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SEC Issues No-Action Letter Regarding Eagle Life Insurance of N.Y.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following no-action letter on Sept. 29, 2023:

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To: Stephen E. Roth, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, Email: steveroth@eversheds-sutherland.com

Re: Eagle Life Insurance Company of NY

By letter dated September 29, 2023 ("Request Letter"), you request permission under Regulation S-X 3-13 ("Rule 3-13") for Eagle Life Insurance Company (the "Company") to file audited financial statements prepared in accordance with statutory accounting principles/1 ("SAP"), in place of financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting ... Show Full Article

SEC Issues Accounting & Auditing Enforcement Order Involving Albemarle
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4468) on Sept. 29, 2023:

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In the Matter of ALBEMARLE CORPORATION Respondent.

ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER

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The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate that cease-and-desist proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange ... Show Full Article

FEC: Statistical Summary of 6-Month Campaign Activity of 2023-2024 Election Cycle
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023:

Presidential candidates running for election in 2024 reported total receipts of $167.9 million and disbursements of $65.0 million according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission through June 30, 2023. Congressional candidates collected $556.9 million and disbursed $278.8 million, political parties received $348.8 million and spent $309.0 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $1.6 billion and spent $1.3 billion, covering financial activity ... Show Full Article

FEC Issues Digest for Week of Sept. 25-29
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest:

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Commission meetings and hearings

No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.

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Agency operations

On September 26, the Commission published an updated Plan for Agency Operations in the Absence of the Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriation.

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Advisory Opinions

Comment Received

Advisory Opinion Request 2023-06 (Texas Majority PAC) (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2023-06/) On September 25, the Commission received a comment on the advisory opinion request ... Show Full Article

EEOC Sues Jacobson Hospital in North Dakota for Retaliation
BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023:

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Employer Fired African American Employee in Retaliation Six Days After She Reported Racial Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

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Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, a critical access hospital in Elgin, North Dakota, violated federal law when it discharged an African American employee after she reported an incident of racial harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the lawsuit, ... Show Full Article

EEOC Sues Elaine's Pet Resorts, Elaine's Animal House for Disability Discrimination
FRESNO, California, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023:

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Federal Agency Charges Pet Resorts Failed to Reasonably Accommodate Individuals With Disabilities

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Elaine's Pet Resort, LP and Elaine's Animal House Inc. (collectively, "Elaine's Pet"), who operate pet resorts in Fresno and Madera, California, violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable accommodation to a class of applicants and employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the ... Show Full Article

EEOC Sues Alliance Ground International for Discrimination Against Deaf Applicants
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023:

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Federal Agency Charges Cargo Handling Company Refused to Hire Deaf Job Applicants And Destroyed Job Application Records in Violation of Federal Law

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Alliance Ground International, LLC, a cargo logistics and handling company, violated federal anti-discrimination law by refusing to hire a qualified applicant for a mail handler position at its Chicago facility because he was deaf, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit ... Show Full Article