Employment Alert – Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Tipped Duties
On October 29, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published another final rule regarding wages for tipped employees.
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Cybersecurity Alert – A Need for New Armor: Tribal Entities Under Cyberattack
A number of tribes within Oklahoma’s borders and beyond were targeted by ransomware attacks in 2021, leaving both their information technology systems and their citizens in peril.
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Employment Alert – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Updates Guidance on COVID-19 and Religious Accommodations
The EEOC’s updated guidance likely stems from the growing number of religious-accommodation requests that employers are fielding due to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s impending Emergency Temporary Standard and other company-specific policies taking effect.
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Securities Alert – NYSE Proposes Change to How Abstentions Are Counted
In late September 2021, the NYSE filed a proposal with the SEC to amend Section 312.07 of its Listed Company Manual to change how a company calculates the number of votes need to approve action subject to that section “in accordance with its own governing documents and any applicable law.”
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Securities Alert – Recent Amendments That Are Now Applicable to Upcoming Annual Reports On Form 10-K
Now that the amendments adopted last year are applicable, calendar year reporting companies will need to update their disclosures in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) section of their upcoming annual reports on Form 10-K
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Securities Alert – NYSE Approves Amendments to Related Party Transaction Requirements
NYSE amends its related party transaction rule for the second time in less than 5 months.
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Employment Alert – OSHA Issues New Guidance on Protecting At-Risk Employees from COVID-19
In response to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, OSHA released updated guidance on protecting workers from the virus.
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Securities Alert – NASDAQ Board Diversity Proposal Approved By the SEC
On August 6, 2021, the SEC approved Nasdaq’s board diversity proposal set forth in Rules 5605(f) and 5606 of the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
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