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California Supreme Court Holds That Employers Have A Good-Faith Defense To Statutory Penalties For Wage-Statement Violations

The California Supreme Court held today that an employer is not subject to statutory penalties for providing incomplete or inaccurate wage statements if it reasonably and in good faith believed the statements were accurate.

May 6, 2024

Important Updates on Spin-Offs and Debt Exchanges: Revenue Procedure 2024-24 and Notice 2024-38

Our lawyers review the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department’s updated guidelines on spin-offs and debt exchanges.

May 6, 2024

First Quarter 2024 Update on Class Actions

Our most recent Class Actions Update provides an overview of key class action-related developments during the first quarter of 2024.

May 6, 2024

EU Enhances Protection of the Environment Through Criminal Law

The Directive extends the list of criminal offenses to the environment on EU level. EU Member States have two years to transpose the directive into national law after the its entry into force on May 20, 2024.

May 2, 2024

AIFMD II: The Impact of EU Reforms on Non-EU Sponsors Accessing European Capital

Our lawyers review the changes introduced by the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive II and assess the likely impact of such changes on non-EU sponsors of private investment funds that are marketed in the EU.

May 2, 2024

Monthly Bank Regulatory Report (April 2024)

This update covers recent federal banking agency initiatives and legal news updates on the Community Reinvestment Act final rules and Federal Reserve Bank master accounts. 

May 1, 2024

Gibson Dunn Digital Assets Recent Updates – April 2024

Our digital assets update covers recent legal news regarding all types of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, CBDCs, and NFTs, as well as other blockchain and Web3 technologies.

May 1, 2024

Landmark EU “Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive” Imposing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Obligations on EU and Non-EU Companies Approved by European Parliament

The obligations apply with respect to a company’s own operations and those of its subsidiaries — but also to those carried out by a company’s “business partners” in the company’s “chain of activities”.

April 30, 2024

IRS and Treasury Issue Final Regulations Regarding Domestically Controlled REIT Qualification Test

The Final Regulations modify the “look-through” rule for certain domestic C corporations, and introduce a new ten-year transition rule.

April 26, 2024

Derivatives, Legislative and Regulatory Weekly Update (April 26, 2024)

Gibson Dunn's lawyers bring you the latest in U.S. derivatives news from the past week.

April 26, 2024

New York State’s 2024-2025 Budget Brings First-of-Its-Kind Paid Prenatal Leave, Expanded Nursing Protections, and the End of Covid-19 Leave

New York State’s 2024-2025 budget includes three notable amendments to New York labor law: paid prenatal leave, paid nursing breaks, and the end of COVID-19 leave.

April 25, 2024

FTC Issues Final Rule Barring Employee Non-Compete Agreements

This near categorical ban on non-compete agreements marks an abrupt departure from existing law in many jurisdictions and has drawn almost immediate legal challenges.  

April 24, 2024

DEI Task Force Update (April 24, 2024)

Our DEI Task Force provides an update on key developments, media coverage and commentary, and current litigation.

April 24, 2024

Accounting Firm Quarterly Update, Q1 2024

Our Accounting Firm Quarterly Update for Q1 2024 covers news on a range of topics.

April 22, 2024

Derivatives, Legislative and Regulatory Weekly Update (April 19, 2024)

Gibson Dunn's lawyers bring you the latest in U.S. derivatives news from the past week.

April 19, 2024

EEOC’s Final Rule Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: 10 Takeaways

On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The final rule comes after considering extensive comments on the August 2023 draft rulemaking, and will go into effect on June 18, 2024.

April 18, 2024

Supreme Court Holds That A Title VII Plaintiff Challenging A Work Transfer Need Not Show “Significant” Harm

Today, the Supreme Court held that a Title VII plaintiff challenging a forced job transfer as discriminatory must show some harm from the transfer, but need not show that the harm was “significant,” “material,” or “serious.”

April 17, 2024

Reminder for Resource Extraction Issuers: Form SD Due September 2024

Under the final rule, domestic or foreign “resource extraction issuers" are required to annually disclose information about certain payments made to foreign governments or the U.S. federal government on Form SD.

April 17, 2024

European Court of Human Rights Rules on the Positive Obligations of Convention States in the Face of the Climate Crisis – Key Takeaways

The Climate Change Cases are the first of their kind decided by the Court and constitute a significant legal development requiring considered analysis and reflection.

April 16, 2024

Gibson Dunn Environmental, Social and Governance Update (March 2024)

We are pleased to provide you with Gibson Dunn’s ESG update covering the following key developments during March 2024.

April 16, 2024