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EU Whistleblower Directive Pitfalls for Swiss Businesses
Almost twenty years ago, things got serious for US-listed companies with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As of 17 December this year, many companies in the EU will also require them: Whistleblowing...
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Rhode Island Changes Its Products Liability Law
Rhode Island’s governor, Daniel McKee, signed 2021 R.I. HB 5867/2021 R.I. SB 736 into law on July 13, 2021. The enactment changes Rhode Island’s products liability law and impacts how...
read moreSLOVAKIA Update: GDPR – Guidelines on processing of personal data through video devices
In July 2019, the European Data Protection Board (hereinafter referred to as 'the Board') issued Guidelines 3/2019 on the processing of personal data via video equipment (hereinafter referred to as 'the Guidelines')[1]....
read moreSaudi Arabia Update: REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVING FINANCING PORTFOLIOS FOR MICRO-ENTERPRISES CONFIRMED
The Saudi Arabian authorities have confirmed the requirements for approving financing portfolios for micro-enterprises. The regulations governing the approval of financing portfolios for microfinance projects set out several conditions for...
read moreColombia Update: Progressive reduction of the weekly working shifts
Reduction: The ordinary working shift will be reduced from 48 hours a week to 42 hours a week. Distribution of the working shifts: By mutual consent between the employer and...
read moreVietnam Update: New Draft Decree to Amend Administrative Sanctions in IP
In June 2021, Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) issued a new draft decree amending several provisions of Decree No. 99/2013/ND-CP of the government dated August 29, 2013, on...
read moreGermany Update: Mask obligation and employment entitlement for medical certificate
Circumstance The employee employed by the defendant municipality worked in the building authority until the beginning of the corona pandemic and had a job in the town hall of the...
read moreShould Indian securities law shift focus from promoters to persons in control?
Indian securities law has focused on regulating, holding accountable and penalizing “promoters” as a result of concentrated family owned businesses which are largely prevalent in India. In this regard, the...
read moreUS Update: EEOC Updates on Vaccination Policies
The EEOC has recently updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance (Technical Assistance) to address questions and issues pertaining to workplace vaccination programs. The updated Technical Assistance is available on the EEOC’s website....
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