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Former AIG executives settle SEC financial fraud case

August 6, 2009 03:42:00 PM

Former American International Group (AIG) executives on Thursday agreed to settle a suit brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging their involvement in inflating the company's reported financial...

August 5, 2009 11:02:00 AM

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed fraud charges Tuesday against General Electric Co. (GE) , resulting in GE agreeing to pay a $50 million settlement . The SEC accused GE of...

August 3, 2009 02:51:00 PM

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday charged Bank of America with misleading investors regarding billions of dollars paid to Merrill Lynch executives during the acquisition of the firm....

July 29, 2009 09:52:00 AM

Bank of America (BOA) announced Tuesday that it has reached a settlement with Parmalat SpA in litigation stemming from the 2003 collapse of the Italian dairy giant. Under the terms...

December 19, 2008 08:12:00 AM

An Italian court in Milan Thursday sentenced Parmalat SpA founder Calisto Tanzi to 10 years in prison for his role in the collapse of the Italian dairy giant. Tanzi is the first...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Acts of Union creates Great Britain

On May 1, 1707, the two Acts of Union went into effect, implementing the Treaty of Union and thereby uniting the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Union with Scotland Act was passed by the Parliament of England in 1706, and the Scottish Parliament promulgated the Union with England Act. Learn more about the Acts of Union from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

First US trade union formed

On May 1, 1794, the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers) was organized in Philadelphia to negotiate wages for its members, becoming the first trade union in the United States.

Learn more about the history of the labor movement in the United States, and visit the website of the AFL-CIO, the federation of America's labor unions, representing more than 13 million workers.