On January 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that would prohibit the use of non-competition agreements nationwide. Employers commonly require employees to sign non-competes that prohibit an employee from working for a competitor within a particular
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Too many chiefs?
I recently read an article suggesting that companies need to consider appointing a chief resilience officer. That got me thinking about all the other “chief” positions that pundits may be encouraging companies to create. Here’s a partial list:
Chief Analytics OfficerChief Happiness
Bringing the Dead Back to Life
Image by Kevin Phillips from Pixabay
Spoiler alert – despite the title and the creepy photo, this is not about zombies, vampires, or anything else of a spooky nature. Rather, it’s how we can hopefully
Yet another thing for boards to consider
Boards of directors have a lot – maybe too much – to do. Subjects long believed to be the province of management are now viewed as being in the board’s wheelhouse, and when a problem arises with respect to any
Coming in from the cold: Delaware provides exculpation protection to corporate officers
Since the 1980s, Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) has enabled Delaware corporations to provide exculpation from breaches of the fiduciary duty of care to directors – but not officers – in certain circumstances. Officers can
Drastic Proposed Changes in Title IX Regulations for Educational Institutions – Public Comment Period Ends September 12, 2022
On July 12, 2022, the Department of Education issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for the Title IX regulations. This means that the Department is proposing amendments to the regulations that address sex discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal
Rooting for the other guys?
I have long thought that the SEC is among the best, if not the best, government agency. Over the years, I’ve worked with and gotten to know many folks on the SEC’s staff, who have consistently impressed me as bright,
Miya’s Law – The New Law on Apartments in Florida
Landlords of multi-family apartment buildings in Florida now have new legal obligations under “Miya’s Law.” The law, Senate Bill 898, creates a new Florida statute requiring landlords to conduct background screening on employees and develop policies governing the possession
Who needs Shakespeare when you’ve got the SEC?
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Hating lawyers may not have started with Shakespeare, but he didn’t help things when he wrote “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” in Henry VI. Any lawyer
A Reminiscence
I hope you will forgive me for this digression when there are so many things to talk about in our wacky worlds of securities law and corporate governance. However, though I am tempted to rant about the SEC’s proposals on