Corporate Counsel

11/27/2025

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11/27/2025

The class alleges that the parking agency had failed to give its security officers adequate lunch breaks, instead forcing them to continue to work unpaid during their breaks.

11/27/2025

Discover how to break down silos in law firms by fostering collaboration, streamlining knowledge sharing, and leveraging technology to boost efficiency and revenue.

11/26/2025

U.S. District Senior Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the District of Columbia granted a stay and preliminary injunction on Nov. 21, ruling an address-sharing agreement between the IRS and ICE likely violates the Administrative Procedure Act and federal tax codes. https://loom.ly/id3n6Mo

Plaintiffs have shown that the IRS committed multiple violations of Internal Revenue Code Section 6103(i)(2) when it disclosed confidential taxpayer address information to ICE on August 7, 2025, U.S. District Senior Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote in a decision blocking the agencies from implemen...

11/26/2025

There are other, “less burdensome means” to evaluate banks’ money laundering risks than the MLR system and is now “no longer necessary,” the OCC stated. https://loom.ly/8U1CQ9Q

“Today’s actions further relieve community banks of unnecessary regulatory requirements and seek to better position them to help fuel job creation and economic development in local communities across the country," said Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould.

11/26/2025

The settlement comes just as the EEOC announces a focus on eradicating so-called discrimination against American workers. The agency has issued announcements calling for anyone who observes anti-American discrimination in the workplace to make a report. https://loom.ly/ImfY1iY

The settlement comes just as the EEOC announces a focus on eradicating discrimination against American workers. The agency has issued announcements calling for anyone who observes anti-American discrimination in the workplace to make a report.

11/26/2025

John Mitchell, CLO of Farmington, Utah-based PACS Group, received compensation totaling $26.6 million in the year ending Dec. 31, 2024, according to its proxy statement filed Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. https://loom.ly/VPGsZ5M

A stock grant John Mitchell received when PACS Group went public in April 2024 pushed his pay for the year above what the legal chiefs of Amazon, Netflix and Disney earned.

11/26/2025

At last month’s Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, a panel of experienced in-house counsel walked through the high-stakes realities of internal investigations during a session titled “The In-House Lawyer’s Role in Internal Investigations.” https://loom.ly/vz2KBT8

“I think the worst situation—we've all been there—is when something comes to your attention ... and you realize an investigation should have happened a long time ago, said Jennifer McGlinn, general counsel at Eurofins NSC US.

11/26/2025

American Century Companies, Mariner Wealth Advisors and Tortoise Capital Advisors agreed to the settlement, which is subject to final approval from a federal judge in Kansas. https://loom.ly/ZwIY44M

The defendants benefited from the wage suppression conspiracy by retaining clients and assets, since whenever asset and wealth professionals leave a job, their clients often follow them to their new employer, the suit alleged.

11/26/2025

Kelly Whetstone brings more than 20 years of financial services compliance and legal experience to the Brookfield, Wisconsin-based firm, which was founded in 1987 and has a stated market value of $8.3 billion. https://loom.ly/WUkjOB8

MLG Capital has appointed Kelly Whetstone, a compliance veteran with more than 20 years of financial services experience, as chief compliance officer and associate general counsel.

11/26/2025

A stock grant John Mitchell received when PACS Group went public in April 2024 pushed his pay for the year above what the legal chiefs of Amazon, Netflix and Disney earned.

11/26/2025

The settlement comes just as the EEOC announces a focus on eradicating discrimination against American workers. The agency has issued announcements calling for anyone who observes anti-American discrimination in the workplace to make a report.