News & Analysis as of

Registration Requirement Regulatory Requirements

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS Completes Second H-1B Lottery for FY 2025

USCIS announced on August 6, 2024 that it completed the second H-1B cap lottery for fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap. All employers with selected registrations have been notified. Employers with selected registrations from the...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS Will Conduct Second FY 2025 H-1B Cap Lottery

USCIS has announced that it will soon conduct a second round of H-1B cap lottery selection for fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap from the previously submitted registrations. USCIS has not indicated when the lottery will take...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Entities That 'Cease to Exist' Must Still Comply With the Corporate Transparency Act

On Monday, July 8, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released additional FAQs specifying that a reporting company (i.e., a company to which no exemption applies) created or...more

Conyers

Virtual Asset Service Providers – CIMA Regulatory Policy

Conyers on

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) has issued a regulatory policy (the “Policy”) outlining the criteria for approving Registration or Licensing of Virtual Asset Service Providers (“VASPs”). The Policy applies to...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - July 2024

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC v. Binance: Court Decides Majority of Claims Can Proceed but Expresses Skepticism of SEC’s Application of Law to the...

Fenwick & West LLP on

Of particular importance for the crypto industry, the opinion analyzes the SEC’s allegations that Binance and BAM offered and sold various tokens and programs to investors as investment contracts without registering them with...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Germany Reformed Its Lobbying Laws. Are the EU and UK Next?

Historically, multinational companies and those lobbying on their behalf mostly concerned themselves with the U.S. and Canadian legal frameworks for lobbying. But more and more jurisdictions are establishing increasingly...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Are You Ready for a Hong Kong IPO?

With deep and liquid capital markets offering unique access to the Mainland China investor market, many international businesses are considering pursuing their IPOs in Hong Kong. This summary outlines key issues for companies...more

White & Case LLP

eWpG – Bilingual version (GER – EN)

White & Case LLP on

In an effort to further facilitate your navigation through the complex landscape of digital securities, we have taken the initiative to translate an essential piece of German legislation – the Act on the Introduction of...more

White & Case LLP

eWpRV – Bilingual version (GER – EN)

White & Case LLP on

In an effort to further facilitate your navigation through the complex landscape of digital securities, we have taken the initiative to translate an essential piece of German legislation – the Regulation on Requirements for...more

Shipkevich PLLC

CFPB to Begin Tracking Offenders through National Registry

Shipkevich PLLC on

The CFPB has issued a final rule to provide transparency and track certain covered nonbank offenders. On June 3, 2024, the CFPB introduced a significant regulatory measure known as the Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons...more

Mayer Brown

UK Government consults stakeholders on changes to UK REACH

Mayer Brown on

On 16 May 2024, the UK Government launched an open consultation seeking stakeholders' views on various government proposals and policy options aimed at facilitating the transition of companies from EU REACH to UK REACH, and...more

Goodwin

FINRA Proposes Extending the MQP CE Window

Goodwin on

On April 30, 2024, FINRA proposed amendments its Maintaining Qualifications Program (“MQP”) to reopen the period in which certain participants can complete their prescribed 2022 and 2023 continuing education (“CE”)...more

Verrill

Putting the "CA" in Cause Marketing

Verrill on

We have previously warned you about the new California law (AB 488) concerning registration for many types of online cause marketing programs. On March 26, 2024, CA finally issued final regulations to its AB 488...more

Lowndes

Protect Your Property: Register for Florida’s Title Fraud Alert Service

Lowndes on

Title fraud in Florida has increased significantly in recent years. This type of fraud typically involves a person forging a deed to transfer someone else’s real property to a shell company formed by the fraudster. The...more

McAfee & Taft

Navigating the H-1B process: Here are essential updates for employers

McAfee & Taft on

The H-1B visa is a popular option for U.S. employers hiring skilled foreign professionals to fill specialized roles within the United States. Congress limited the total number of H-1B visas that USCIS can issue each fiscal...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Major Updates to the H-1B Cap Registration and Selection Process

The initial registration period for the FY 2025 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 6, 2024, and run through noon Eastern on March 22, 2024. USCIS has announced several significant changes to the H-1B program aimed at...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Finalizes Changes to Dealer Definition – Does Not Exempt Private Funds or Proprietary Trading Firms

Dechert LLP on

At a contentious open meeting on February 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) voted three to two to adopt rule amendments (Final Rules) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

FY 2025 H-1B Cap Season Launched with Important Changes

USCIS announced  that the initial electronic registration period for the fiscal year (FY 2025) H-1B cap season will open at noon Eastern on March 6, 2024 and will run through noon Eastern on March 22, 2024....more

Troutman Pepper

The Annual H-1B Cap Lottery: An Overview

Troutman Pepper on

Once again, the H-1B cap filing season is upon us. The H-1B is a popular U.S. work visa available to highly skilled foreign nationals who are offered a qualifying position by an employer. This visa is also known as a...more

Polsinelli

California’s Amended Data Broker Registration Law

Polsinelli on

In October 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (S.B.) 362 into law, amending California’s data broker registration law. By January 31, 2024, qualifying data brokers must register with the California...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

H-1B Cap Season – Time to Start Preparing

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on

The registration period for H-1B cap-subject petitions is approaching! As a reminder, the annual H-1B cap is set at 65,000, with an additional 20,000 numbers available for individuals who have earned an advanced degree from...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Goodbye to Airbnb in NYC?

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on

The initial phase of New York City Local Law 18, also known as the Short-Term Rental Registration Law, went into effect in New York City on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023.  Enforcement of Local Law 18 is expected to...more

Perkins Coie

FDA Publishes Draft Guidance For Submitting Cosmetic Product Facility Registrations and Product Listings Under MoCRA

Perkins Coie on

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on August 7, 2023, clarifying new requirements for cosmetic facility registrations and product listings under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of...more

Gardner Law

State Registration Enforcement

Gardner Law on

Are you licensed to sell in these states? Most U.S. states require manufacturers to register, and gain a state-issued licensure, to sell or manufacture products within state boundaries. In fact, the following states...more

115 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 5

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide