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Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose, Glenn Thrush, Harvey Weinstein, Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, Donald Trump, Kevin Spacey, Russell Simmons, Roy Moore, and the list goes on and on. This renewed focus on sexual assault and sexual harassment is guaranteed to bring more emphasis on this hot topic in the workplace in the coming years.

Jeremiah D. Wood spoke today (Dec. 5, 2017) at the Texarkana Chapter of CPAs CPE Blitz event. The day-long program featured speakers who provided education and training in the areas of tax law, risk management, investing, auditing and other related topics.

Arkansas Business and Little Rock Soirée have named Attorneys Alexandra A. Ifrah and Robert T. Smith to its annual "Best Lawyers in Little Rock" list.

In the Inaugural edition of The Arkansas 200, published by Arkansas Business, Attorneys Shepherd Russell, Jim Simpson, Laura Smith, Price Gardner and Marvin L. Childers are recognized as among the state's top influencers.

As of November 22, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun notifying employers that they may be liable for an employer shared responsibility penalty under the Affordable Care Act requirements. The initial notification relates to the 2015 tax year and is based on the information that the employer provided to the IRS on the Forms 1094 and 1095.

With sexual harassment complaints dominating the news nationwide, it is likely to cause more lawsuits against employers. Wayne Young spoke to Arkansas Business's Mark Friedman on what companies should be doing now to prevent harassment altogether and to protect themselves against future litigation.

Attorney Jamie Jones was invited to join a panel discussion hosted by the Editorial Advisory Board of Arkansas Lawyer magazine to discuss women in the legal profession. The purpose, according to the magazine, was to provide insight from several perspectives on the challenges that women in the legal profession are facing now and faced in the past.