on this matter? For starters, what does Sarbanes-Oxley say about whistleblower protection? Hoey: Sarbanes-Oxley was enacted in 2002 in the wake of Enron, WorldCom and the other corporate scandals. The Act ... intended to extend Sarbanes-Oxley protection to people who reported such violations it would have said so ...

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the debate on how businesses should operate. Sarbanes-Oxley underscores many of the issues critical to good ... are in place. There is much buzz about certain Sarbanes-Oxley rules becoming "best ... Question: Are nonprofits under the same pressure to adopt certain Sarbanes-Oxley rules? ...

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of Sarbanes-Oxley. Sarbanes-Oxley was passed by Congress in the wake of corporate accounting and disclosure ... With the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002 1 ("Sarbanes-Oxley ... and WorldCom. Sarbanes-Oxley's aim was to implement a series of controls and safeguards on public companies ...

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These changes were undertaken in order to prevent similar scandals from occurring in the future. Sarbanes-Oxley ... that it creates. Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Planning & Compliance was edited by three partners from ... of the CEO, audit committee and the board, Sarbanes-Oxley and the new SEC rules enormously enhance ...

Articles - 2006-10-01 00:00

will assist companies' compliance with Section 404, thereby making Sarbanes-Oxley more effective ... with the compliance requirements that have been implemented by the PCAOB. Congress enacted Sarbanes-Oxley ... Sarbanes-Oxley was intended to institute a uniform system of corporate accountability and disclosure for all ...

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"stock" of these whistleblower provisions. Sarbanes-Oxley generally covers publicly traded companies, ... violations of the applicable laws. 18 U.S.C. §1514A(a)(2). Sarbanes-Oxley extends protection ... employees who object to or refuse to participate in unlawful activity, Sarbanes-Oxley is silent on whether ...

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implications does this have for general counsel? Mirsky: Sarbanes-Oxley did not invent ... Editor: Has Sarbanes-Oxley affected the relationship of the general counsel with the CEO as well? ... challenge facing corporations today is the requirement under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 for management ...

Articles - 2005-01-01 00:00

Registry, similar to the recently enacted Do-Not-Call list. II. Sarbanes-Oxley Considerations ... Sarbanes-Oxley presents another set of checks and balances on the use of commercial e-mail to further ... for compliance under new legislation, and specifically under Sarbanes-Oxley, is really rooted in three general ...

Articles - 2004-03-01 00:00

Sarbanes-Oxley was enacted. Now, these policies need to be refined to identify prohibited conduct, establish ... . Regardless of whether Sarbanes-Oxley applies to you, it is important to have some mechanism in place ... before Sarbanes-Oxley. Nevertheless, Sarbanes has received a great deal of attention in recent years. ...

Articles - 2006-06-01 00:00

Registry, similar to the recently enacted Do-Not-Call list. II. Sarbanes-Oxley Considerations ... Sarbanes-Oxley presents another set of checks and balances on the use of commercial e-mail to further ... for compliance under new legislation, and specifically under Sarbanes-Oxley, is really rooted in three general ...

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