Earlier this month, we reported on two Senate privacy bills reintroduced from last year’s legislative session. These reintroductions are part of a broader wave of federal privacy bills, none of which are making meaningful progress toward becoming law. While the prospect of a comprehensive federal privacy law in the near term remains unlikely, a recent appropriation proposal and the nomination of longtime privacy advocate Alvaro Bedoya indicate that Democrats are attempting to empower the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by providing the...

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). UNITED STATES Does Your Property Tax Assessment Reflect COVID-19’s Long-Term Challenges? Countless companies have seen their top and bottom lines decimated by COVID-19-related shutdowns, travel restrictions and changing consumer preferences...

Access CILcare's full quarterly newsletter here The number of smartphones has grown continuously over the past 14 years alongside music streaming services, in parallel with the use of personal listening systems : spending extended periods of time listening to music at excessive volumes on a daily basis has become standard among youngsters. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 17% of adults aged 20-69 have permanently damaged their hearing as a result of excessive noise exposure. Permanent damage...

On Wednesday morning, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented her political objectives for the coming year in a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. In her address, she touched on a broad range of political topics, focussing mostly on the climate, the economy and “Global Europe,” particularly military and defence capabilities.  On the occasion of only the second European Parliament plenary in its Strasbourg home since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, President von der Leyen applauded...

ING today published our first integrated climate report (Download here), which for the first time gives one overview of all of the elements of our climate action approach. The report outlines how our financing impacts climate change, including our progress on steering our portfolio towards global climate goals (our Terra approach). It also addresses how climate change impacts our business, as we work to assess climate risks and take action to mitigate them. “This report highlights what ING is doing to take...

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 September 14th, 2021. Canadian border open to vaccinated international travellers as of September 7, 2021 As of September 7, 2021, fully vaccinated foreign nationals can enter Canada for non-discretionary purposes, including tourism. However, these travelers must meet a number of conditions: Have a complete vaccination schedule for at least 14 days ; Have a negative PCR...