I see the following disclosure in many Form 10-Ks:
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued interpretive guidance to assist issuers in complying with the pay ratio rule. At the same time, the Division of Corporation Finance staff issued guidance concerning how companies might use...
Title I of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (aka JOBS) Act amended the Securities Act and the Exchange Act to provide some regulatory relief to issuers that qualify as an "emerging growth company". Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission
The Dodd-Frank Act gave us many things, including Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Section 21F, prohibits employers from retaliating against a "whistleblower". 15 U.S.C. § 78u-6(h)(1)(A). We need not guess about the definition of...
Can the President say "You're Fired!" to an SEC Commissioner?
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced yet another whistleblower award. According to the SEC, the award totals more than $5.5 million dollars. Tellingly, we don't, and won't, know the exact amount. The headline to the SEC's...