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California’s New Climate-Related Disclosure Laws: Requirements, Compliance Costs, and Deadlines for Impacted Businesses

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California is often the vanguard of climate-related policies and programs. From legislation requiring the state to reduce overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and procure electricity from renewable and carbon-free sources...more

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Learn more about privacy violations and secret disclosure under the UAE.

In today's world, violations of individual privacy and secret disclosure are a serious problem. It may be eavesdropping, interception, recording, and the spreading of personal information without the consent of the other...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Disclosure of Full Record to Employer Results in $35K Fine, Broad CAP; Echoes of 2017 HIV Case

It’s not immediately obvious why someone would want to disclose a health care test result as part of a job application. But one such request spurred a Pennsylvania entity to provide a lot more than that: it sent her whole...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Corporate Transparency Act - Overview of Filing Requirements

Background - The Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (“CTA”) became effective on January 1, 2024. Under the CTA, all “reporting companies” must file a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) report with the Financial Crimes...more

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Colorado Passes Law Requiring Governance Measures for High-Risk AI

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Colorado became the first state to comprehensively address artificial intelligence (“AI”), passing Senate Bill 24-205, or the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act, on May 17, 2024 (“Act”). The Act establishes the nation’s...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Avoiding HIPAA Penalties: A Checklist for Covered Entities

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The HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules apply to healthcare providers who engage in certain electronic transactions, healthcare clearinghouses, and health plans, including employee group health plans with...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

When is a US Taxpayer Required to Disclose Offshore Accounts on an FBAR and Form 8938

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When is a US Taxpayer required to disclose offshore accounts on an FBAR and IRS Form 8938? While many US taxpayers and expatriates have come to understand the requirements of the FinCEN Form 114 or FBAR, a surprising number...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Utah Becomes First State To Enact AI-Centric Consumer Protection Law

On March 13, 2024, Utah enacted the Utah Artificial Intelligence Policy Act (UAIP), which imposes certain disclosure requirements on entities using generative AI tools with their customers, and limits an entity’s ability to...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Have You Disclosed Offshore Cryptocurrency and NFT Activities to the IRS?

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Have you fully disclosed offshore cryptocurrency and NFT activities to the IRS? Earlier this month, the US Department of Justice announced the indictment of a Texas man for tax returns that were inaccurate, incomplete, or...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Corporate Transparency Act: A Primer for “Small” Businesses

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which aims to curb illicit financial activities like money laundering and other fraudulent activities, will go into effect on January 1, 2024. Consequentially, many types of businesses,...more

Snell & Wilmer

2023 End-of-Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists (Part 1) Health and Welfare

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We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California Corporate Data Accountability and Climate-Related Financial Risk Act

California is poised to become the first state to require large companies to disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from direct operations, supply chains and employees and report on climate-related financial risk and any...more

White and Williams LLP

A Changing Climate: the Rising Tide of ESG Liability and Implications for D&O Coverage

The latest legal buzzword, ESG, represents the environmental, social and governance factors that many corporations are now required to consider and disclose alongside traditional financial information such as operating...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Charges Diageo for Violation of Known Trends MD&A Disclosure Requirements

On Feb. 19, 2020, the SEC announced charges against Diageo plc, an alcoholic beverages company, arising out of its failure to make required disclosures of known trends with respect to alleged unsustainable overshipments of...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Yahoo’s $35M SEC Settlement: Takeaways from the First Enforcement Action for Failure to Disclose a Data Breach

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced on April 24, 2018, that Yahoo! — now known as Altaba — agreed to pay a $35 million penalty to settle claims that the company failed to timely disclose a 2014 data breach...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2018 – The World of Financial Regulation as the UK Prepares to Exit the...

There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more

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SEC Brings Enforcement Action for Disclosure Failures During Merger Talks

The SEC announced that Allergan Inc. had agreed to admit securities law violations and pay a $15 million penalty for disclosure failures in the wake of a hostile takeover bid. The SEC’s order finds that Allergan failed...more

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