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Corporations Talking Clawback Policies for Executives’ #MeToo Misconduct

Corporate boards across the U.S. are weighing whether bosses who lose their jobs for bad behavior should surrender part of their compensation. Several high-profile executives resigned or were ousted in the past year following allegations of misconduct, leaving the companies …

Judge Denies Wells Fargo Bid to Dodge Shareholder Lawsuit

A federal judge denied Wells Fargo & Co.’s request to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit triggered by the bank’s plummeting stock price after it admitted in 2016 to creating millions of fake accounts, starting the worst financial scandal in its modern …

Mandatory Arbitration Clause Could Thwart Wells Fargo Customers’ Lawsuits

Wells Fargo & Co. customers aiming to sue the bank over bogus accounts opened in their names may be in for an unpleasant surprise: the fine print requires them to take their claims to an arbitrator instead of a court. …

Wells Fargo Facing Disclosure Questions Over ‘Phantom’ Sales Scandal

A phantom account scandal at Wells Fargo & Co. has put the U.S. bank’s disclosure policies under a harsh spotlight. Despite press reports that a federal regulator and the Los Angeles prosecutor were investigating sales practices at retail branches of …