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Basic PageMinnesota transport company hit with sanctions violations for Cuba, Iran trade
A Minnesota transportation company agreed to pay nearly $258,000 to settle allegations that a subsidiaries violated sanctions against Cuba and Iran more than 80 times, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said.
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JSSI appoints legal chief, GC
Jet Support Services announced the appointment of Carly Anderson as chief legal officer, general counsel, and chief strategy officer.
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PremiumTop E&C fails of 2024: Boeing, TD Bank, RTX/Raytheon on compliance naughty list
The biggest Compliance Fails of 2024 show the real-world consequences of noncompliance for the companies that faltered, but also for their customers and their employees.
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Premier Transportation appoints compliance chief, GC
Premier Transportation named Shiriki Jones, ESQ, as chief compliance officer, general counsel.
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PremiumU.K. Employment Rights Bill triggers debate over flexibility vs. exploitation
Contract workers’ rights are in the spotlight in the U.K. and some EU countries as governments seek to end exploitative practices by eliminating zero-hours contracts, much to the chagrin of some business leaders.
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Cando Rail & Terminals names first legal chief
Cando Rail & Terminals announced the appointment of Eric Buettner as the company’s first chief legal officer.
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Amtrak appoints general counsel
National passenger railroad company Amtrak appointed Byl Herrmann to the position of executive vice president and general counsel, effective Oct. 1.
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Norfolk Southern names legal chief
Transport company Norfolk Southern Corporation named Jason Morris as senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
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PremiumNorfolk Southern fires CEO, CLO for affair that violated company policies
Norfolk Southern Corp., the railroad still cleaning up the environmental and financial damages caused when one of its trains derailed in a small Ohio town, has fired its top executive and chief legal officer after concluding they had an affair that violated company policies.
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Wheels Up announces legal chief
Wheels Up Experience, an on-demand private aviation provider, announced that Matthew Knopf will be joining as chief legal officer and secretary, effective Sep. 9.
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News BriefDutch DPA fines Uber $324M over transferring driver data to U.S.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber 290 million euros (U.S. $323.7 million) for illegally transferring data on European drivers to American servers and failing to appropriately safeguard the transfers.
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Flix North America appoints general counsel
Flix North America announced the appointment of James Bristow as general counsel, effective Aug. 1.
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News BriefFrench bus part supplier CBM to pay $2.4M to settle DOJ fraud allegations
A French bus parts supplier will pay more than $2.4 million in penalties, disgorgement, and restitution to settle charges that it fraudulently misled its U.S. customers about the source of some of its parts.
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Frontier Group Holdings names Newmont legal chief to board
Frontier Group Holdings announced the appointment of Nancy Lipson, former executive vice president and chief legal officer of Newmont Corporation, to its board of directors.
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News BriefBoeing agrees to plead guilty, pay additional $244M for violating 2021 DPA
Boeing will plead guilty to a felony and pay an additional $243.6 million for violating the terms of a 2021 settlement it made with the Department of Justice related to safety lapses that contributed to the crash of two airplanes.
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News BriefFTC orders Vroom to pay $1M after it ‘sped right past compliance’
Vroom, the former online used car dealer, agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that it didn’t abide by consumer protection laws, including providing prompt refunds.
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PremiumSCOTUS extends timeline for regulated entities seeking to overturn regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court extended the statute of limitations for businesses attempting to challenge some federal regulations, allowing regulated entities a longer timeline to appeal a decision.
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Southwest Airlines announces regulatory chief, general counsel
Southwest Airlines announced the promotions of Jason Van Eaton to executive vice president, chief regulatory and corporate affairs officer and Jeff Novota to vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
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News BriefDOJ orders Hahn Air to pay $27M over travel fee false claims
Hahn Air Lines and its U.S. subsidiary agreed to pay $26.8 million to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act over knowingly failing to provide remittance for travel fees it collected from commercial airline passengers flying into or within the United States.
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News BriefDOT launches first data privacy review of 10 biggest airlines
The U.S. Department of Transportation is looking to thwart the nation’s 10 largest airlines from monetizing passenger data or selling it to third parties.