Compliance

CFPB Foreshadows Regs In Preliminary Arbitration Clause Report

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has issued a preliminary report on the use of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts. Among […]

Companies To Help Draft Federal Facial Recognition Tech Guidelines

Facebook, Walmart, and other companies who plan to use facial-recognition technology are helping to draft a voluntary code of conduct […]

How The UK Handles Bad Words At Work

The statutory definition is neat and straightforward: Under the Equality Act 2010, conduct is harassment if it’s unwanted and has […]

More Federal Oversight Of Insurance Urged By Treasury

Insurance regulation in the U.S., now largely in the hands of the individual states –  most of whom would like […]

Prospect Of In-Flight Cell Phone Calls Sparks Bipartisan Backlash

The government is proposing a rule that would let plane passengers use their cell phone data plans to text or […]

Infosys Fined $34M For Visa Infractions

Indian technology outsourcing firm Infosys has been saddled with a $34 million fine after federal regulators found the company falsified […]

OECD To Review Corporate Governance Principles

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has begun a process to update its international corporate governance framework to […]

What Transparency Advocates Want

Disclosure is a source of endless discussion in corporate boardrooms and legal departments, and it seems to many that the […]

Seattle Suburbs’ Public Defense Systems Violate Constitution, Court Finds

The public-defense systems of two Washington state towns are so defective – with lawyers contracted for indigent defense bases handling […]

Derivatives Traders Sue CFTC To Halt A Dodd-Frank “Guidance”

Groups representing swaps and derivatives traders are suing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over its new guidelines regulating cross-border trading. […]

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