Daily Compliance News: October 11, 2024 – The Breaking Up May Be Hard to Do Edition
Public-Private Partnerships to Stem Corruption
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Business Integrity Innovations: Championing Integrity – Em Ekong on the Future of African Entrepreneurship
Compliance Tip of the Day: Assess and Act on Internal Reports Thoroughly
Everything Compliance: Episode 142, The 2024 ECCP Episode
Daily Compliance News: October 10, 2024 – The Pray for Florida Edition
Navigating Intellectual Property Challenges in the Renewable Energy Sector - Energy Law Insights
Compliance Tip of the Day: Encouraging and Incentivizing Reporting
Great Women in Compliance: Katharine Manning – Trauma-Informed Leadership at Work
Compliance into the Weeds: Exploring Compliance Data Access and Testing Challenges
Daily Compliance News: October 9, 2024 – The Sue The SEC Edition
Riskology by Infortal™: Episode 33 – Corporate Intelligence: Myth Vs. Reality
The Chemical Show: Leadership’s Role in Compliance and Safety Culture with Tom Fox
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Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants – Episode 142
SBR-Author's Podcast: Inspiring Integrity with Steve Vincze
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State legislatures across the country are beginning to consider and debate the pros and cons of passing laws aimed at regulating private equity’s role in the healthcare industry. According to an article in the Wall Street...more
There is a little-known asset – personal goodwill – that is present in certain types of businesses and can potentially provide a significant tax benefit when identified as part of a transaction. This article will clarify what...more
Increased strengthening of the global regulatory landscape in the (re)insurance industry has led to a similar increase in engagement between regulators and those they regulate. Specifically, Bermuda continues to be an...more
As the end of the year approaches, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) remains in effect despite facing legal challenges questioning its validity and constitutionality. The CTA, which took effect on January 1, 2024, requires...more
A group of 22 Republican AGs sent a letter to Nasdaq expressing their continued concern over its proposed board diversity rule. In the letter, the AGs argue that Nasdaq’s proposed rule is a discriminatory quota similar to the...more
Update to the Cayman Islands beneficial ownership reporting regime - Following industry consultation, the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act ("BOTA") was gazetted on 15 December 2023 and commenced on 31 July 2024,...more
In a recent episode of the Heart of Healthcare podcast, co-hosts Michael T. Esquivel and Halle Tecco, sat down with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, who offered her perspective on the intersection of antitrust...more
On October 7, 2024, in a coordinated attack, Chrysler owner Stellantis filed a string of lawsuits across multiple jurisdictions against the United Auto Workers Union (“UAW”) and numerous local chapters regarding the UAW’s...more
As we step into 2025, the role of HR professionals continues to evolve and adapt to the ever-changing needs of organizations and employees. With the focus on the department, setting SMART goals has become an essential...more
Treatment and prevention of heart failure are unmet medical needs in the United States. One in every eight deaths in the United States can be linked to this disease. The Keck School of Medicine at USC and the biotechnology...more
The UK’s new Labour government has unveiled a package of new workers’ rights today (Thursday 10 October 2024), with wide-ranging ramifications for employers. Whilst the majority of measures will not be implemented until 2026...more
As the fourth quarter of 2024 kicks off, businesses are running out of time to determine their compliance obligations under the Federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). If your company does not report its beneficial owners...more
On October 4, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released Private Letter Ruling 202440007, which concluded that the lack of income and assets in the first taxable year of an entity that had elected to be treated...more
With the deadline to transpose the requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (EU) 2022/2464 (CSRD) into national law expiring on 6 July 2024, we have reviewed and summarised the transposition status for...more
As AI tools become more prevalent in the life sciences, biotechnology companies need to evaluate AI’s impact on their ability to protect the results of their research. Recent U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) guidance...more
Why do companies go to such great lengths to insure almost every aspect of their business, but fail to look out for the one component without which they couldn't survive? Companies can't live without revenue, yet less than 5%...more
On October 10, the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice issued the Final Rule amending the Premerger Notification Rules and propounding new Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) filing forms...more
Following a ruling earlier this year by the Regional Labor Court of Munich on the validity of negative vesting clauses (more on this in one of our last Legal Ninja Snapshot), another ruling by a higher German court just came...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently added to the New York State Labor Law by signing a bill titled “the New York Retail Worker Safety Act” (“RWSA”). The State Legislature crafted the RWSA to promote retail worker safety...more
As the Federal Trade Commission’s Non-Compete Rule is appealed through the federal courts, a ruling from a court in Cleveland, Ohio, exemplifies how certain courts have recently approached non-compete and non-solicitation...more
In M&A and private equity transactions, buyers and sellers are consistently looking for ways to maximize value, which requires a critical focus on structuring the transaction in a tax-efficient manner. This pursuit of tax...more
Background checks are vital in ensuring you make informed decisions about candidates. However, selecting the right background check vendor can be daunting given the myriad of options available. Choosing wisely not only...more
Beneficial Ownership Reports are filed electronically through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Individuals who need to be reported as beneficial owners or company applicants should apply for a FinCEN ID number....more
In late August 2024, the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”), a department within HM Treasury, imposed a monetary penalty of £15,000 on Integral Concierge Services Limited (“ICSL”)—a UK-based property...more
In this episode of Regulatory Ramblings, Angela Ang, senior policy advisor at TRM Labs, is a former regulator and blockchain intelligence company. She has spent over a decade at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS),...more