Topic
Enforcement
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Consumer Finance Monitor
The CFPB Shuts Down Another Credit Repair Service
The CFPB recently submitted a proposed stipulated final order that would shut down a credit repair service and permanently enjoin it from “[a]dvertising, marketing, promoting, providing, offering for sale, selling,…
Employment Discrimination Report
Delay of EEO Gender Pay Equality Reporting Requirements Does Not Mean a Decrease in Enforcement
On Tuesday, the Office of Management and Budget notified the EEOC that it was delaying a rule finalized last year that would require large employers to report salaries of workers.…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Federal district court sanctions CFPB for deposition conduct; strikes four counts from complaint and dismisses defendants
A federal district court in Atlanta has granted the defendants' motions for Rule 37 sanctions against the CFPB for its conduct in connection with the defendants' depositions of CFPB witnesses. …
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
First Enforcement Actions Brought Pursuant to China’s Cybersecurity Law
In the wake of China's Cybersecurity Law coming into effect at the beginning of June, local authorities in Shantou and Chongqing have brought enforcement actions against information technology companies for…
Pensions and Benefits
The UK Pensions Regulator goes “Back to the Future”
In an episode that has potential for many sequels, the Pensions Regulator has turned its hand to time travel with a report on the conclusion of Phase 1 of its…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
What’s Up With The DLSE? Latest Enforcement Actions
Seyfarth Synopsis: The DLSE enforces California labor laws. In two recent enforcement actions, the DLSE collectively recovered over one million dollars, so California employers should read on to find out…
Consumer Finance Monitor
SCOTUS denies petition for certiorari in case asserting recess appointment defense to CFPB enforcement action
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari in CFPB v. Chance Edward Gordon, a case filed by the CFPB in 2012 that alleged the defendant had…
Broker- Dealer Law Corner
Does FINRA Give Credit For Self-Reporting Problems? It Says It Does, But….
By Alan Wolper, UB Greensfelder
I read a fascinating piece the other day in BankInvestmentConsultant about FINRA’s Enforcement program, specifically about the notion of broker-dealers self-reporting problems, and whether that was a smart thing to…
Subject to Inquiry
FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook discusses FINRA360 and Consolidating Enforcement Divisions
By Government Investigations Group
On May 17, 2017, at the annual FINRA conference in Washington D.C., FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook discussed the recently-launched FINRA360 initiative: a top-to-bottom review of FINRA’s operations and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Disturbing Videos Show ICE Violently Arresting Immigrants in a Denver Courthouse
The Chief Justice of California, Tani Cantil-Sakauye, and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions have gone back and forth on ICE enforcement actions at state courthouses. The controversy continues. Fusion reports…