Compliance Blogs
Five Questions To Ask When Deciding Where To Expand Globally
Developing an international expansion strategy is an exciting process for any company. Moving into new markets helps you...
LGPD vs. GDPR: Eight Things You Need to Know About Brazil’s New Data Law
In September 2020, Brazil enacted its sweeping new data protection law, the LGPD (Lei Geral de Protecao de Dados). This ...
1099 Contractors: Everything You Need to Know to Stay Compliant
1099 contractors are freelancers who work independently instead of for an employer. While the work that a contractor com...
Four Steps to Assess Foreign Independent Contractor Risk
Companies often use foreign independent contractors as a faster, easier way to test new overseas markets without establi...
The Disadvantages of Setting Up a Non-Resident Entity in the UK
More than two months after the UK’s original leave date, Brexit’s final impact is still shrouded in uncertainty. In Febr...
The Changing Roles of Data Controllers and Processors Under the GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25, 2018, becoming the most comprehensive data prot...
The Importance of Attesting Documents in the GCC
Legalization (or, document attestation, as it is commonly known in the Middle East) is the process of authenticating a d...
This is Why FCPA Compliance is Essential
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, otherwise known as the FCPA, is a federal law in the United States that is designed t...
What Employers Need to Know about UK Termination Payments
In the United Kingdom, an employment termination payment is precisely what it sounds like: a single, lump sum payment th...
Acquired Rights and the Impact on Global M&A
The European Commission’s Acquired Rights Directive (ARD) / Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment (TUPE) pro...
Guide to Understanding German Labor Law
One of the most complicated aspects of expanding into a new country is managing labor law compliance. Since every c...