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[Audio] Compliance into the Weeds: The Deutsche Bank FCPA Settlement

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/01/21

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. Today we consider the Deutsche Bank Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resolution.

[Audio] 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program - Day 13 | Institutional Justice and Fairness

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/01/21

Companies have finally come to realize that institutional justice and fairness are perhaps the most basic tenet of any successful workplace.

[Audio] Daily Compliance News: January 13, 2021, the More BaFin FUBAR edition

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/01/21

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: More BaFin FUBAR. (FT) Biden Administration/OECD tax deal in the works. (FT) BA bracing for largest cyber breach claim. (FT) What is the future of private business in China? (FT)...

ESG in Scottish real estate

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/01/21

While we continue to navigate our way through the uncharted waters brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, one item has continued its climb up the boardroom agenda: ESG.

Renewal of the Dutch DBA law: introduction of a web module to assess the existence of an employment relationship with self-employed persons

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/01/21

Under the Deregulation Act (in Dutch: “Wet Deregulering Beoordeling Arbeidsrelaties” (DBA Law)), companies and self-employed persons are jointly responsible for the labor relationship they enter into.

"Trade" and "Cooperation" – Buzzwords for life beyond Brexit

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/01/21

In a flurry of last-minute negotiations, the EU and the UK agreed on the form of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU, European Atomic Energy Community and the UK on 24 December 2020 ("TCA") to bring about the "Brexit deal" on their future relationship.

DOL Issues Worker Classification Rule – But Will It Last?

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/01/21

- Labor Department says Fair Labor Standards Act does not apply to independent contractors. - Control over work and opportunity for profit and loss are core factors in defining independent contractors. - Biden administration may freeze new rule in favor of developing its own.

USCIS Publishes Final Rule Revising the H-1B Cap Lottery from a Random Lottery to a Wage-Based Selection Process

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

On Friday, January 8, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the final rule to replace the current U.S.

IRS Final Regulations on Timing of Income Recognition Provide Much-Needed Clarity, But Leave Some Questions Unanswered

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

On December 21, 2020, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the IRS released final regulations (Regulations) under Section 451 for determining the taxable year in which an amount must be reported as gross income on the taxpayer’s return.

FCC Enforcement Bureau Targets Landlords That Allow “Pirate” Broadcasting from Their Properties, Threatens Significant Fines

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) has announced that it has begun targeting property owners and managers for knowingly permitting illegal AM and FM radio broadcasting from their properties under a new 2020 federal law known as the PIRATE Act.

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