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New York State Industrial Board of Appeals Invalidates New Regulation Governing Payment of Wages by Direct Deposit or Debit Card

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/17

On February 16, 2017, the New York State Industrial Board of Appeals (“IBA”) issued an order revoking changes to New York State’s regulation governing employers that pay their employees by direct deposit or debit card. This regulation was scheduled...

After Proposition 64 Does Medical Marijuana Matter?

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/17

California’s recent recreational pot legalization brings into question the relevance of medical cannabis in a state that led the legal marijuana movement with a 1996 voter initiative giving patients the right to possess and grow cannabis reasonably...

Hong Kong Proposes Enhanced AML Obligations for Professionals and Beneficial Owner Registries for Hong Kong Companies

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/17

The Hong Kong Government has recently proposed to expand its anti-money laundering (“AML”) laws. This is expected to assist Hong Kong in keeping pace with AML developments in other financial centers, and to prepare for its upcoming FATF mutual...

Advocating for Patient Safety: Coalition for Patient Vision Care Safety submits comments in response to FTC Proposed Rule concerning the Contact Lens Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/17

The Coalition for Patient Vision Care Safety (“Coalition”) is a group of health care providers, medical device manufacturers and academic institutions dedicated to ensuring the safe and appropriate use of contact lens so that patients achieve the...

The CSSF's position in respect of ESMA's Opinion on UCITS' Share Classes

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/17

On 13 February, 2017 the Luxembourg Financial Regulator (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier –CSSF) announced its position in respect of ESMA’s opinion by issuing press release n°17/06. The CSSF expects UCITS under its supervision to take...

Cybersecurity Obligations of Directors - Guidance from the United States Decisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/17

Your organization will in all likelihood suffer a cyberattack. According to a recent study by Accenture, the average Canadian organization faces about 96 cyberattacks per year, nearly one third of which result in a security breach. The aftermath of...

Health Care E-Note - Februaury 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/17

Ransomware: A Reportable Breach? In the past several years, a huge increase has occurred in the number of electronic attacks in the United States using ransomware, a form of malware that targets and encrypts critical data and systems for the...

The Latest on the DEP’s “Pile Policy”: If the Tides Rise, Do Structures Still “Exist”?

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/17

Back in September, we wrote about MassDEP’s Proposed Interpretation of Chapter 91 regulations, which attempted to provide guidance to the regulated community on the conditions under which a historic pile field can contribute to the “project...

Trump DOJ Drops Obama Administration’s Transgender Bathroom Fight

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/17

Last week, the Justice Department withdrew the pending legal challenge that had sought to reverse the federal court decision blocking the implementation of the Obama administration’s transgender bathroom policy for public schools. By announcing it...

OCIE to Investment Advisers: Focus on These Five Problem Areas

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/17

Only one month after releasing its exam priorities for this year, on February 7, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) published a Risk Alert describing the five compliance topics...

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