Risk Management

FTC Asleep On “Big Data” Regulation?

An LA Times columnist looks at a recent Federal Trade Commission report about the implications of “big data” and finds it…

A Close Look At The New Cybersecurity Act

Title I is most relevant to companies, and this post takes a close look at what it says.

FDA Putting Brakes On Livestock Antibiotics

After decades of delay while antibiotic resistant “superbugs” continued to gain ground, the FDA is about to impose some restrictions […]

More GCs Looking To “Litigation Funding”

A litigation financing ploy, formerly geared to plaintiffs and to evening out the playing field for small litigants, has gone […]

Justice, Labor Depts, Will Double-Team On Workplace Hazards

The two departments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will establish coordination for criminal prosecutions of workplace violations…

States That Require An Employee Info Privacy Statement

Five states now require employers to have an internal privacy policy that governs their ability to disclose some forms of […]

Ratings Agencies Skewered Again In SEC Report

According to a recent SEC report, major ratings agencies have not corrected the kinds of shortcomings in their business models that were instrumental in the 2008 financial crisis.

Biggest Cyber Hack Ever Said To Loom In Student Loan Records

Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) has warned that the Education Department is ripe for a massive cyber breach that would dwarf […]

Watch Out For FCRA “Adverse Action” Lawsuits

The last two years have seen a spate of class action lawsuits filed against employers under the Fair Credit Reporting […]

Essential Technologies For Patent Translation

While human translators remain indispensable in the translation process, translation technology has become…

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