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Month: December 2023

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Noncompete Agreements for the Modern Age

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Banning noncompete agreements. It’s all the rage, and it could be coming to a state legislature near you – if it hasn’t already. In September, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill prohibiting employers from entering nonco...

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Tech Industry Coming to Terms with Water Consumption

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When it comes to industries commonly viewed as the biggest threats to the environment, sectors like oil and gas and manufacturing often come to mind. We should probably add cryptocurrency to that list as well. As the crypto industry has age...

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Court Ruling Puts Kibosh on Share Repurchase Disclosure Rule

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A decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has resulted in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization Rule being put on hold. But why? A reasonable explanation to the layperson would be that eve...

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GameStop Authorizes CEO to Buy Stocks Using Company Cash

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In video game parlance, the board of directors of struggling retailer GameStop Corp. last week handed CEO Ryan Cohen a doozy of a power-up. In its Form 10-Q filed on December 6, GameStop announced that the board had approved a new investmen...

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As ESG Pledges Continue to Rise, Who is Keeping Track?

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Climate-related pledges have been all the rage the last few years, with governments and corporate leaders publicly and emphatically stating their commitments to environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. However admirable, these...

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