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The Justice Department Criminal Division recently released guidance on what it considers when deciding how a corporation’s compliance program factors into its investigation and the ultimate decision as to whether to bring charges, negotiate pleas or enter into other agreements with corporations under investigation. The Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, released on April 30, 2019,…

Voice recordings violate the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when companies fail to provide callers the ability to opt out according to a ruling earlier this month by the Denmark Data Protection Authority. Under the GDPR, voice recordings are considered personal data. Therefore, companies that communicate with EU residents need to understand what the GDPR…

The State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA) in Bavaria recently conducted an audit on 40 websites and concluded all 40 websites were in violation of the GDPR. The audit revealed, as discussed below, that all websites failed to provide its users with clear and concise information regarding the use of cookies in direct violation…

New Jersey has a tax amnesty gift for its delinquent tax payers. In a nutshell, if by January 15, 2019, a taxpayer brings all back taxes current and pays 50% of the outstanding interest due, the NJ Department of Treasury will waive most penalties, collection costs and 1/2 of the interest that is due as…

Last month on October 29, 2018 the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act became effective. In general, this new law requires that all New Jersey employers provide their employees 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked. This law applies even if you have only 1 employee. The next deadline is tomorrow, November…

Starting July 1, 2018 the City of Philadelphia has a new reduced local tax structure. It impacts local businesses, employees and residents as follows: City Wage Tax (applies to all businesses that operate within the City limits or hire Philly residents) All paychecks issued by businesses after June 30, 2018 must comply with the new…

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was approved by EU Parliament back in May 2017. The GDPR, in a nutshell, was designed to replace an inconsistent set of data privacy laws with a comprehensive law that protected all European Union residents. Please click here for my original post on the GDPR. While the GDPR has…

Earlier this month New Jersey passed a paid sick leave act (the “Act”) that goes into effect on October 29, 2018. This new law requires all New Jersey employers regardless of size to provide paid sick time off. This law preempts towns and municipalities from enacting new paid sick law ordinances and preempts ordinances that…

Last month the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (the “Act”) was signed into law by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. This marks the third time in four years that the NJ legislature has amended its Law Against Discrimination. The Act expands equal pay protections for NJ employees and increases compliance obligations on NJ employers.…

Last month a federal judge sitting in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that the recently enacted prohibition against asking job applicants their wage history violated the first amendment. The Philadelphia City Council enacted the ordinance to level the playing field with respect to the wage gap between men and woman. For a discussion surrounding…