ArticleFederal Register: SEC Approves FINRA CAT Plan Compliance ProposalThe SEC approved a proposal by FINRA to adopt the FINRA Rule 6800 Series. United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFederal Reserve Bank Of New York President Dudley Participates In Banking Culture Panel DiscussionOn February 7, 2018, William Dudley, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, participated in a panel discussion entitled "Banking Culture - Still Room for Improvement?"United StatesFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleFINRA Offers New Resources For Reg. BI And Form CRS ImplementationFINRA offered new resources to member firms in preparation for compliance with Regulation Best Interest ("Reg. BI") and Form CRS (see previous coverage) by the deadline of June 30, 2020.United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFINRA Requests Comment on Proposed New Outside Business Activities RuleFINRA requests comment on all aspects of the proposal, and specifically requests comment on the issues listed in Appendix A.United StatesFinance and BankingWilmerHale
ArticleNew York Cybersecurity Regulations Create Major Compliance Challenges For Employers In Financial Services, Insurance And Other IndustriesOur friends at Privacy & Security Matters recently posted an important update on the New York State Department of Financial Services' new cybersecurity regulations. United StatesFinance and BankingMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleSEC Extends Compliance Deadline For Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management RequirementsThe SEC granted open-end funds additional time to comply with the liquidity risk management program's classification requirements under Investment Company Act Rule 22e-4. United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleTexas And Colorado Enter Into A Joint AML Enforcement Action Against Money TransmitterTexas and Colorado banking regulators entered into a joint consent order with a money transmitter over alleged deficiencies in its anti-money laundering compliance program, including late federal reporting, inadequate agent monitoring, and customer information safeguard failures. The company agreed to pay $200,000 in penalties and retain an independent compliance consultant without admitting the allegations. United StatesFinance and BankingSheppard
ArticleCMS Revises Enforcement Guidance—AgainAfter the publication of our Legal Alert on the Supreme Court decision lifting the stay on the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule (the "Rule")...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSnell & Wilmer
ArticleFalse Claims Act Alert: Federal Grant Reporting Serves As Basis For FCA ActionThe University of North Texas settled with the Department of Justice for more than $13 million based upon a self-reported failure to accurately measure, track, and pay researchers for effort spent on certain federally sponsored research. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleMedicaid Fraud Control Units: The 2025 Annual ReportMedicaid Fraud Control Units recovered nearly $2 billion in fiscal year 2025, marking record-level criminal recoveries and a 37% increase in civil settlements. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesKatten
ArticleBe On The Lookout For OFCCP Survey!On March 28, 2018, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that it will be sending out a survey "to gather more information about how [OFCCP] can continue improving communication, transparency, and timeliness during our compliance evaluations." United StatesGovernment, Public SectorOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
ArticleOrganizational Integrity ShortsOver the course of the next few months, Sheppard Mullin's Organizational Integrity Group will be exploring a number of complex compliance matters in a series called "OIG Shorts.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorSheppard
ArticleReminder: Deadline For Contractors To Certify AAP Compliance Is July 1, 2024As we previously reported, federal contractors and subcontractors ("Contractors") have until July 1, 2024 to certify the status of their Affirmative Action Programs ("AAPs")...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleSEVP Announces New OPT Employment Compliance UnitThe Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced a new "OPT Employment Compliance Unit" that will be dedicated to compliance matters involving wagesUnited StatesImmigrationKlasko Immigration Law Partners
VideoClassifying Products For Trade Compliance (Video)When it comes to classifying products, things aren't always what they seem. Need some help with product classifications? Contact Braumiller Law GroupUnited StatesInternational LawBraumiller Group (Dallas)
VideoConstellations (Video)There are 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union. This list of modern constellations was adopted by the IAU in 1922 United StatesInternational LawBraumiller Group (Dallas)
ArticleCustom's Increasing Expectations In Forced Labor ComplianceEarlier this week, Customs alerted the trade to a February 25, 2023 publication highlighting a New Year's change for the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Trade Compliance program. United StatesInternational LawBarnes, Richardson & Colburn
ArticleGM Settlement Demonstrates Difficulty Of Navigating Export Controls And Immigration LawMany companies have struggled to balance compliance with the immigration laws with compliance with the export laws. This tension was recently highlighted when the Department...United StatesInternational LawBarnes, Richardson & Colburn
VideoHot Topics In International Trade Part 2 - Bob Brewer And Senior Associate Attorney, Kerry Wang (Video)Hot Topics in International Trade (Part 2)- Bob Brewer is joined by Senior Associate Attorney, Kerry Wang for a discussion on Valuation and Recovery Strategies.United StatesInternational LawBraumiller Group (Dallas)
ArticleInternational Alert On DDTC's Consent Agreement With Keysight Technologies Covered In Export Compliance DailyOur International Alert on DDTC's ITAR Consent Agreement with Keysight Technologies was covered in Interntaional Trade Today's Export Compliance Daily newsletter. In the Alert, the authors,...United StatesInternational LawMiller & Chevalier Chartered