ACC-Canada and our Ontario Chapter today sent a letter to the Law Society of Upper Canada, requesting that the Society consider the in-house perspective more deeply as it revises the Rules of Professional Conduct for Ontario’s lawyers. The Law Society … Continue reading
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New internet names? Nice. Harm to nonprofits? Not so nice.
Every silver lining has its cloud — even, it seems, on the internet. The silver lining here is the good news that the organization responsible for parceling out top-level names for the web will start to sell an almost infinite … Continue reading
EEOC’s Proposed Enforcement Plan Would Trigger More Litigation Against Employers
If in-house lawyers ever put together a list of some of their favorite things, defending against more employment discrimination suits wouldn’t make the cut. Unfortunately, a new enforcement plan that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has proposed would lead … Continue reading
ACC comments on proposals that could burden some in-house counsel in Washington State
ACC and our Washington State Chapter today filed a comment letter with the Washington State Bar Association. We asked to start a discussion over proposed changes to the state’s practice rules that would impose new requirements on some in-house counsel. … Continue reading
Help for Nonprofits – ACC applauds IRS for making clear that helpful rule covers many program-related investments
Nonprofits confront many serious challenges in our society. And to really make a difference, they need the flexibility to support causes with a range of financial partnerships. The IRS has recognized this in theory. But the rules haven’t been clear. … Continue reading
ACC & Employment and Labor Law Committee Comments on LMRDA “Advice” Exemption
ACC and its Employment and Labor Law Committee (ELLC), in a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor dated September 21, argues that the Department’s proposed rule reinterpreting the “Advice” exemption of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act and undermines … Continue reading
ACC Files Comments with House Financial Services Committee re: Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provisions
In a letter filed with the House Financial Services Committee, ACC noted that it strongly supports draft legislation that would require employees to report internally, subject to limited exceptions. The SEC and CFTC have proposed rules that would permit employees … Continue reading
Employment and Labor Committee Comments to NLRB on Proposed Rules Governing Notification of Employee Rights under the NLRA
Employment and Labor Committee Comments to NLRB on Proposed Rules Governing Notification of Employee Rights under the NLRA
ACC Files Comments with SEC re: Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Regs Proposal
Today ACC filed followup comments with the Securites and Exchange Commission regarding proposed regulations, related to the Dodd-Frank Bill, that bypass the internal compliance systems designed to handle employee reports that are critical to addressing emerging problems. Earlier this week … Continue reading
FASB Delays Issuing Changes to FAS 5
FASB has announced a reprieve from the December 15, 2010 effective date of the board’s proposed FAS 5 revisions. An effective date will be decided at a future meeting, after redeliberations. While this does not constitute a satisfactory resolution of … Continue reading
