The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit created a federal appellate split today when it revived a Dodd-Frank Act retaliation claim by an ex-finance director, who was responsible for the company’s financial reporting and compliance with accounting standards. The court held that he was protected even though he only raised claims of accounting fraud internally with his employer, but did not report them to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) before he was terminated.  The...

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After an off-season dominated by accusations, suspensions, name-calling, and courtroom drama, the NFL finally gave football fans what they wanted when the Patriots hosted the Steelers on opening night. The game was not without something for the conspiracy theorists: Steelers coach Mike Tomlin complained that the Pats' radio broadcast was coming through his headset throughout the first half. After an off-month low-lighted by a spike in volatility, sizable stock market losses, hand-wringing, and teeth-gnashing, the financial markets finally gave investors...

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On September 9, 2015, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced important changes impacting certain individuals in the permanent residence (“green card”) process. This change will allow some individuals to file the last step of the green card process, the application for adjustment of status, even if their priority date is not current. The DOS has been moving steadily towards reforming its process for calculating immigrant visa (“green card”) availability. In July 2015,...

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