On June 4, the European Commission (Commission) adopted new standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data to third countries. SCCs have long been an important tool for EU data transfers, as one of only a handful of mechanisms available to legitimize personal data transfers made to countries outside the European Union (EU). This importance increased in July 2020 when the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) issued its decision in Data Protection Commission v. Facebook Ireland, Max Schrems (Schrems...

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This week's special newsletter provides an overview of notable changes in Canadian immigration including all measures directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is the latest news as of July 19, 2021. The Canadian border will open to vaccinated Americans as of August 9. Following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's July 19 announcement, travelers who reside in the United States and are United States citizens or permanent residents of the United States. They must be fully immunized and have received the...

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On July 14, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published in the Federal Register (86 Fed. Reg. 37022-35) its final rule for “Made in USA” and other unqualified U.S.-origin claims (“unqualified U.S.-origin claims”) on product labels. The final rule is effective on August 13, 2021. The final rule codifies a longstanding FTC policy and practice that a product or service with an unqualified U.S.-origin claim, whether express or implied, on its label cannot contain more than a de minimis amount of foreign origin. The final rule...

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What Is An NFT? How Do NFTs Work? Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, advertised that it would release its own Non-Fungible Token (NFT) market on June 24, following the steps of other major players in the industry, such as Gemini. Like cryptocurrencies, NFTs are digital assets that register an immutable transaction on a blockchain. The majority of NFTs are currently operated on the Ethereum open-source, decentralized platform. However, unlike a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin, an NFT is unique and...

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In an ever-growing global economy, international mobility of employees had become a routine and everyday occurrence. This has resulted in many challenges around tracking internationally mobile employees, meeting compliance obligations in each country and understanding the impact of international mobility on the business. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and a global pandemic, the business impact entered a whole new dimension. New considerations sprang forth from the emergence of new legislation and regulations which impacted data protection and tax...

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Earlier this year, the European Union legally committed itself to reducing its carbon emissions by 55%, compared to 1990, by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2050. The Commission’s new “Fit for 55” package has now proposed far-reaching legislation to radically transform Europe’s transport system.  Among the many initiatives put forward by the European Commission, its proposed phasing out of the internal combustion engine by 2035 is surely Commission President von der Leyen’s landmark proposal. While not legally banning combustion engines themselves, its proposal...

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ACG Resources is dedicated to providing your business with highly skilled professionals well-matched to your unique hiring needs for both on-site or remote work and short- or long-term assignments. Whether you’re looking to staff professionals in areas such as accounting and finance, technology, administrative, customer service, legal, HR, creative, and marketing, or any other departments, we can help you find the right fit for your team. Contract/Temporary Staffing Contract staffing, also known as temporary staffing, is when a company engages a staffing agency...

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Hiring the right person is and always has been difficult. Between figuring out where to find talent, how to attract the right candidates to your business, and ultimately convincing a candidate to come work with you, recruiting is a highly involved and difficult process. According to Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, “There was a talent gap before the pandemic; so it wasn’t like this occurred because of COVID-19.” Enter COVID and the talent gap is...

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The EACC, in partnership with the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), wants to keep its members up to date with the latest developments in property taxes in the USA and Europe. IPTI has put together below a selection of articles from IPTI Xtracts; more articles can be found on its website (www.ipti.org). UNTIED STATES OF AMERICA New York: Local property taxes to be capped at 2% next year Local government property taxes in New York next year will hit their statutory cap...

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Senior Managing Director Thomas R. Evrard of FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications answers a critical question for the hybrid workforce. In Brief: For years, the informal “water cooler” conversation has been an essential component of office life. While it may have evaporated during the pandemic, there are ways to encourage and support a new, hybrid model as members of your workforce return to the office. While we might be comfortable with remote work, video chats, and communicating with our teams via message...

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