What is going on? The EU has adopted a new set of rules that will change the way in which asset managers and financial advisors address environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) when conducting business. Two of the cornerstones of the new legislation are......
After Widespread Market Opposition in an Expedited First Round of Comments, FinCEN Solicits More Feedback on Rule Seeking to “Close Gaps” in Virtual Currency Anti-Money Laundering Rules On January 14, in a surprise move, the U.S.
The District of Columbia is bracing for a transition. But while employers across the country wait to see what changes the Biden Administration may bring, Washington, D.C. employers should prepare for a drastic and imminent change in their own backyard....
On Jan. 14, N.C. Chief Justice Paul Newby issued emergency directives on COVID-19 which are effective immediately. The new order replaces the order issued on Dec. 14, 2020.... By: Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued its Supplementary Measures Recommendations and EEG Recommendations on 10 November 2020 following the Schrems II judgment by the European Court of Justice (CJEU).
In June and December of 2020, Miller Canfield reported that the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits had held that the Small Business Administration ("SBA") may exclude debtors in bankruptcy from consideration for Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans, albeit for differing reasons.
Recent events in Washington D.C. and elsewhere have heightened tensions across the United States and led to renewed questions from employees and employers regarding how to respond to political speech inside (and outside) the workplace.
More and more, people are being advised to add “transfer on death” designations to their non-IRA brokerage assets. This increasingly popular tool has both benefits as well as detractions and is best used only in certain circumstances.
