Filing an FBAR: Important Details and Common Mistakes
Is it necessary to file taxes as a foreign national living in the United States? Learn everything you need to know in this guide.
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Legal Marijuana Deliveries Are Being Challenged by California Cities
Kate Harveston* California recently approved legal marijuana sales for medical and recreational use by adults. But a conflict between state and local law recently led 24 cities and one county in California to sue the state over a new rule allowing the delivery of cannabis to people’s doorsteps.The jurisdictions suing the state claim each locality
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The Age of Hypercomplexity: Asia Pacific Business and Legal Macrotrends
Baker + McKenzie – Our world has never been more connected – by technology, manufacturing, trade, supply chains, tourism and popular culture – and this unprecedented globalization has created enormous benefits for much of the world’s population as a result.At the same time, there are both public and private forces in Asia Pacific, the US,
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Gender Pay Gap Reporting
CMS Cameron McKenna have produced a report on gender pay gap reporting on some of the key trends and practices, including – The move towards pay transparency Ways in which organisations can reduce their gender pay gap How to frame the gender pay gap report See the video link here
Tax Return Preparer Fraud Makes the IRS “Dirty Dozen” for 2019
Fox Rothschild – By Matthew D. Lee The Internal Revenue Service has included tax return preparer fraud on its “Dirty Dozen” list of common tax scams for 2019 and offered tips to help taxpayers avoid unscrupulous tax preparers. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most sweeping tax reform legislation in more than 30 years
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How Big Data and AI Can Help Manage ‘Big Crime’
Big data and artificial intelligence are changing the way crimes are investigated, and prevented an Israeli lawyer has told the Calcalist Mind the Tech conference in New York.Nimrod Kozlovski is a partner at Israel-based law firm HFN and lecturer at Tel Aviv University. In the digital age, traditional methods of managing crimes are no longer
The World-First LexisNexis App Set To Advance the Rule of Law
By Staff, LexisNexis*Fifty-seven per cent of the world’s population lives outside the shelter of the law. Legal Publisher LexisNexis is playing its part to bring that figure down.The rule of law, put simply, is the idea that “no one is above the law”. It is the fundamental basis on which prosperous societies rest. Access to
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#MeToo and the New Realities of Workplace Conduct and Board Expectations
Foley & Lardner – The #MeToo movement is just over a year old, but it has ignited potentially explosive questions of how to address workplace conduct, from sexual harassment to interactions that exclude certain genders or nationalities.Conduct going back decades and longer is now under scrutiny. Even the most equality-conscious employers must remain informed and proactively
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Blurring Lines: What 2019 Legal Trends For Technology, Media and Telecommunications Sector
Baker & McKenzie – What does 2019 hold for businesses in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector and what legal and regulatory trends should be on their radar? A complex question in a world in which the boundaries between areas are blurring to an extent that car manufacturers are becoming tech companies, traditional content producers
The Ugly Truth About Cyber Attacks – 6 Key Steps To Protect Your Legal Talent From Cyber Criminals
Will Bartlett* As an employer looking to hire top talent within the legal field, much of your focus is on the credentials of your prospective employees- but are you additionally questioning the processes you have set in place to protect the information of those you’re profiling for a job? Cybercriminals will target law firms in