This checklist can help organizations determine if the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) applies to them. It will also help organizations learn how to update their privacy policies to comply with CPA.
This policy document helps explain the step-by-step rules for business incorporation in Peru.
Discusses the role a chief ethics and compliance officer should play.
This article shows how employers should keep abreast of the updates on Employment Law and take more caution when handling employees’ dismissal matters. (Hong Kong)
This article discusses how trustees frequently have to consider a bankrupt’s dealings with banks and bankrupts often allege misconduct on the part of a bank.
The main objective of security of payment legislation operating in each state of Australia is to ensure continued cash flow to a contractor, even where there is an ongoing dispute about payment or a set-off claim by a principal.
As of July 2014, a new agreement between Canada and the United States will require Canadian financial institutions to implement procedures to share sensitive information about their US clients with the Canada Revenue Agency.
A sample compliance helpline policy that establishes a confidential means for employees or other persons to communicate to management any concerns that they may have regarding compliance with laws, regulations, policies or the company code of conduct.
ACCs Employment and labor Law Committee (the ELLC,) seeks delegation of authority from the Board of Directors to engage in advocacy activities as contemplated in the ACC guidelines adopted June 23, 1993. Any advocacy activities undertaken pursuant to this delegation of authority will be consistent with the requirements stated within this document.
Five common ways legal professionals misuse their networks, and guidelines for making sure this doesn't happen to yours.
New security measures to protect company's information are being tested throughout the world. With General Data Protection (GDPR), employees have a right to see where privacy and security meet. In this article, new security measures are discussed within the frame of GDPR.
This ACC Guide (formerly known as an InfoPAK) provides the reader with a general overview of the economic conditions in four pertinent Latin America countries: Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and Brazil.
This article is an overview of the current energy mix in Switzerland, and the place of different energy sources in the market
Many companies focus on internally-created innovations to drive their product development and future research areas. However, competitors’ activities are just as important. Valuable information about your competitors’ research, product development and possible infringing activity can be obtained through intellectual property (IP) and other public databases. This panel discussion will focus on how you can obtain and analyze competitive intelligence to your company’s benefit, whether to fill the holes in your IP portfolio, gain a market advantage or obtain an edge in settlement negotiations.
Although a HazMat suit may not be part of your daily attire, your company may unknowingly ship hazardous materials on a regular basis. And with increased enforcement efforts by the agencies responsible for monitoring such shipments, your company may find itself in violation of the Hazardous Material Regulations (HMRs). Learn which materials are considered “hazardous” and how to remain compliant.
A thorough list of questions to consider when dealing with the licensing of content.
A fact sheet from the US Department of Labor regarding internship programs and FLSA.
This article shows how employment disputes may arise from time to time but swift action by the employer and sincere discussion will enable the parties to resolve the disputes amicably.
This article deals with The Hong Kong Labour Tribunal which is established for the purpose of assisting employers and employees to resolve their disputes quickly and cost-effectively without the need to go through the formal legal procedures of the court.
This article discusses the requirement for licensed premises to lodge a Risk Assessed Management Plan (RAMP) with the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR).
This article offers information about the procedures known as “migration” of contracts provided for in the Hydrocarbons Law and the Hydrocarbons Income Law, through which Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) can request from the Department of Energy (SENER) the transformation of certain Contracts for the Production of Hydrocarbons (CIEPs) and the Financed Public Works Contracts (COPFs) to any of the following four new types of Exploration and Extraction Contracts (CEEs): license, production sharing, profit sharing and services contracts.
Difficulties often arise for applicants and assessment managers where an applicant is seeking to make changes to a development application or approval
Organizations experiencing a security incident must grapple with numerous competing issues simultaneously. Learn the “Dos” and “Don’ts” to help your organization more effectively engage your service providers, and recommended principles to incorporate into your Incident Response Plan and distribute to the incident response team at the outset of every incident response effort.
A brief overview of your company's alternative dispute resolution options in intellectual property conflicts.
In his final Career Path column, Bill Mordan looks back on his past 10 years of articles for ACC Docket and offers some parting words of wisdom.
Columnist Todd H. Silberman examines the creed for the lawyer and how it should apply to in-house attorneys.
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