Business Law
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| Protection for Solid Waste Disposal Act Whistleblowers
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| Disclosure of Executive Compensation |
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| 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... |
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| Record Retention Requirements for Securities Brokers and Dealers |
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| Brokers and dealers engaging in securities transactions are required to maintain various records for varying periods under Securities and Exchange Commission rules. For example, "blotters" reflecting all purchases and sales of securities must be retained for six years. Copies of sale or purchase confirmations must be kept in an easily accessible place for two years and then for an additional year thereafter. More... |
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| Application of the De Facto Merger Doctrine to Acquisition of Corporate Assets |
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| Companies which otherwise are attractive acquisition targets may have contingent liabilities that are difficult to assess. For example, a paint manufacturer may have used ingredients that later prove to be toxic. Present and future liability of the manufacturer for damages from sales of products with those ingredients may be anticipated, but the scope and cost of that liability may be too difficult to determine to support an acquisition value for the manufacturer. More... |
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| Securities Trading Halts, Delays, and Suspensions |
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| The Securities and Exchange Commission may suspend trading in a security for up to ten days. Securities exchanges such as the New York and American Stock Exchanges and Nasdaq may delay trading in a security at the beginning of a trading day or halt trading in a security during the trading day. More... |
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