News

FCA Concerns Around Complaint Handling

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/09/17

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to CEOs expressing concern about how firms handle complaints. Following a review of how firms deal with complaints, the regulator found material non-compliance with regulatory requirements as well as...

How to Get a 2,333% ROI?

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/09/17

Three affiliated home health companies in Tennessee agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle False Claims Act (FCA) liability. That’s a lot of money, but it’s only about four percent of the $42 million in potential liability that, according to BNA,...

European Commission Proposes Framework to Screen Certain Foreign Direct Investments

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/09/17

Proposal coordinates existing national screening mechanisms, grants the Commission powers to review investments of “Union interest.” European Parliament and Member States’ approval still required. Key Points: On 13 September 2017, the President of...

EU General Data Protection Regulation

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/09/17

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (679/2016/EU), the GDPR, comes into force across the EU on 25 May 2018. As it is being made by Regulation the GDPR, unlike the existing Data Protection Directive (implemented into the UK by the Data...

EPA OIG Releases Report on EPA’s Management of Pesticide Funds

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/09/17

On September 18, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report on an evaluation conducted by OIG entitled “EPA Needs to Manage Pesticide Funds More Efficiently.” OIG states that it conducted...

CFIUS Annual Report Highlights Period of Increased Scrutiny for Foreign Investments

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/09/17

In 2015, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a U.S. Government interagency committee that conducts national security reviews of foreign investments, maintained a heavy case load, reviewing 143 transactions, according to...

The Extension of the Senior Manager and Certification Regime to All FCA Regulated Firms

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/09/17

The FCA has issued its long awaited consultation paper in relation to the extension of the senior manager and certification regimes to the wider financial services sector, after its implementation for banks, building societies, credit unions, and PRA...

Updated Draft of ePrivacy Regulation: Still Hampering Innovation

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/09/17

On 8 September 2017, the European Council published its first revisions (“Revised Draft”) to the draft EU ePrivacy Regulation (version COM(2017) 10 of 10 January 2017, “ePrivacy Regulation”). The Revised Draft is based on the discussions held in...

Taking It Personally: One Lawsuit Tries to Hold Individuals Accountable for the Equifax Data Breach

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/09/17

As we discussed recently, the Equifax data breach has inevitably brought a great deal of scrutiny and legal action against the credit reporting agency. Amidst the numerous brewing class actions and other reactions from government agencies and state...

The ADA Is Not a Medical Leave Entitlement, Seventh Circuit Declares

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/09/17

Today’s employers must run their businesses within the competitive environment in which they operate while affording employees an ever-increasing array of leaves. Yet, running a business without a full complement of employees is difficult....

Pages