Summary: In this era of aggressive FCPA enforcement, companies are adopting anti-corruption compliance programs. The Department of Justice and the SEC have warned companies against adopting "paper compliance programs" without meaningful and...
Recognizing that our country -- our “team,” if you will -- is stronger when all our players are on the field and playing to their full potential, our federal and some state governments have developed programs to help disadvantaged entrepreneurs get...
Today, the European Commission has called on a number of Member States to ensure compliance of their national regulatory frameworks for gambling services with the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU....
In a series of new bills amending existing California privacy laws, the State of California increases the protections presently provided to its residents by broadening the requirements for reporting breach of personal data; requiring providers to...
Construction is taking place all over South Florida. Looking around Brickell, Downtown Miami, and Fort Lauderdale you will undoubtedly spot cranes working on various projects. With all of the construction, there are likely to be instances of...
According to Traders Magazine, SEF registration rules may hinder movement towards multi-dealer platforms by forex traders. The SEF registration rule, instituted by the US’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission requires all multi-dealer platforms...
On November 14, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) determined that Gunnison’s prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisonidoes) does not warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). According to the Service, the species’ populations are...
Three of the four energy reports requested by Governor Snyder have now been finalized by MPSC Chairman John Quackenbush and Michigan Energy Office Director Steve Bakkal. The three reports concern Renewable Energy, Additional Areas, and Electric...
Chicago's new speed cameras are barely a month old, but they're churning out a red-hot number of tickets. More than 2,700 tickets and 324,000 warning notices have been issued during the first month of enforcement, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
