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Pay-to-Play Enforcement Sweep Snares Private Equity and Venture Capital

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

On January 17, 2017, the SEC announced nine settled enforcement actions for violations of the pay-to-pay rule against private equity, venture capital and hedge fund sponsors. The firms involved agreed to pay monetary penalties from $35,000 to...

[Video] Day 22 of 30 Days to a Better Compliance Program-the Regional Compliance Committee

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

Earlier I considered the Compliance Oversight Committee. Today, I want to you to consider another compliance committee which could positively impact your compliance regime, the Regional Compliance Committee which is created at the regional level, to...

Immigration Law Update: USCIS Publishes Final Rule, New AAO NIW Standard

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

On November 18, 2016, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule aimed at improving several aspects of certain employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visa programs. This rule codifies longstanding Immigration Agency...

Blog: In Her Final Speech As SEC Chair, White Identifies Current Trends Assailing SEC Independence

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

Mary Jo White took the occasion of her final speech as SEC Chair, presented to the Economic Club of New York, to discuss how to maintain the role of the SEC as an effective financial regulator and how the SEC can “continue as a strong independent...

EU Customs Developments: November-December 2016

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

EU Customs Policy - Union Customs Code Developments - On 12 December 2016, the EU’s Customs Expert Group held a joint meeting with the Trade Contact Group to discuss proposed amendments to the Union Customs Code (UCC) and the UCC Delegated Act...

SCOTUS won’t hear Texas voter ID case; Roberts statement says case may return

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

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Big Changes for California’s Labor, Employment Laws

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

Californians are starting to feel the effects of new labor and employment laws passed in 2016 that raise the state’s minimum wage, aim to erase wage gaps, protect immigrant and disabled workers, as well as establish gender-neutral public bathroom...

Federal Court Issues Permanent Injunction and Permanently Shuts Down Santa Ysabel’s Desert Rose Bingo

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

On December 12, 2016, Judge Battaglia of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California issued the Court’s long-awaited ruling on the State of California and Federal Government’s motions for summary judgment in the Iipay...

Algorithms and bias: What lenders need to know

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

The algorithms that power fintech may discriminate in ways that can be difficult to anticipate—and financial institutions can be held accountable even when alleged discrimination is clearly unintentional....

The Race to File H-1B Work Visas on April 1, 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

We are releasing this Alert to remind employers of the fast-approaching April 1, 2017, opening date for filing H-1B work visa petitions on behalf of foreign employees who need sponsorship for work authorization in the U.S. Since April 1, 2017, falls...

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