Article(s) published by this organization: 233
| 1 | Pennsylvania Enacts Mini-COBRA Law Kari Knight Stevens; Blank Rome LLP; June 26, 2009, previously published on June 2009 Pennsylvania has enacted a Mini-COBRA law ("Mini-COBRA") that requires employers with fewer than 20 employees to provide COBRA-like benefits. Such employers are exempt from Federal COBRA. Mini-COBRA laws apply in most states. |
| 2 | "A Cancerous Effect on the Administration of Justice" - What Can Be Done About the Rash of Flagrant DOJ Discovery Violations? Gregory F. Linsin; Blank Rome LLP; June 26, 2009, previously published on June 2009 In the past two months, four highly experienced federal judges from districts around the country have issued a series of scathing opinions finding that federal prosecutors engaged in repeated, egregious violations of statutory and constitutional discovery obligations. |
| 3 | SEC Proposes Proxy Access to Company Proxy Statements for Director Elections Jeffrey M. Taylor, Tracey M. Todd, Jane K. Storero; Blank Rome LLP; June 26, 2009, previously published on June 2009 Currently, shareholders of public companies can nominate their own director nominees, but they may only do so through proxy contests of public companies in which a shareholder must, at its own expense, prepare, file with the SEC and disseminate its own proxy materials. |
| 4 | The Obama Plan: an Initial Review Blank Rome LLP; June 29, 2009, previously published on June 17, 2009 President Obama today released the long-awaited proposal for reform of the regulatory structure overseeing the financial services industry. It is a sweeping proposal with broad implications for the entire industry. |
| 5 | The Republican Plan for Financial Regulatory Reform Blank Rome LLP; June 26, 2009, previously published on June 15, 2009 Tired of being labeled as obstructionists, Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday issued their plan for financial regulatory reform. |
| 6 | Is TARP a TRAP? Blank Rome LLP; June 26, 2009, previously published on June 8, 2009 Ever since the AIG bonus brouhaha, TARP recipients knew the day would come when federal officials would step in to manage their compensation structure. Several have been scrambling to raise the private capital necessary to repay their TARP loans just to avoid the anticipated executive compensation... |
| 7 | Obama Introduces 'Pay Czar' and 'Say on Pay' Blank Rome LLP; June 26, 2009, previously published on June 10, 2009 The Obama Administration took additional steps to rein-in executive compensation today by announcing the appointment of a "pay czar" at the White House and announcing proposed principles for regulating executive compensation where authority exists to do so. |
| 8 | Use Of Trademarks On Social Networking Website Facebook Susan B. Flohr, Timothy D. Pecsenye; Blank Rome LLP; June 26, 2009, previously published on June 2009 Earlier this week Facebook, Inc. publicly announced that as of Saturday, June 13th at 12:01 a.m. U.S. EDT, Facebook users will be allowed to create their own personalized URLs for their Facebook pages (i.e., facebook.com/yourname or facebook.com/trademark). |
| 9 | Health Care Reform and Tax-Exempt Hospitals Susan Cobb; Blank Rome LLP; June 24, 2009, previously published on May 2009 Health care reform is the current top agenda item for the Senate Finance Committee. Over the past month, Senators Baucus and Grassley, Chairman and ranking member of the committee, respectively, have released a series of "Policy Options" papers on health care reform. |
| 10 | EU Commission Proposes Stronger Financial Supervision in Europe Blank Rome LLP; June 24, 2009, previously published on May 29, 2009 The European Commission yesterday put forward its framework proposal on Financial Supervision in Europe. The proposal covers a set of far-reaching reforms to the current architecture of supervisory committees, with the creation of a new European Systemic Risk Council (ESRC) and European System of... |
