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Cattle Market Conditions and Solutions Discussed during House Agriculture Committee Hearing

Cattle Market Conditions and Solutions Discussed during House Agriculture Committee Hearing

recent string of U.S. District Court decisions has clarified liability for furnishers of credit information under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), specifically 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2(b),

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On June 25, a group of collection agencies, law firms, and industry associations filed a lawsuit against the Nevada State Commissioner requesting the Court declare invalid Nevada Senate Bill 248, which regulates medical debt collection.  The new law took effect on July 1, 2021.  Nevada enacted the new law last month. The complaint alleges that the bill is preempted by the Fair Debt Collec...

Translation United States: Colorado Passes The Colorado Privacy Act Which Could Expand Obligations Of Businesses To Colorado Consumers And Regulators 14 July 2021 Snell & Wilmer To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On July 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act...

In the last few years, the 27th of June, has been a day for reflection by governments, stakeholders, policymakers and all those concerned with small businesses, due to the vital role they play in every economy. Undisputedly, Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) play important roles in the global economy. According to the International Trade Centre (ITC) the joint agency of the United Nations and World Trade Organization dedicated to supporting the internationalization of small busi...

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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Restrictions on inquiring into, or using, criminal history information are not new to Illinois employers. For years, Illinois employers been precluded from using an applicants arrest history when making hiring or other employment decisions. And, in 2015, Illinois joined the list of "ban the box" states by precluding employers with 15+ employees from inquiring into or considering the criminal ...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Effective April 1, 2021, Philadelphias Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance (FCRSS) will protect not only job applicants but also current employees, independent contractors and gig workers. The FCRSS prohibits employers from inquiring into a candidates criminal history until after a conditional employment decision has been made. Under the amended FCRSS, employers cannot automati...

Dr Ernest Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana The Bank of Ghana has announced stiffer punishment for customers of financial institutions who issue dud cheques. The new penalty regime includes a possible ban of offenders from using cheques in the country for three years. According to the BoG, if a bank customer issues a cheque that “Bounces”, a bank or Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) shall issue a warning notification to the customer for the first time and report the offenc...