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Month: November 2021

Five Things Companies Still Don’t Know About the Vaccine Mandate

When the White House announced its rule on COVID-19 vaccines in the workplace earlier this month, it all seemed so clear. Issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and applying to all businesses with 100 or more emp...

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Emboldened Workers Fight Back Over Wages, Job Conditions

As the world digs out from the economic rubble of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies have found a reckoning awaiting them. Inflation, vaccine mandates, supply-chain disruptions – there are some heavy conversations taking place around corporat...

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Department of Justice Talks Tough on Corporate Crime

As a joint project between the law schools of Duke University and the University of Virginia, the Corporate Prosecution Registry aims to maintain a comprehensive collection of information about federal organizational prosecutions in the Uni...

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Pressure Mounts for Financial Institutions to Address Climate Change

When we talk about corporate climate-change offenders, the financial sector doesn’t come up very often. Banking doesn’t produce carbon emissions – at least, not more than any other office-based industry. However, that isn’t stopping global...

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SEC Paves the Way for More ESG Proposals

In the perpetual battle between activist shareholders and corporations, the insurgents recently have scored some key victories. In the latest win for activists, the Securities and Exchange Commission is taking steps to make it easier to put...

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