It’s almost Valentine’s Day – a day filled with love, happiness, and potential sexual harassment claims. Many HR professionals believe that claims of sexual harassment increase on Valentine’s Day. It appears that some employees tend to forget that sexual harassment rules and policies still apply, even on February 14th. So here are a few simple […]
On June 21, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., 138 S.Ct. 2080 (2018). The Wayfair decision is very significant in that it overturns the longstanding precedent that historically prohibited any state from requiring out of state businesses to collect sales or use taxes on […]
The European Union’s (“EU’s”) General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) came into effect on May 25, 2018, imposing a new regulatory regime on companies that process, collect, and/or share personal data. The GDPR also provides EU Member States’ data protection authorities with long-arm jurisdiction over many non-EU companies that process data about individuals located in the […]
On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s (“EU’s”) General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) went into effect, imposing new prohibitions, standards, and risk management guidelines on how companies can collect, process, transfer, and share personal data. For U.S. associations, the most notable aspect of the GDPR was the expanded, (extra)territorial scope – companies outside the EU […]
On January 21, 2019, France’s data privacy agency, the National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) announced that it was issuing a €50 million fine against Google, Inc. for violating the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is the first enforcement action under the new penalty ranges of the GDPR and the first GDPR enforcement […]
GKG Law's popular Credentialing & Certification 411 Report has been updated with even more instructive topics for 2019. This free resource in collaboration with Association TRENDS contains information every education focused association executive needs to know. Are your credentialing exams secure? Could your Professional Disciplinary Committee's clear procedures and policies still leave you susceptible to challenges? Do […]
As many organizations have learned, on May 25, 2018, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which imposes obligations and liability on U.S. organizations that have control over EU residents’ personal data (“Controllers”) or that process EU residents’ personal data on behalf of other companies (“Processors”). The GDPR regulates how companies collect, use, […]
The NBAA Annual Convention to be held October 16-18, 2018 in Orlando, Florida, will definitely have a buzz concerning 100% Bonus Depreciation. Immediately following Labor Day 2018, GKG Law’s phone has literally been ringing off the hook with clients calling about purchasing an aircraft in order to get the 100% write off. The stock market has […]
In September 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a policy statement addressing antitrust concerns related to limitations on occupation license portability (FTC Report). The FTC Report reflected a long-term enforcement policy involving challenges to decisions by state licensure boards that the FTC believed took anticompetitive positions in an effort to restrict qualified practitioners from […]
The tax reform signed into law in December 2017 will have a significant impact on tax-exempt organizations nationwide, substantially increasing the amount of income that may be subject to tax. It is important that organizations are acutely aware of the changes in the law and, more importantly, the changes in the amount of income that […]