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How Audit Materiality is Material to You

How Audit Materiality is Material to You

One of the critical components of financial statements is the audit report. While audited financial statements are not perfect they should be “good enough” that the informed investor, having read the financial statements, has enough data to make knowledgeable decisions based on the firm’s history and its management’s handling of finances.

By Carolyn Ann Galantine, PhD, MA, CPA
Accounting / Finance / Investing, Business Law, Economics
Bullying Before Sexual Harassment

Bullying Before Sexual Harassment

While sexual harassment makes larger headlines, workplace bullying can be just as detrimental to employees and the company for which they work.

By Lilit Grigoryan, JD and Gia Honnen Weisdorn, JD, LLM, MBA
Business Law, Ethics, Human Resources, Leadership, Organizational Behavior
Summaries of the 2015 "The Future of Healthcare Symposium"

Summaries of the 2015 “The Future of Healthcare Symposium”

Read the summaries of the Keynote Speakers: Steve Collis and Susan Dentzer as well as the summaries of the three panels for the 2015 Healthcare Symposium.

By Graziadio Business Review
Business Law, Economics, Management
A Whale of a Legal Tale

A Whale of a Legal Tale

SOX includes a broad prohibition on obstruction of justice. Should that criminal statute apply to a commercial fisherman improperly disposing of undersized fish?

By Larry Bumgardner, JD
Business Law, Economics, Ethics
A Generic Problem: Should FDA Approval of Drugs Stop Consumers’ Suits for Injuries?

A Generic Problem: Should FDA Approval of Drugs Stop Consumers’ Suits for Injuries?

The Supreme Court has ruled federal law blocks consumers from suing for injuries from generic drugs, yet brand name drugs do not have the same protection.

By Larry Bumgardner, JD
Business Law, Economics, Ethics
Justice in Ethics Programs

Justice in Ethics Programs

Ethics programs have arisen in response to outcry over the perceived unethical behavior of American business. The rapid response is encouraging, though issues have emerged.

By Jere E. Yates, PhD
Business Law, Ethics, Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior
A No Fault Approach to Recouping Executive Compensation

A No Fault Approach to Recouping Executive Compensation

Having improved financial performance justifies compensation, but what happens to the compensation after a restatement?

By Gina Joan Kim, JD, MBA and Gia Honnen Weisdorn, JD, LLM, MBA
Business Law, Ethics, Leadership, Uncategorized
The Ethics of Ethics Programs

The Ethics of Ethics Programs

Ethics programs are most effective when they flow out of a culture that values practicing business legally and ethically. However, there are a number of ethical issues which are themselves raised by ethics programs that demand more visibility and thought if these programs are to be ultimately effective.

By Jere E. Yates, PhD
Business Law, Ethics, Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior
UPDATE: Reforming Corporate America

UPDATE: Reforming Corporate America

In July 2002, Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted in response to fraud scandals at companies such as Enron and WorldCom; however, today the law is highly controversial and a target for frequent criticism from both business executives and politicians.

By Larry Bumgardner, JD
Business Law
UPDATE: The Employers’ Legal Obligations to Employees in the Military

UPDATE: The Employers’ Legal Obligations to Employees in the Military

2012 Employer tax credits available to employers who hire returning war veterans have been extended and enhanced.

By Charles P. Leo, PhD
Business Law
Protecting Descriptive Brands in Trademark and Trade Dress Law:

Protecting Descriptive Brands in Trademark and Trade Dress Law:

A company must be able to defend its marks and dress to ensure a continued, strong association between the company’s products and their source.

By David Scalise, JD, Alexa Koenig, JD, MA and Brandon Carr, JD
Business Law
Secondary Meaning in Trademark and Trade Dress Law

Secondary Meaning in Trademark and Trade Dress Law

This article, the second in a series focused on trademarks and trade dress, details the doctrine of secondary meaning and its ramifications for businesses.

By David Scalise, JD, Alexa Koenig, JD, MA and Brandon Carr, JD
Business Law
Family Business Succession

Family Business Succession

Passing a business to the next generation requires the appropriate legal tools and a well-designed succession plan.

By Otis W. Baskin, PhD and Roger L. Neu, JD
Business Law
The Quest for Distinctiveness in Trademark and Trade Dress Law

The Quest for Distinctiveness in Trademark and Trade Dress Law

An overview of the critical issue of distinctiveness in trademark law and how a company’s marks and dress can be made as strong as possible.

By David Scalise, JD, Alexa Koenig, JD, MA and Brandon Carr, JD
Business Law
Lessons from the New Dodd-Frank Financial Regulatory Reform Law

Lessons from the New Dodd-Frank Financial Regulatory Reform Law

The path to the new Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act echoes that of another controversial business reform law, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. What can be learned from these two laws and the business scandals that prompted them?

By Larry Bumgardner, JD
Business Law
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