With an additional overlay of state and federal regulation, employment law issues at financial institutions take on an additional level of complexity. Whether it is the new regulations affecting permissible compensation practices for mortgage loan originators, state and federal licensing requirements or complex rules applicable to insider transactions, human resource […]
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FATCA’s July 2014 Compliance Deadline Approaching
In 2010, Congress passed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, which included the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, otherwise known as “FATCA.” The implementation of FATCA was in response to perceived abuses by high net-worth American individuals and entities concealing assets in foreign accounts, and thus failing to pay […]
A Higher Standard for Bank HR Departments (Part 4)
With an additional overlay of state and federal regulation, employment law issues at financial institutions take on an additional level of complexity. Whether it is the new regulations affecting permissible compensation practices for mortgage loan originators, state and federal licensing requirements or complex rules applicable to insider transactions, human resource […]
United States Supreme Court Upholds State Air Pollution Rule
In a ruling that will ripple through the electric utility industry for years to come, the United States Supreme Court has upheld the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, also known as the Transport Rule. The Supreme Court’s 6-2 decision, issued on Tuesday April 29, 2014, […]
A Higher Standard for Bank HR Departments (Part 3)
With an additional overlay of state and federal regulation, employment law issues at financial institutions take on an additional level of complexity. Whether it is the new regulations affecting permissible compensation practices for mortgage loan originators, state and federal licensing requirements or complex rules applicable to insider transactions, human resource […]