On June 4, 2020, the SEC announced a nearly $50 million award to a whistleblower who provided the SEC with detailed, first-hand information that assisted the agency in bringing a…
During this COVID-19 pandemic, a difficult question especially demands an answer: if you or a loved one is taken down into life-threatening illness, how far would you want extreme life-prolonging…
Carol Buckmann recently shared her disagreement with Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Thole v. U.S. Bank in the Law360 article, “Eye On ERISA: Q&A with Cohen & Buckmann’s Carol…
Can participants in a well-funded defined benefit plan sue for fiduciary breach? Applying constitutional law to ERISA suits, the Supreme Court ruled on June 1 in a 5-4 decision (Thole…
Amid growing criticism of the agency’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSHA’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Loren E. Sweatt (“Sweatt”), testified before the House Education and Labor Committee’s Workforce Protections…
Every decent human being in America who saw the expression on Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s face as he caused the death of George Floyd recoiled in horror.
On April 23, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued helpful proposed regulations under section 512(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “proposed regulations”). Section 512(a)(6)…
On May, 27, the Alternate Reference Rate Committee (ARRC) that works under the auspices of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued a set of “Best Practices for Completing…
On May 22, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an open invitation for member firms and other interested parties to provide views and information about the security-based swap (SBS)…
On May 28, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held an open meeting to consider staff recommendations regarding amendments to two CFTC regulations. Both recommendations were approved by a unanimous…
On May 22, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a Customer Advisory addressing the unique risks associated with certain trading vehicles that use futures contracts or other commodity interests. The…
