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Supreme Court agrees to hear Fidelity whistleblower case
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a case involving whistleblowers at Fidelity Investments, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether mutual fund employees are subject to the same whistleblower protections as workers at publicly traded companies....Tags: Labor Disputes, Employees, Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Supreme Court
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Q&A: Tampa lawyer Chris Cutler
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.A dozen years ago, lawyer Chris Cutler was among a small group of Securities and Exchange Commission staffers examining the books of relatively unknown Texas energy company Enron Corp. "When the SEC opened its investigation, three of us started going at...Tags: Criminals, Scott Rothstein, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Tampa, Mary Jo White
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'Pay for performance' pitfalls
Last week, 35 public school teachers and administrators indicted for allegedly cheating to raise test scores in an Atlanta school district began turning themselves in to authorities. They may be the tip of the iceberg; a state investigation implicates 178...
Tags: High Blood Pressure, CEO Pay, Employment, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Employment Opportunities
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Former Enron CEO may have his prison sentence shortened
Former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey K. Skilling, who is serving a 24-year prison sentence for his part in the collapse of the energy giant, could win an early release under a possible deal with the Justice Department. Skilling was convicted in 2006...
Tags: Prisons, Colleges and Universities, Crimes, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Chicago Confidential: Lehman Brothers bankruptcy examiner believes lessons not heeded
The lessons of Lehman Brothers, Chicagoan Anton Valukas says, haven't been learned. He would know. As the man charged by the bankruptcy court with getting to the bottom of what caused the largest bankruptcy in history, the Jenner & Block chairman and...
Tags: Services and Shopping, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Realty, Business Enterprises, Financially Distressed Companies
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Rachel Marsden: True capitalism can weed out system-wrecking psychopaths
American VoicesPARIS -- A colleague mentioned earlier this week how thankful he is that he can tell anyone who deserves it to go take a flying leap. (Actually, his precise words are unprintable, but you get the idea.) At first glance, such uninhibited opinion-sharing...Tags: Rachel Marsden, Fox News Channel (tv network), Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Jefferson County Magistrate Candidates Q&A
Editor’s note: As part of its ongoing coverage for next Tuesday’s general election, The Herald-Mail asked the five candidates seeking three open Jefferson County magistrate positions the following questions: Question 1: What is your legal...Tags: Politics, The Herald-Mail, U.S. Navy, Elections, Armed Forces
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No way to sugarcoat decision at Hostess
Hostess Brands is nothing like a Twinkie. The parent company's fate rests with a constituency that has grown hardened and sour. Union members, taxed by the givebacks already granted to an employer that's operated in bankruptcy for all but three of the...
Tags: Unions, CEO Pay, Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, Financially Distressed Companies
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Friday Morning Coffee: Is the Freeh Report a game-changer?
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekPenn State University, we turned to some experts for the long view. In a telephone interview yesterday, former Gov. Dick Thornburgh told us the report on the child-abuse scandal at Penn State will be required reading at colleges and universities across... -
Sarbanes, Edwards say jobs bill hurts transparency
Two Maryland Democrats who opposed a jobs bill that won House approval this week said Friday they voted against the measure because it would roll back regulations intended to protect investors, including those created under the landmark and...Tags: Donna F. Edwards, John Sarbanes, Companies and Corporations, Parties and Movements, Baltimore County
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Mailbag: No more Republican talking points on jobs
There were so many Republican talking points in the Oct. 12 Forum letter from Anita Meister-Boyd that it made me curious about her background ("Commentary: Jobs bill fails to address unemployment"). She is not only a resident of Newport Coast, but she...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Labor Markets, Tyco International Limited, Eric Cantor, Labor Legislation
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