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SEC Charges Issuer with Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls Failures

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/06/21

The SEC announced a settled enforcement action concerning First American Financial Corporation’s violations of disclosure controls and procedures.  The violations related to disclosures made in connection with a cybersecurity vulnerability involving the company’s “EaglePro” application for sharin

[Audio] Daily Compliance News: June 16, 2021 the Spying on Employees edition

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/06/21

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: • SEC looking at reversing Trump Era changes. (WSJ) • Companies looking at long-term ESG investment. (WSJ) • IKEA-France former CEO given 2-year suspended sentence for spying on employees. (BBC) • US and EU suspend Boeing Airbus tariff feud.

President Biden Announces Findings of Critical Supply Chain Assessment

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/06/21

On June 8, 2021, the White House released the findings of a 100-day assessment of critical supply chains, undertaken pursuant to President Biden’s February 2021 executive order addressing supply chain vulnerabilities.

OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/06/21

On January 21, 2021, President Biden enacted the Executive Order “Protecting Worker Health and Safety” which tasked OSHA with developing safety measures to help protect workers as the nation continued its post-pandemic reopening.

Mesures financières non conformes aux PCGR et autres mesures financières : les ACVM publient leur règlement définitif

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/06/21

Le 27 mai 2021, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont publié les versions définitives du Règlement 52-112 sur l’information concernant les mesures financières non conformes aux PCGR et d’autres mesures financières (le « Règlement 52-112 ») et de l’instruction générale

CFPB’s Spring 2021 rulemaking agenda discards Kraninger-era rulemaking plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/06/21

The CFPB has published its Spring 2021 rulemaking agenda as part of the Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. It represents the “new CFPB’s” first rulemaking agenda during the Biden Administration.

Here We Go Again: Services to Re-Revise Endangered Species Act Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/06/21

In an anticipated move, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (the “Services”) have announced plans to again overhaul Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations.

A Change of Climate in the Courts

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/06/21

On 26 May 2021, the Hague District Court in the Netherlands issued an historic judgment in Milieudefensie et al. v.

FDA Withdraws Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Premium Cigars

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/06/21

On June 11, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) for premium cigars issued in March 2018 as part of the Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which is published twice a year.

FTC Continues Push for Civil Penalties with Important Implications for Financial Institutions and MLMs

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/06/21

The FTC yesterday took two actions that on their face seemed part of the regular course, but that could signal notable changes for financial institutions and multi-level marketing companies.

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