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In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: What happens when you have an innovation and no one trusts you? Facebook is about to find out. (NYT) How complex are whistleblower awards? (WSJ) Why did Austrailian MOD give contract to US firm...By: Thomas Fox

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In this episode, Matt Kelly (the coolest guy in compliance) and I go into...By: Thomas Fox

On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (the DOL) issued a proposal to increase the salary threshold for employees to be classified as exempt from the overtime pay requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (the FLSA) pursuant to the...By: Locke Lord LLP

For businesses with 100 or more employees, now is a good time to begin reviewing internal systems and coordinating with vendors to collect employee pay information to submit to the EEOC....By: Locke Lord LLP

Longwood Restaurant Failed to Hire Applicant Because of His Beard, Federal Agency Charges in Lawsuit - ORLANDO, Fla. - Chalfont & Associates Group, Inc., owner of multiple McDonald's restaur­ants in Central Florida, violated federal law when it...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The U.S. Department of Labor’s new Wage and Hour Administrator Cheryl Stanton recently released her first series of opinion letters on various wage payment topics. Of interest to some employers was a letter asking about overtime status for paralegals...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

In 2016, President Obama released a “Call to Action” encouraging state legislatures to take a hard look at non-compete reform. The “Call to Action” urged states to ban restrictive covenants that impose unnecessary restrictions on the mobility of...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

What do I need to know? Quick summary - The UK's data protection regulator, the ICO, intends to fine Marriott International, Inc £99.2 million. This proposed fine arises from a cyber incident which affected Starwood hotels from 2014 to 2018....By: Dentons

Did Nivea’s claims for its Skin Firming Hydration Body Lotion push the product into the category of a drug requiring approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

In our recent employment law seminar, we discussed how to manage employees who are authorized to post on the company’s social media accounts. Here are some key points to focus on when allowing employees access to your company’s social media accounts....By: Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.