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28
Jun
With the help of our members, this thought-leadership series focuses on explaining what businesses should expect from the new reality of Brexit – in essence, with “Brexit, What’s Next?”. Today, we present Colin Monaghan, Partner, and Louise Mitchell, Knowledge Lawyer, at MASON HAYES & CURRAN and based in Dublin, Ireland; along with Tunde Oyewole, Of Counsel, and Sarah Lajugie, Associate at ORRICK and based in Paris, France. They will address: “The UK and the Lugano Convention in the post-Brexit...
28
Jun
New York City’s Biometric Identifier Information Law goes into effect July 9. The law applies to food and drink establishments, places of entertainment, and retail stores in New York City that collect, retain, convert, store, or share biometric identifier information (e.g., retina or iris scans, fingerprints, voiceprints, and hand scans) from customers. According to the law, affected businesses must post clear, conspicuous notices near all customer entrances to their facilities. The law gives aggrieved customers a private right of action, subject...
28
Jun
Belgium has concluded so-called COVID-19 agreements with Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands on the tax impact of international travel restrictions and health instructions (“work at home”) for cross-border workers and their employers.
These agreements have now been extended until (and included) 30 September 2021.
COVID-19 Agreement with Germany
The Belgian and German authorities concluded a COVID-19 Agreement on 6 May 2020. The initial period of application of this agreement ran from 11 March to 31 May 2020 and was already extended...
25
Jun
What is Biometric Data?
Every time you unlock your smartphone with facial recognition or your tablet with your fingerprint, you are using biometrics. Biometrics are a way to measure a person’s physical characteristics to verify their identity. It includes physical traits such as fingerprints, facial recognition, voice prints, and retina and hand scans.
How Does Biometric Data Relate to My Workforce?
Employers use biometric data to control access to worksites, track employees’ hours, monitor when employees pass through checkpoints, or record when...
25
Jun
Tick Tock! Reminder to British citizens* living in Luxembourg: Less than 10 days remaining to request a new residency permit before 30 June 2021
On 1 February 2020, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union came into effect, entailing that UK citizens cease to be considered as EU nationals. British citizens and their family members residing in Luxembourg before the 31 December 2020 retained their rights to continue to reside and work in Luxembourg from 1 January 2021 onwards,...
25
Jun
As the presence of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in European corporate CLOs has increased, it is also no surprise that the Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) imposed ESG disclosure obligations in March of this year.
What is the Regulation?
The SFDR imposed mandatory ESG disclosure obligations for asset managers and other financial market participants with the substantive provision of the regulation in effect from 10th March 2021. The first level of the regulation took effect in March of this year,...
25
Jun
The EU wants to cooperate with the US in the fight against ransomware. Both sides emphasized this at a meeting between the European Commission and US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Lisbon on 22 June.
After the EU-US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial meeting, the US Secretary of Homeland Security,Alejandro Mayorkas, announced the creation of a “new ransomware working group to address the scourge of ransomware that has hurt the US so much and so many other countries.”
Ylva Johansson, the EU’s Home...
24
Jun
This alert was originally published on February 5, 2019. It has been updated as of June 23, 2021.
Many visa options exist to enable U.S. manufacturing companies to employ talented professionals, researchers and managers who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. This article will introduce the primary nonimmigrant (temporary) visa categories used by U.S. manufacturing companies to employ foreign national workers. The article will also provide key information about the permanent residency (green card) process. Manufacturing employers typically employ...
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