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Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
04/10/2017

This is a sample anti-discrimination and harassment policy.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… and Harassment Policy April 10, 2017 This is a sample anti-discrimination and harassment policy. … The Company’s policy is to maintain a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and … but the complaint procedures outlined below may be used for all complaints of harassment or discrimination. Sexual …
Articles
Lauren Gregory Leipold
05/16/2023
2 pages

The Copyright Office recently declared that it will not grant protection over AI-generated works, upholding its longstanding rule that non-human authors cannot own copyright. At the same time, the Office is well aware that AI technology is changing everything. This Resource from Seyfarth explores some of the recent developments in AI generated art.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Region: Global
Audience: Mid-Career, New to In-House, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… authors cannot own copyright. At the same time, the Office is well aware that AI technology is changing everything. This … Eastern today. A session on audiovisual works is scheduled for May 17, and another for music and sound recordings on May … of the public can access Zoom links through the Office’s website. As it stands, under U.S. law there must be “some …
Checklists
Exterro
08/23/2023
2 pages

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.

… websites to have a privacy policy and imposing fines for failure to comply with its requirements. With substantial … policy to comply with CPA Does CPA Apply to You? As is common with modern privacy legislation, the law covers residents of Colorado—not just businesses located in the state. If you do business with Coloradans, then you …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Llona & Bustamante Abogados
11/13/2017

This policy document helps explain the step-by-step rules for business incorporation in Peru.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Peru
… Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Masias 370 piso 7 San Isidro, Peru Tel: +511 418 4860 Website: www.ellb.com.pe *Member of Primerus Teléfono (51 1) … Meetings: Being the supreme corporate body which is entitled to rule and regulate the life of the corporation …
Articles
Lex Mundi Real Estate group
01/30/2017
208 pages

This resource provides an overview of the important issues involved in the leasing of commercial real estate projects, including the transferring of taxes payable on creation or assignment of a lease, legal restrictions limiting the maximum term of a lease, and restrictions on the transfer of ownership of real properties subject to a lease.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Channel Islands, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay
… an ACC Member? Request a trial membership . … www.lexmundi.com Issues Relating to Commercial Leasing A Global Practice … Real Estate Practice Group Global Practice Guide Lex Mundi is the world’s leading network of independent law firms with … at the Land Department by generating the lease through the website set up by the Land Department for such purpose. 17. …
Articles
James A. Nortz
02/01/2008

Discusses the role a chief ethics and compliance officer should play.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Ceo or the board of direc- tors, and that their employment is decided and determined by the authority of the board of … Corporation. He is available at james.a.nortz@bausch.com. Defining the CECO’s Role By Jim Nortz As a consequence, … �. the erC Paper can be downloaded for free from erC’s website at www.ethics. org/CECO. the erC Paper was drafted by …
Articles
Karin B. Sinniger
08/01/2006

Discusses how to avoid triggering defamation claims.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… social devel- opment, and the environment. Since this is such a large project, we have had to retain an army of … or ridicule can be considered defamatory. Publish a website report that equipment was badly designed? That’s … Have a comment on this article? Email editorinchief@acca.com. ACC Docket 18 July/August 2006 Hearsay Going Global | …
Articles
ONC Lawyers, member of Primerus
02/05/2017
4 pages

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)

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Hong Kong
… Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Contact: Ludwig Ng Tel: 852.2810.1212 Fax: 852.2804.6311 Website: www.onc.hk *Member of Primerus 1 Employment, Privacy … an employee in case of unreasonable and unlawful dismissal is only possible with mutual agreement of both the employer …
Articles
07/13/2015
2 pages

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.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia
… Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Street Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia Tel: 61.7.3224.0222 Website: www.mullinslaw.com.au *Member of Primerus Banking … the Suprem e Co urt of Victo ria held that cert ain pro v is io ns of the Co de applie d to grant o rs . In this case, …
Articles
07/13/2015

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.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia
… Articles Liquidators and BCIPA Adjudications: Is It Lawful? (Australia) July 13, 2015 The main objective of … Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Street Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia Tel: 61.7.3224.0222 Website: www.mullinslaw.com.au *Member of Primerus …
Articles
Paul Hammer, Esq., Estrella, LLC, a member of Primerus
08/30/2016

This brief article addresses the restructuring of commercial debt in Puerto Rico.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Puerto Rico
… Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Street San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel: 787.977.5050 Website: www.estrellallc.com *Member of Primerus … Estrella, LLC San Juan, Puerto Rico Debt rest ruct uring is a proce ss that allow s a com pany facing cash flow pro …
Articles
Jonathan Lafrance
05/01/2014

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.

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Interest Area: Financial Services
Source: Resource Library
Region: Canada, United States
… that the collection, use and exchange of information is consistent with Canadian privacy laws and the Canada-US … imposing any new taxes. Absent the IGA, FATCA would have com- pelled Canadian financial institutions to report Canada … can be found on the Depart- ment of Finance Canada website: www.fin.gc.ca/ …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
01/29/2004

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.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… helpline policy that establishes a confidential means for employees or other persons to communicate to management … The purpose of the Compliance Helpline Policy (“Policy”) is to establish a confidential means for employees of … to all employees and will be posted on the ServiceMaster website. Other methods of ongoing awareness communication …
Advocacy Filings
09/15/2005

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.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… of authority from the Board of Directors to engage in advocacy activities as contemplated in the ACC guidelines … supports disclosure and reporting of all information which is relevant and material to the purpose for which it is required. From time to time the U.S. Equal …
Articles
Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
09/20/2011
3 pages

Five common ways legal professionals misuse their networks, and guidelines for making sure this doesn't happen to yours.

… legal professionals misuse their networks, and guidelines for making sure this doesn't happen to yours. Resource … to Network By Charles A. Volkert, Esq. Charles A. Volkert is executive director of Robert Half Legal, a leading … Counsel, ©2011, Washington, D.C., 202-293-4103, www.acc.com Robert Half Legal, 2884 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA …
Articles
Eileen A. Pluijm, Russell Advocaten B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Member of International Society of Primerus Law Firms
05/14/2020
3 pages

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.

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Region: Netherlands, European Union
… Firms 171 Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Website: www.primerus.com Can You Use Fingerprint Scans of Employees? Russell … or company premises only with their fingerprints. But is that allowed? The Amsterdam District Court ruled that shoe …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/26/2020
This hasty shift may tempt companies to give up trying to maintain good information governance strategies until the chaos settles. Instead, companies need to strengthen their information governance, not only to ensure compliance, security, and risk reduction, but also to help their employees be more productive.
… Docket Article Information Governance Strategies for When Employees Have to Work from Home Mark Diamond … Beyond security, the real challenge for working from home is ensuring that information is properly protected, it’s stored in a secure repository, and can be easily accessed by the …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 02/20/2019
Before you can manage corporate compliance, you need to reach an agreement with other team members about what compliance means. For some organizations, the compliance team focuses solely on legal responsibilities to regulators. At others, compliance can encompass responsibilities to commercial partners and suppliers, such as a corporate lender.
… Docket … Art by F. P. Ardizzone.  fpaoloardizzone@gmail.com Which appellation do in-house lawyers dread most? … actions, which are regularly published on the  SEC website . For some industries, such as brokerage firms, you … world, much of the classic work of the enterprise is done by third parties. For example, Amazon Web Services …
… and materials includes information about requests for reprints-reproductions, access, and translation. Read our … Read our Terms of Use Accessibility ACC's commitment to website accessibility endeavors to maintain level AA of the … Compliance Reporting Code of Conduct Code of Conduct for all ACC events. Code of Conduct … Privacy & Policies …
Program Materials
Christine Collard, Ywe Looper, Kevin O'Brien, Krishna Pathiyal, and John Schneider
10/28/2013

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.

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Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Meeting October 27-30, Los Angeles, CA This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2013 various authors …  Legal  Resources  Department  at  legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 28 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 209: Using … •  Accessing'compe.tor’s'internal'employeeVonly'website?' Canadian' airline' accessed' compe.tor’s' internal' …
Articles
Rebecca Hanovice, Akarsh Belagodu, Lauren Bruzzone and Clay Holloway
09/01/2014

The AIA introduced a variety of provisions that affect patent litigation, including four new post-grant proceedings adjudicated by a new Patent Trials and Appeal Board to challenge the validity of a patent. This article discusses trends in how patent ligation is approached and conducted in this new landscape.

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Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… This article discusses trends in how patent ligation is approached and conducted in this new landscape. Resource … the petition within one year of service of an infringement com- plaint. Additionally, only 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103 … some form of finality as of May 1, 2014. Visit the USPTO website for pub- lished statistics: www.uspto.gov/ip/ …
Articles
Lee Braem, Eric Boyd and Ilana Morady
05/01/2012

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.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Articles Hazardous Material Enforcement Is Spilling Into Unexpected Areas Author Lee Braem, Eric Boyd … 500 companies. Braem can be contacted at lee.braem@evonik.com. ERIC BOyD is a partner in the Chicago office of Seyfarth … ACC has more material on this subject on our website. Visit www.acc.com, where you can browse our …
Checklists
David Barnard
Lauren Fisher
William Heller
Julie Maresca
10/28/2013

A thorough list of questions to consider when dealing with the licensing of content.

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Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… QUESTION CHECKLIST What type of content is being used? How often is your company using the content? … into content or are they links to the content on a website (e.g. YouTube, NBC.com, etc.)? Other considerations to include? COMMON NEEDS …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/13/2014

A fact sheet from the US Department of Labor regarding internship programs and FLSA.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… wage and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act for the services that they provide to “for-profit” private … unless the test described below relating to trainees is met. Interns in the “for-profit” private sector who … additional information, visit our Wage and Hour Division Website: http://www.wagehour.dol.gov and/or call our …
Articles
07/13/2015

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.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: Hong Kong
… Articles Is a Strike Unavoidable? The Legal Issues Behind the Cathay … Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Contact: Ludwig Ng Tel: 852.2810.1212 Fax: 852.2804.6311 Website: www.onc.hk *Member of Primerus Is a Strike …
Articles
ONC Lawyers
10/14/2015

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.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Hong Kong
… article deals with The Hong Kong Labour Tribunal which is established for the purpose of assisting employers and … Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Contact: Ludwig Ng Tel: 852.2810.1212 Fax: 852.2804.6311 Website: www.onc.hk *Member of Primerus 1 Employment, Privacy …
Articles
Curt Schatz, Esq., Mullins Lawyers
10/14/2015

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).

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia
… Articles Hospitality: Is it time to review your RAMP? - Australia Author Curt … Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Street Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia Tel: 61.7.3224.0222 Website: www.mullinslaw.com.au *Member of Primerus …
Articles
Anthony O’Dwyer Esq.& James Deegan, Esq., Mullins Lawyers, a member of Primerus
08/30/2016

Difficulties often arise for applicants and assessment managers where an applicant is seeking to make changes to a development application or approval

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia
for applicants and assessment managers where an applicant is seeking to make changes to a development application or … Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Street Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia Tel: 61.7.3224.0222 Website: www.mullinslaw.com.au *Member of Primerus Mullins …
Articles
Amy de La Lama, Partner (Boulder, CO), Christian Auty, Partner (Chicago, IL), Daniel Rockey, Partner (San Francisco, CA), and Logan Parker, Associate (Chicago, IL), Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
03/01/2022
4 pages

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.

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Region: United States, Global
… business disruption.  Engaging qualified service providers is often critical to successfully resolving and minimizing … Data Privacy and Security Boulder amy.delalama@bclplaw.com Christian M. Auty US Data Privacy and Security Lead … about our Data Privacy & Security Team, please visit our website at www.bryancave.com. 1. The standard used to …
Program Materials
Vasco Stilwell d’Andrade of Morais Leitao, Galvao Teles, Soares da Silva
06/26/2013

A brief overview of your company's alternative dispute resolution options in intellectual property conflicts.

… Author: Dave Carpenter - licensed through www.cartoonstock.com ALTERNATIVE IP DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES Direct … Regulation sets a 6 month deadline once arbitration court is established)  Expertise and Technical Quality of Awards  … Conditionality – 17 May 2011) MA published on INFARMED website MA Process Continues 30 days MA Process Suspended …
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