| Qualification Examinations for Persons in the Securities Industry |
| Persons who wish to enter the securities industry to sell or trade securities must pass an initial examination in order to be eligible to register with a self-regulatory organization such as the New York or American Stock Exchanges or Nasdaq.More... |
| Directors' Liability - Torts and Wrongful Acts |
| TORTS AND WRONGFUL ACTSMore... |
| Antitrust Liability Limitations for Standards Development Organizations |
| Under the Standards Development Organization Advancement Act of 2004, a standards development organization (SDO) that registers with the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission will not be subject to treble damage liability in private antitrust actions. Also, the rule of reason rather than a per se illegal analysis will be used in evaluating the anti-competitive effect of any alleged antitrust violations by a registered SDO. More... |
| Disclosure of Executive Compensation |
| While each company decides what its executives are paid, the amounts and types of compensation paid to the top executives of public companies is considered material information that the Securities and Exchange Commission has determined must be disclosed to the public.More... |
| Compliance with the ADEA/OWBPA |
| After the United States Supreme Court decided Ohio v. Betts in 1989, Congress amended the ADEA by passing The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 3 (OWBPA). The OWBPA further clarifies Congress's original intent relative to age-based discrimination in the area of employee benefits. Under the OWBPA, an employee may reduce benefits for older workers only when the cost of providing reduced benefits is the same as it is for younger workers. An employer cannot prevent an older employee's pension from accumulating or accruing if the employee works past normal retirement age. The practice of forcing older workers to take early retirement is also addressed. More... |
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