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Comment Letter Requests SEC Require Public Companies To Furnish Gender Pay Ratio Data To Investors

By Steven J. Pearlman and Laura Fant on March 28, 2016 Posted in Wage and Hour

In a February 1, 2016 comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Pax Ellevate Management LLC Chair Sallie Krawcheck and Chief Executive Officer Joseph F. Keefe requested that the SEC take steps to require companies to annually disclose gender pay ratio information to investors. In the alternative, Krawcheck and Keefe requested that the … Continue Reading

SEC Approves FINRA Rule Strengthening Background Checks

By Joseph O’Keefe and Daniel Saperstein on January 12, 2015 Posted in Hiring/Background Checks

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rule requiring member firms to strengthen their background investigation of applicants seeking registration. We have detailed the requirements of the FINRA rule in our previous blog post. The SEC has “accelerated approval” of the rule, though the agency still will accept … Continue Reading