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[Virtual Conference] NAVEX Next 2024 - September 19th, 7:30 am - 3:30 pm ET

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13th Annual Risk & Compliance Virtual Conference | Thursday, September 19 - A thriving future begins with smart governance, risk and compliance decision-making today. Join thousands of your peers at this complimentary...more

Integreon

Best Practices for Reducing the Cost of a Cyber Incident for Small to Mid-Sized Businesses

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Originally published in American Business Magazine - May 2024. Many small- and mid-sized business owners believe that they are not prime targets for a cyber breach and that threat actors only go after large companies. This...more

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SBA Finalizes Rule To Modernize The SBIC Program

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) finalized a rule to modernize the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program on July 17, 2023. Part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the new SBIC Investment...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Complying With the FTC's Amended Safeguards Rule

Cybersecurity is a looming threat for most businesses. The impact of a major cyber event can resonate for weeks, months, and even years after the initial attack. To mitigate the risks to consumers, there have been several...more

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Business and Human Rights for Small Companies – What is the Impact of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act on the Supplier...

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ESG (Environmental Social Governance) has already become an important topic in responsible corporate governance. Globally, there is a rapidly growing body of legislation that requires companies to take action and report on...more

Tenace

Why Cybersecurity Investment Isn’t Optional For Small Businesses

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In 2022, the average cost of cybercrime has reached $4.35 million per organization, and the number of data breaches has climbed by 14%. But despite the rising frequency and impact of cyberattacks, many businesses still do not...more

Fenwick & West LLP

[Webinar] The Small Business Innovation Research Program: Legal Overview for In-house Counsel - January 5th, 1:00 pm PT

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This CLE will help in-house counsel understand the key legal issues for managing risk with already awarded SBIR grants and contracts. Whether your company just won a Phase I SBIR contract with the DoD or if your company has...more

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What Your SMB Needs to Know About Compliance Maturity

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GRC – a Small Business’ Growth Driver - While an effective governance, risk and compliance program is increasingly critical for smaller organizations as a tool to mitigate risk, strong GRC also provides those...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Captive Insurers: New Alberta Legislation Offers Additional Risk Management Option

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Risk management is an important part of governance planning for every business. Often, risk management means transferring risk to a third-party through the purchase of insurance. Recently, the Alberta Legislature created a...more

Wiley Rein LLP

What Government Contractors Need to Know About the Fiscal Year 2022 NDAA

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On December 15, 2021, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA or Act) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, which President Biden is expected to sign into law soon. As usual, the NDAA contains numerous provisions...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

Insuring Political Risk in the United States

On March 13, 2020, three plainclothes police officers forced entry into an apartment and fired some 32 shots. A woman sleeping in her bed was shot six times and died. On May 25, 2020, a Black man was killed during a...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Thousands Hacked: New Cyber-Attacks Affect Organizations Big and Small

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Friday afternoon, reports surfaced that a foreign nation had compromised newly-discovered flaws in the Microsoft Exchange Server email software and breached the cybersecurity efforts of more than 60,000 known victims. ...more

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[Virtual Event] 9th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute - March 15th - 17th, 9:55 am - 6:00 pm CET

Though we are disappointed we will not be together in-person, we remain dedicated to providing a first-class learning experience while keeping the health and well being of everyone a top priority.  The ECEI will have the...more

Goodwin

SEC Adopts Broad Exempt Offering Reforms

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In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted broad exempt offering reforms; the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule, with significant revisions from the original proposal, on ESG investments; the...more

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SEC Charges Trust Company With Operating Unregistered Investment Companies

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SEC Charges Trust Company with Operating Unregistered Investment Companies and Failing to Register Securities Offerings. On September 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had settled charges with...more

NAVEX

2020 Census. The Business Risk Nobody is Talking About

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With the pandemic taking its toll, it's easy to forget the U.S. census 2020 is going on. Every ten years the census counts every person living in the United States and five U.S. territories. Data from the census drives...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Adding A Dash Of PPE Into Your IIPP: A California Employer’s Recipe For Employee Health And Safety

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I am amazed at how often business owners are surprised to learn that all employers in California are required to prepare, implement and inform employees about the employer’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). Are...more

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False Claims Act Implications for PPP and Disaster Relief Loans: What Small Businesses Should Be Ready For

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With its chaotic rollout, conflicting regulations, and breakneck disbursements, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is primed to create a wave of litigation. This includes actions taken under the False Claims Act (FCA),...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Foreign Affiliates and the Small Business Size Standards for PPP Loan Eligibility: Avoiding FCA Liability for False Certifications

On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act” or the “Act”) (Pub. L. 116-136), which provides emergency assistance and health care response for individuals,...more

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Employee Benefits Issues When Implementing Employee Salary Reductions Due to Coronavirus

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As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to impact businesses across the country and the world, many employers have implemented, or are considering, employee salary or wage reductions as one way to reduce overall business...more

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Coronavirus Business Survival Guide: Small Business Relief

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The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting global markets, and is already causing some small businesses to confront operational and financial distress. Successful navigation of these challenges will require thoughtful and...more

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Amid Pandemic Remaining New York SHIELD Act Data Security Requirements Have Taken Effect

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The developing coronavirus pandemic affects businesses and personnel within the state and elsewhere.  With more New Yorkers working from home, there are more opportunities for cyberattacks through unsecure remote connections...more

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Alberta Releases List of Essential Services, Orders Immediate Closure of Certain Non-Essential Businesses - Update

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This is an update to a previous blog from March 28, 2020. As a response to the increasing risk that the COVID-19 virus poses to Albertans, on March 27, 2020, the Alberta Government made several announcements affecting...more

Dentons

COVID-19 Update for Landlord Industry

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Employer Implementation of CDC Recommendations and Operational Changes - Employers/businesses in non-critical infrastructure industries should begin the process of implementing the 03-16-20 CDC Recommendations as soon as...more

Sands Anderson PC

New York’s New Data Security Requirements

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In the fall of last year, we wrote about the passage of the SHIELD Act (the Act) in New York, which expanded aspects of the state’s breach notification requirements (Breach Requirements) and created a statutory obligation to...more

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