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The European Accessibility Act: What should financial services firms be focusing on as the June 2025 compliance deadline approaches?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

There are over 80 million people with disabilities in the EU. The European Accessibility Act 2019 (EAA) (Directive (EU) 2019/882) implements the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and aims at providing greater accessibility to everyday goods and services.

Update on Missouri’s Proposition A: Status of Earned Paid Sick Time Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

Employers must provide notice of Missouri’s new earned paid sick time (PST) requirements no later than April 15, 2025—ahead of the May 1, 2025, effective date of the state’s new PST law, or Proposition A, passed by voters in November 2024—but much uncertainty surrounds the PST provisions due to a

Four Top Law Firms Sign Settlement with EEOC on DEI

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

On Friday, April 11, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an announcement that they have settled with four “BigLaw” firms over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices.

FCA Backpedals: "Name and Shame" and Diversity and Inclusion Requirements Axed, and Non-financial Misconduct Rules Delayed

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced significant changes to its regulatory approach, including dropping the obligation to “name and shame” firms under investigation, dropping the proposed “Diversity and Inclusion” (D&I) requirements, and delaying the promised r

Developments in Crypto Regulation: DeFi Tax Reporting Repeal and SEC Disclosure Guidance

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

The Trump administration continues its efforts to relax digital asset regulation, including most recently by exempting decentralized finance ("DeFi") apps and wallets from tax reporting and through Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") staff interpretations, such as the Division of Corporati

What is the new EU AML regime?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

The Single Rulebook is intended to be a single source of AML/CTF regulation that will be applied uniformly in all member states across the EU.

DC Circuit so far largely upholds Judge Jackson’s order preliminarily enjoining the CFPB Acting Director from shutting down the CFPB

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

On Friday, April 11, a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals modified Judge Jackson’s preliminary injunction order of March 28 pending appeal, as follows......
By: Ballard Spahr LLP

Life Sciences Companies Must Navigate the DOJ Data Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

Life sciences companies have long been outside the scope of US national security regulations and benefited from significant exemptions under US privacy laws....
By: Goodwin

Former Girardi Keese CFO ordered to pay over $8.9M in restitution, serve prison time for embezzlement

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

6 Effective Tactics to Help Government Contractors Overcome Unfavorable CPARS Evaluations

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

In federal contracting, your reputation is currency, and few tools can shape that reputation more than the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

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