Compliance

Fed Financial Regulator Holds Out Generous “Self-Reporting” Option

The head of enforcement at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a reputed tough watchdog under the Obama administration, says the […]

Why Social Security Numbers Make Us Vulnerable

Businesses and financial services companies use them as “authenticators,” as well as identifiers. That’s a problem, according to this analysis […]

Ban On Foie Gras Upheld In 9th Circuit

In California, a law banning the sale of foie gras, which is made from the enlarged livers of geese or […]

Is Fed Consumer Agency Too Popular To Kill?

Regulation hunters, particularly those associated with the financial industry, would like to take it down, but the Consumer Financial Protection […]

Pipeline Protest Groups Sued, Potential $1 Billion Damages

Claiming damages that could approach $1 billion, Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) has sued Greenpeace and other protest groups in […]

Judge Oks Litigation Over Massive Yahoo Cyber Breach

A lawyer for the plaintiffs calls it “the biggest data breach in the history of the world” but Verizon, which […]

Philadelphia Lawyer, Mum At Traffic Stop, Wins $30K

When the lawyer, stopped for speeding by New Jersey state troopers, chose to remain silent in the face of the […]

Is Fear Of Data Breach Injury Grounds For A Lawsuit?

Can someone whose information was stolen sue over fear of future injury even where there is no evidence an actual […]

Labor Abuse Alleged At Trump Project In Dubai

For construction workers at a Trump mega-project in Dubai, payment is often slow, with much of it ending up in the hands of the recruiter. Housing is crowded and …

Legal Hurdles In Global Employment

Already fielding a variety of federal, state and local employment regulations, companies that expand globally will find compliance even more […]

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