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DOJ Proposes Tighter Disability Accessibility Requirements For State and Local Government Apps
On August 3, 2023, the Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to update the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to better ensure web and mobile app accessibility for people … Continue reading
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Sex Harassment Lawsuit Against Landlord Reminder Federal Discrimination Bans Apply To Housing, Other Business Ops Beyond Employmenr
A new Fair Housing Act sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the owner and operator of rental properties in the Pulaski County, Kentucky area reminds business owners and leaders that sexual harassment and other federal civil rights and other discrimination and … Continue reading
New DOJ Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy Alerts Organizations To Strengthen Sentencing Guideline Compliance Programs
Since the Federal Sentencing Guidelines are key determinants on the criminal liability and sentencing of organizations and their leaders for federal crimes committed by their organization or their employees, organizations and their leaders need to clearly understand the multitude of laws that could trigger their application and the practices necessary to position themselves and their organizations to mitigate liability in the event of a potential criminal violation. Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, antitrust, bank secrecy act, Bankruptcy, Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Cyber, D&O, Director Liability, Director Liabiloity, Employee Benefits, Employment, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Debt Collections Act, fda, Fiduciary Responsibility, Government Contractor, Internal Controls, management, Officers, Officers Liability, Reductions In Force, Risk Management, Securities, sentencing guidelines, Tax, Uncategorized, Workforce Management
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Automobile & Other Motor Vehicle Businesses Must Prepare For New FTC Rules
Automobile and other impacted motor vehicle businesses (“should begin preparations to comply with newly proposed Federal Trade Commission rules targeting certain motor vehicle seller’s marketing, sales, leasing and financing practices set forth in the recently published FTC Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) as well as submit any relevant comments on the Proposed Rule by the September 12, 2022 comment deadline. Continue reading
Texas Supreme Court Extends Special COVID-19 Landlord-Tenant Eviction Rules
The Texas Supreme Court’s Fiftieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (50th Order”) published today (April 20, 2022) reissues the judicial relief and procedures previously in effect under its Forty-Eighth Emergency Order (Misc. Dkt. No. 22-9015) in light of the … Continue reading
SEC Proposed Cybersecurity Rules Reenforce Tighten Requirements & Highlight Imperative For Market Involved & Influencing Businesses & Leaders To Clean Up Cybersecurity Practices & Disclosures
Public companies and other market participating or influencing companies and their leaders should begin preparing to comply with enhanced cybersecurity risk management, disclosure, strategy, governance and incident reporting and response requirements of a Proposed Rule the Security and Exchange Commission … Continue reading
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Check Up Updated FinCEN Advisory on Ransomware For Opportunties To Strengthen Defenses
The Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) updated its 2020 advisory on ransomware and the use of the financial system to facilitate ransom payments on November 8 to add financial red flag indicators of ransomware-related illicit activity to … Continue reading
Raise Cybersecurity & Cyberbreach Compliance & Risk Management To Defend Against Rising Cyber Regulatory & Enforcement Risks
Businesses, their employee benefit plan fiduciaries, their employer and other sponsors, their record keepers, financial advisors and other service providers and other business partners face growing pressure to shore up cyber security and cyber breach compliance and other safeguards to … Continue reading
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DOJ Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative Pressures Federal Contractors & Grant Recipients To Tighten Cybersecurity Controls, Training & Other Safeguards
Federal contractors and grant recipients face heightened need to fix cyber security and data breach compliance as targeted by new Justice Department Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative. Continue reading
Posted in bank secrecy act, Board of Directors, Compliance, Cyber, data breach, Director Liability, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Debt Collections Act, Fraud, Government Contractor, Internal Controls, Labor Relations, Leadership, Officers, Officers Liability, patriot act, Performance Management, Privacy, Privacy, Uncategorized
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Baseball Lesson on Servant Leadership & Teamwork
A lesson in servant leadership and teamwork provides invaluable insights on building and perpetuating great teams and servant leaders. At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered … Continue reading
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