With the recent passage of the English-only ballot initiative in Utah, employers may be inclined to pass similar English-only rules in the workplace. Employers need to be aware that the ballot initiative applies only to official government business. Employers in the private sector are restricted by EEOC guidelines and by case law that limits the circumstances under which English-only rules can be adopted.
The goal in mandating EDGAR filing for foreign private issuers is to further facilitate the rapid dissemination of financial and business information about companies and other parties participating in the United States capital markets while making the SEC's processing of filings more efficient.
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