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Stock Options Now Valid Consideration for Noncompete Agreements in Texas
Joseph M. Beauchamp,Brian M. Jorgensen,Matthew W. Ray,Mark D. Temple, August 1, 2011
On June 24, 2011, the Texas Supreme Court in Marsh USA, Inc. v. Cook further restricted the ability of employees seeking to dodge noncompete restrictions in agreements with their employers by allowing stock options to serve as the consideration supporting the agreement. No. 09-0558, 2011 WL...

OFCCP Issues Active Case Enforcement Directive
Terri L. Chase,Eric S. Dreiband,Michael J. Gray,Brian M. Jorgensen,Alison B. Marshall,Mark D. Temple, March 23, 2011
Recently, the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP") issued Directive 295 (OFCCP Order No. 295 ADM Notice/Other (Dec. 16, 2010)), which sets out new procedures for conducting compliance reviews of supply and service federal government contractors....

Proposed Rule: Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers
Shahid A. Ghauri,Angela Olivarez,Elizabeth H. Peterson, February 25, 2011
Issuers engaged in the commercial development of oil, gas, or minerals will soon have to comply with additional disclosure requirements regarding payments made to non-U.S. governments and to the U.S. government. These requirements were imposed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...

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