July 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Companies Deluged With Anti-ESG Shareholder ProposalsSome firms are receiving pro-ESG and anti-ESG proposals on the same issue, underscoring how challenging topics such as diversity and climate change have become for corporate America.
By Chris O'Malley
5 minute read
July 17, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
'This Is the Time for Millennials': Dollar General Settles EEOC Suit Alleging Regional Director Dissed Older ManagersThe cost is small compared with the $12 million deal the retailer struck recently to resolve allegations of safety violations at its stores.
By Chris O'Malley
4 minute read
July 15, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
WhatsApp Bans, Billions in Fines Haven't Fixed Finance Industry's 'Off-Channel' Communications Problem"It is seldom a lack of rules or policies that causes non-compliance, but an individual's unwillingness to follow them," according to Global Relay's Compliant Communications Report 2024.
By Trudy Knockless | Chris O'Malley
5 minute read
July 12, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Dollar General to Pay $12M to Resolve Truckload of OSHA Safety ViolationsThe terms of the 48-page settlement serve as a cautionary tale for other perennial violators of Department of Labor health and safety rules.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
July 10, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Harvard Hires Ex-Defense Department GC as Legal Chief at Tumultuous TimeJennifer O'Connor also was a former deputy White House counsel under President Barack Obama.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
July 08, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
As Organ-Transplant Industry Draws Scrutiny, FDA Alleges Eye Bank Accepted Donors With SepsisThe Food and Drug Administration said five donors either had a sepsis diagnosis or showed clinical signs of sepsis. But the Indiana Lions Eye Bank countered that blood cultures from all five tested negative. "There is still only one gold standard for the diagnosis of sepsis, and that is a positive blood culture," it said.
By Chris O'Malley | Greg Andrews
6 minute read
July 03, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Ex-Senior Apple Lawyer Fined $1.6M for Trading on Inside InformationGene Levoff ended up with a harsher fine in the SEC's civil case than he did in a parallel DOJ criminal case that wrapped up last year with no prison time.
By Chris O'Malley
2 minute read
July 02, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
FTC Says $4B Mattress Merger Would 'Kneecap Competitors'"This deal isn't about creating efficiencies; it's about crippling the competition," said Henry Liu, director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
July 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
737 Max Crash Victims' Families Blast Proposed Boeing Punishment as 'Sweetheart Deal'"The plea deal is a complete slap in the face to the victim families," said Peter Reilly, a Texas A&M law professor who is representing families.
By Chris O'Malley
5 minute read
July 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Workers Have New Incentives to Snitch to Feds, Skipping Internal Ethics Hotlines"Could there be certain employees who choose not to report internally because they have a prospect of a whistleblower award at DOJ--yes," said Steve Fagell, a Covington & Burling partner.
By Chris O'Malley
7 minute read