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Understanding ITAR Mandatory Disclosures and the “Duty to Inform” DDTC

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The discovery of actual or potential International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) violations presents the question of whether to disclose the conduct to the Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls...more

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Inflation Causes Significant Increase in Immigration-Related Fines

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The United States government has increased a variety of immigration-related fines/penalties, effective January 13, 2023. The higher penalties are only for those cases where the penalties are assessed on January 13, 2023 or...more

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Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Provides New Online Tool to Report California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) Violations

It’s time for a compliance check on those website or mobile app privacy policies, before the California Attorney General comes knocking. Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has announced the release of a new tool for...more

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Fines for I-9 and Other Immigration Violations Have Increased as of August 1, 2016

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The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Labor (DOL) and Justice (DOJ) have increased the civil fines for employers that commit immigration-related offenses, such as unfair employment or discrimination practices, H-1B...more

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Immigration Penalties Increase Effective August 1, 2016

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The Department of Justice has issued a new rule increasing penalties for I-9 paperwork violations, unlawfully employing unauthorized workers, and unfair immigration-related employment practices. The increase was triggered by...more

Troutman Pepper

Federal Contractors: Be Aware of Potential for Increased Penalties Under FCA

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As we see an uptick in federal government contract awards before the end of the government fiscal year on September 30, 2016, companies doing business with the federal government should take note of two recent developments...more

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Inflation Matters: EPA Civil Penalty Authority Receives a Dramatic Boost

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A little-publicized section of the federal Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 has led to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgating new interim regulations that increase by unprecedented amounts the civil...more

Burr & Forman

Federal Environmental Civil Penalties Set to Increase Dramatically

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EPA is increasing civil penalties for all statutes it administers that call for the assessment of civil penalties. These increases are not recommendations or proposed statutory amendments, but are the result of perhaps the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

D.C. Court of Appeals Sets New Precedent in Affirming FERC Enforcement Penalties Against a Seller Making False or Misleading...

The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, in Kourouma v. FERC, (Docket No. 11-1283, July 23, 2013), has set new precedent affirming FERC’s authority to enforce penalties for a seller’s violation of its Market...more

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NERC Fines Generator for Violations Related to Lead Line Operations

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Filing reminds generators with significant high-voltage tie lines that they can be subject to Reliability Standards typically applied to transmission owners and transmission operators. ...more

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