This autumn, the people of Australia elected a new federal government, presenting a number of potential opportunities for investor-state arbitration in Australia. First, the new government has reviewed its position with respect to the inclusion of...
New York City’s Earned Sick Time Act (“the Act”) will go into effect for certain employers on April 1, 2014. The Act — which was passed on June 26, 2013, when the New York City Council overrode Mayor Bloomberg’s veto—requires nearly all...
Prince George's County Council recently passed CB-27-2013 (Conversion of Rental Housing), to regulate the sale of multifamily rental housing under certain circumstances to protect quality low- and moderate-income affordable rental housing in the...
On December 16, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its Performance Report for fiscal year 2013. The Report addresses the extent to which the EEOC has been able to achieve the goals it set in its 2013 Strategic Enforcement Plan...
Bank Fired Branch Manager Because of Her Age and Disability, Agency Charged - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Regions Financial Corporation, doing business as Regions Bank, will pay $95,000 and provide injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination...
ICE released the annual report for FY2013, which indicates that ICE removed 368,644 individuals in FY2013, a decrease from FY2012, when it removed.... By: Cozen O'Connor
The federal government is poised to tighten regulation of hydraulic fracturing — the drilling method behind the boom in U.S. natural gas production — by proposing to revise rules affecting 700 million acres of federal and Indian mineral lands....
I made an early review of the Mexican Energy Reform. Now it is time to revisit in full. This is part 1 of 3 for a series of posts trying to construe the recently approved Mexican Energy Reform. Despite the political opinions, this Reform sets a new...
To continue a “tradition” on Corruption Crime and Compliance, I like to end the year with recognition of the “person of the year,” referring to the institution which has had the most impact in the enforcement and compliance arena....
