Newly Adopted Rules Simplify Disclosure Requirements In the third quarter of 2018, the SEC issued a release adopting amendments to Regulations S-K and S-X and changing certain disclosure forms. The release indicates the changes are… Read more
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Is Your 5+ Year Real Property Lease Enforceable?
Did you know Stevie Wonder was giving some pretty good legal advice when he wrote: “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours?” Apparently, the Virginia Supreme Court thinks so too. Recently, the Court held that a 15-year… Read more
OSHA Targets More Employers for SST-16 Comprehensive Inspections
SST-16 Inspections: Who’s targeted, why, and how to prepare. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new program triggers comprehensive inspections based on employers’ electronic submissions. The new Site-Specific Targeting 2016 (SST-16) Program targets employers whose… Read more
Assess – Improve – Prevent
3 Tips from Woods Rogers’ Cybersecurity Team to Fight Back Against Scary Cyber Risk this Halloween Every year, Halloween marks the end of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Now is the perfect time to check up on… Read more
Section 199A: What do the proposed regulations mean?
Looking at a few points that amplify complexity. A Brief Primer Section 199A, enacted in December 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), allows individuals and certain other non-corporate taxpayers to… Read more
The Intersection Between Cybersecurity and Privacy: New NIST Guidance
Companies in the midst of cybersecurity preparedness have long looked to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for guidance. NIST—formally charged with setting the standards for federal government and its subcontractors—often leads the… Read more
Retirement Security and Disclosure Burdens
Executive Order Directs Department of Labor and Department of Treasury to Take Steps to Strengthen Retirement Security and Reduce Disclosure Burdens On August 31, 2018, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) announcing a goal… Read more
VA, MD, NC: New Laws and Trending Ideas!
Mid-Atlantic States Update: New Laws in Effect July-December 2018 Several key legal actions were taken in state legislatures during the first six months of 2018. Here’s a peek at the changes ahead for Virginia, Maryland, and… Read more
Raging Waters: Over 5,000 I-9 Audits by September 2018!
I-9 audits are on the rise and won’t stop any time soon! According to an Associated Press article this month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations unit has plans to conduct over 5,000 audits… Read more
GDPR: Happy Day One of World-Wide Privacy Regulations
Today marks the first day that the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) goes into effect. Below is a brief summary of what you need to know: Who needs to comply? All companies that process… Read more