[Audio] Leaning in on AI in Compliance Programs
Imagine you are at a large company with thousands of suppliers. As a part of the compliance team you need to understand the risk of working with each and eve...
CFPB Expected to Scrutinize Credit Card Rewards and Buy-N...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) Director Rohit Chopra shared his insights at Consumer Bankers Association Live industry conference in Washingto...
Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Forfeiture-for-Competition...
On January 29, 2024, in Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. v. Ainslie, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a Chancery Court holding that a forfeiture-for-competition pr...
Summary of Upcoming Changes to USCIS Filing Requirements ...
April 1, 2024, will mark the beginning of new changes to USCIS form editions, filing fees, and direct filing addresses for many common immigration applicatio...
Québec’s Unique Pension and Benefits Law Requirements for...
When engaging employees (or acquiring a business that engages employees) in the Canadian province of Québec, employers and prospective employers should note ...
Tax Law Highlights | Brazilian Tax Reform And Expectation...
The Brazilian Tax Reform on consumption was enacted through Complementary Amendment No. 132/2023, which unified the main taxes on the consumption of goods an...
Singapore Court Issues Landmark Decision Recognizing Indo...
The Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC") has handed down its first insolvency-related ruling. The court granted recognition and full force and e...
Red Pencil, Blue Pencil, or Something In Between? Ohio Co...
Ohio has long recognized the enforceability of non-compete agreements. Broadly speaking, a court can do one of three things with an unenforceable non-compete...
California Supreme Court Examines Compensable Time Based ...
On Monday, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Huerta v. CSI Electrical Contractors Inc., answering three questions about the scope of the ter...
Plaintiffs in credit card late fee rule case ask Fifth Ci...
On March 26, 2024, the plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging the CFPB’s final credit card late fee rule (“Final Rule”) filed a Notice Regarding Their Emergen...
Europe Daily News, 27 March 2024
COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11517 - CKI / CKA / Phoenix Energy) - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11084 - ...
[Video] Public M&A Day in Frankfurt
Latham hosted our second Public M&A Day in Frankfurt, bringing together senior executives and Latham partners to discuss opportunities in the current public ...
Mobility@McDermott: Monthly Update (03/2024)
1. Leasing provider liable for behavior of car dealership employees in court case relating to vehicle purchase option after end of leasing agreement - When a...
CSSB Releases Proposed Canadian Sustainability Disclosure...
On March 13, 2024, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (“CSSB”) released proposed Canadian sustainability disclosure standards (the “CSSB Standards”)...
CISA Opens Repository for Submission of Software Security...
On March 11, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) and the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released the highly-anticipa...
Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on New York Meal and...
Workday breaks can go a long way to reduce employees’ stress and fatigue on the job while also improving overall job satisfaction and productivity. It import...
Federal District Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act U...
The CTA and Legal Challenges - The CTA is a sweeping new anti-money-laundering law that, as of January 1, 2024, requires most entities formed or registered t...
Washington State Legislative Updates
The Washington state legislature and certain localities recently passed several bills affecting employers, some of which have already been signed into law. T...
Paid in Full: GSA Approves Advance Payment for SaaS Licenses
GSA long has stated that the “MAS program is designed to mirror commercial buying practices.” (Don’t laugh – I’m serious! Slide 12 if you don’t believe me.) ...
Tighter profits drive NPL consolidation
Weaker deal flow and tighter profit margins are driving a wave of consolidation in the European non-performing loan servicer market - Europe’s non-performing...
Texas Bankruptcy Court: Debtor's Non-Economic Rights Unde...
The Bankruptcy Code invalidates "ipso facto" clauses in executory contracts or unexpired leases that purport to modify or terminate the contract or lease (or...
Opt-out challenge case assigned to Colorado federal Judge...
As we previously reported, on March 25, 2024, three consumer financial services industry trade groups filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Colorado c...
California Business Divorce: Understanding IP Ownership i...
Picture a renowned winery in the heart of Napa Valley that has built its reputation on a trademark that connoisseurs associate with exceptional quality. This...
Ron DeSantis Still Stuck Trying To Spin Disney Losses — S...
Takes A Certain Amount Of Skill To Lose Like This: Almost looks like DeSantis came out ahead if you close your eyes really hard . New Office, New Policy: Fre...
Update Nachweisgesetz – Künftig Textform statt Schriftfor...
Bereits seit dem 1. August 2022 gilt das „neue“ Nachweisgesetz („NachwG“), das die Arbeitgeber u.a. dazu verpflichtet, ihren Mitarbeitern eine schriftliche (...
March Tip of the Month: Employees May Now Sue Employers f...
In an important change, beginning on March 20, 2024, employees may file lawsuits, including class actions, against their employers for alleged violations of ...
Unleashing AB 2216: Will Fido Have a Leg Up on Landlords?
The California State Legislature is considering Assembly Bill (AB) 2216, a measure introduced by Assemblymember Matt Haney, that would force landlords to per...
Bitcoin-Halving steht vor der Tür
Nach der Zulassung von Krypto-ETF in den USA steht mit dem für Mitte April 2024 erwarteten Bitcoin-Halving demnächst ein weiteres Fundamental-Ereignis für di...
New standards for crèches across India
On 30 January 2024, the Ministry of Women and Child Development released national minimum standards for crèches (daycare facilities). The standards (the ‘NMS...
Corporate Trends and Financing - March 2024
Managing Deal Risks in a Challenging Regulatory Environment: Strategies and Deal Terms With antitrust and other regulators scrutinizing mergers more closely,...
Finally Invited to the Party? Federal Circuit Opens the D...
In January 2022, we warned software companies selling indirectly against attempting to enforce the terms of their End User License Agreement (“EULA”) directl...
SEC Adopts Final Climate Change Disclosure Rules
On March 6, 2024, nearly two years after proposed rules were released, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules to require public c...
Employers Offering DEI Training Need To Monitor Both Pro-...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision declaring the consideration of race in university admissions unconstitutional has had a significant impact on div...
Texas Regulators to Consider Changes to Consumable Hemp P...
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, on behalf of the Texas Department of State Health Services, recently announced that it was accepting public c...
Increased Focus on Forced Labor in the US and EU
U.S. Customs authorities impounded thousands of vehicles, showing risks to imports linked to forced labor. The U.S. government detained thousands of luxury v...
Federal Court Declares Corporate Transparency Act Unconst...
On March 1, 2024, Judge Liles C. Burke of the Northern District of Alabama, Northeastern Division, ruled in U.S. v. Yellen that the Corporate Transparency Ac...
Sustaining Culture: Continually Improve Company Culture
I am in the middle of premiering a new podcast series, Culture Crafters, on the Compliance Podcast Network. In this series, together with Sam Silverstein, we...
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Treasury Department, IRS Release Final Regulations on Dir...
The Chips and Science Act of 2022 (CHIPS Act) added Section 48D to the Internal Revenue Code to incentivize the production of semiconductors and semiconducto...
Passage of Bill C-34: An Overhaul of Canada’s Foreign Dir...
With the passage through Parliament of Bill C-34 on March 22, 2024, long contemplated changes to Canada’s foreign investment review regime are set to dramati...
IRS Updates and Expands Energy Community Bonus Tax Credit...
The IRS released additional guidance on March 22, 2024, in the form of Notice 2024-30 (Notice) regarding the energy community bonus credit under Sections 45,...
Provisional Deal Reached on the EU Platform Work Directiv...
European Union policymakers reached a provisional agreement on the Platform Work Directive on March 11, 2024, which reveals significant concessions on the cl...
Health Reimbursement Arrangements: An Option for Small Em...
Though the employer shared responsibility provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) do not apply to small employers (generally, em...
ESG in 401(k) Plans in the Wake of Spence v. American Air...
Whether investment decisions for pension, 401(k), and other plans covered by ERISA should be influenced by environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factor...
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