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- Negotiating Realistic Estimates
- This article addresses how and why to negotiate realistic project schedules and budgets when faced with the need to meet externally set targets based on legal requirements, market pressures, client whim, etc. Confusing impossible deadlines and budgets with aggressive project planning and performance may be one of the most costly...
- White papers 2000-08-01
- SEC Reminds Companies of Disclosure Requirements
- "On January 22, 2002, in part in response to renewed concerns regarding the integrity of financial and other disclosure, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a statement about the disclosure requirements regarding Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A"). The Statement does not create...
- White papers 2002-02-01
- Backhoe Legal Requirements
- There are many different types of backhoes available. The purchase of backhoes requires certain legal requirements. One cannot just purchase a backhoe without registering with the legal authorities. The legal authorities have to know the reason why one would like to buy or lease a backhoe. This paper takes a...
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- Understanding Financial Reporting
- Financial reporting, done annually by private enterprises and quarterly by public companies, offers essential information about the financial health of an organization. Interested parties often use this information to support investing and financing decisions. Companies prepare their reports in an agreed format, including a balance sheet, income statement, cash flow...
- Articles 2007-09-28
- New Defense Contractor Self Reporting Requirement Working Too Well
- As one of the reforms passed in the last year of defense contracting was a requirement that a company self report themselves to the Department of Defense's Inspector General DOD IG. Previously any person could report a possible violation protected by whistle blower law as well as sub and...
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- Third-Party Legal Opinion Report including the Legal Opinion Accord of the Section of Business Law American Bar Association (Business Law Opinion Report)
- Business enterprises frequently need financing. They purchase or dispose of property. They merge, acquire or are acquired. While there is no requirement that lawyers be involved, the participants in such transactions are customarily represented by legal counsel during the course of the negotiations and the preparation of the relevant documentation....
- Research articles 1994-10-01
- How to Handle a Sick CEO
- The Find: Executives facing a health crisis may have more pressing matters for their attention than the perfect strategy for announcing the diagnosis, but two experts warn there is a right way -- and a wrong way -- for a company to handle a sick CEO. The...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Northrop Considering KC-X Legal Action
- The Defense Department's release of Northrop Grumman/EADS pricing data from its 2008 KC-X refueling tanker competition win to the loser, Boeing, broke rules governing such disclosures, Northrop officials assert, and their company is considering a variety of options, including legal action. The sharing of the company's proposed price for the...
- News items 2009-10-29
- Government has poor count of contractors on battlefield
- The government's inability to count contractors on the battlefield risks the security of U.S. troops, the Wartime Contracting Commission said Monday. Without knowing who and how many contractors are on the battlefield, the government runs the risk that contractors hire foreign nationals without proper background checks. "It only takes one...
- News items 2009-11-05
- The Economic and Legal Consequences of Requiring the Expensing of Employee Stock Options Without Specifying the Valuation Method
- Since 1995, most companies have chosen to use the intrinsic value method for establishing the fair value of their employee stock options, and have used the Black-Scholes options-pricing model for making the required pro forma disclosure in the footnotes to their financial reports. This article discusses that the absence of...
- White papers 2003-02-04
- How Eli Lilly Waved Goodbye to $3.1 Billion
- How Eli Lilly Waved Goodbye to $3.1 BillionRE: How Eli Lilly Waved Goodbye to $3.1 BillionJim, I think what they are saying is that the exceptional hopefully non-recurring charge expressed as a percentage of current quarter sales is not a meaningful ratio. The meaningful number would be the cummulative...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-27
- Immigration bills curb court reviews
- WASHINGTON -- Immigration legislation now before Congress is threatening a long-standing safeguard to keep politics out of final decisions about who becomes an American, legal experts and immigrant rights advocates say. The House and Senate have passed immigration bills that would reduce or eliminate federal courts' ability to intervene...
- Research articles 2006-06-01
- Liz Hurley posts official notice of marriage to Indian boyfriend
- LONDON AFP — British model and actress Elizabeth Hurley and Indian businessman Arun Nayar told officials of their plan to wed. Hurley is to marry Nayar at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, southwestern England, according to a legal document on public display at the registry office in nearby Cheltenham. ...
- Research articles 2007-02-16
- ACLU Plans To Mount Legal Challenge To CHIP Act; Schools Not Included.
- The American Civil Liberties Union ACLU plans to file a lawsuit this month challenging the legality of a portion of the law that requires schools and libraries to use Internet filtering software in order to receive E-rate funds, ETN has learned. While the law...
- Research articles 2001-03-14
- Memphis, Tenn., Legal Services Offers to Help Farmers in Class-Action Lawsuit.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Aug. 26--Memphis Area Legal Services has offered to assist black farmers in their efforts to be compensated as part of the class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Individuals wanting to be considered for inclusion in the lawsuit have until Sept. 15 to...
- Research articles 2000-08-25
- LDP's Kamei seeks early legal amendments to aid stock market
- TOKYO, Jan. 26 Kyodo Shizuka Kamei, policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party LDP, on Friday asked the justice minister and the head of the LDP tax panel to prepare legal amendments to aid the stock market for submission to the next Diet session, LDP...
- Research articles 2001-01-29
- Money Supply
- Tamara Cammet didn't know her name and her husband's name were published in the May 8 New Hampshire Union Leader. She doesn't usually read the newspaper - and, besides, they were in small print, among the 10 pages of legal notices letting readers know that Cammet's home in East Kingston...
- Research articles 2008-06-06
- Preparing a Balance Sheet
- The balance sheet is a financial statement produced periodically, normally at the end of a calendar or financial year, and normally within an annual report. It showcases the company by measuring its financial health. Its production is a legal requirement in most countries. It is usually greeted enthusiastically by stockholders...
- Articles 2007-07-16
- Conducting Panel Employment Interviews
- Panel interviewing allows multiple people to interview a job candidate at the same time. A panel has two or more participants, which may include the direct manager for the role, human resources staff, department managers, and/or the candidate's potential colleagues. Peer participants commonly participate when recruiting a new senior staff...
- Articles 2007-10-11
- Designing a Web Site That Works
- Considering most people visit Web sites to find information, it's not surprising the majority of sites focus more on presenting content than showcasing graphics. The most successful sites are built around the information they offer visitors. The most effective ones use graphic elements to enhance what readers take away—not...
- Articles 2007-12-13
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