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Federal Contractor's Pay Practices Will Now Undergo Statistical Analysis

Federal contractors' and subcontractors' compensation practices will be subject to statistical review using 'multiple regression analysis' under final standards issued by the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) on June 16, 2006. The statistical analysis is...

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Insurance Will Protect Companies, Officers And Directors From Options Backdating Claims

On March 18, 2006, the Wall Street Journal published an article indicating that a number of public companies supposedly 'backdated' grants of stock options to senior executives to allow those executives to profit. That article set off a firestorm of activity surrounding the practice of options...

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Avian Flu: Planning For A Pandemic

Editor: Nina, why should companies prepare for a pandemic? Stillman: The World Health Organization recognizes six phases in the development of a pandemic. We are currently in Phase 3 with respect to the avian flu, i.e., human infections have been recorded, but human-to-human spread has not...

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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius' Beijing Office: Focused On China's New Technology Sector

Editor:Would you tell our readers about your background? Chang: I am a partner in Morgan Lewis' business and finance practice and the firm's greater China practice, where I serve on the Greater China Practice Steering Committee. My practice focuses on corporate and securities transactions,...

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From Boxes Of Documents To Gigabytes And Meta Data: A Guide To Antitrust Document Production In The 21st Century - Part II

In organizing production, determine early the level of technology that will be employed to manage the hard-copy and electronic documents that are collected for review and later production. At the most basic level, all document requests ask you to find and produce responsive materials. There are,...

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