing By Jacob H. Hupart The State of Kentucky, like many other states across the country, is now engaged in significant conflict over the politicized issue of...
2/24/2023 2:05:00 PM What is the Difference Between a Friendship and an Employment Relationship? Employment Laws Do Not Apply to a Friendship. By Kevin Kim The ex-nanny of two famous actors recently sued them for disability discrimination. She claimed the couple’s marital issues allegedly...
2/21/2023 8:57:10 PM Signed, sealed, delivered? SCOTUS to review religious accommodation test and potential takeaways for employers. By Delaney Busch The Supreme Court will hear a case (Groff v. DeJoy) brought by a former mail carrier who was disciplined for refusing to work on Sundays,...
2/17/2023 9:59:11 PM Republican Congressmen Announce ESG Working Group To Counter Federal ESG Regulations By Jacob H. Hupart Last week, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (R-NC), "announced the formation of a Republican...
2/14/2023 9:31:46 PM A Good Goodbye: Making Exit Interviews Work By Jennifer B. Rubin Layoffs may lead the news cycle these days but what may be lost in the digital dilemma of mass terminations is the utility of information...
2/13/2023 2:48:40 PM DOS to Reinstate Domestic Visa Renewals By John Quill According to a Bloomberg Law article, the Department of State (DOS) plans to pilot a program to allow for the renewals of certain...
2/7/2023 10:40:55 PM California Legislators Propose Three Climate Bills Focused on ESG Disclosure and Investment By Jacob H. Hupart Three bills have recently been proposed by a trio of California state legislators concerning ESG financial disclosures and investing. ...
2/3/2023 9:34:23 PM Increase in Large and Small Shareholder Activists By Joel I. Papernik Ivan J. Presant It has been reported that this year is seeing a significant increase in large and small shareholder activists communicating requests for...
2/3/2023 9:21:38 PM Bankruptcy Court Finds Cannabis Employee Not Entitled to Chapter 13 Protection By Kathryn Droumbakis Jane Haviland A bankruptcy court’s recent denial of a debtor’s petition for bankruptcy relief on narrow grounds casts a long shadow on the viability of...
2/3/2023 1:55:15 PM SEC Commissioner Questions ESG Investing By Jacob H. Hupart Last week, SEC Commissioner Uyeda delivered an address in which he "focus[ed] on issues related to asset managers' use of environmental,...
2/2/2023 2:14:17 PM Someone is in my usual parking spot, again?! By Daniel B. Guggenheim For everyone who has been back in the office for a while, with an unassigned parking space in a large building, one of the perks has been...