Australia: The mature aged workforce – work health and safety questions for the future

In brief – Ageing workforce likely to lead employers to make significant adjustments
In light of the ageing workforce, employers may find they have to reassess their recruitment practices, consider what reasonable adjustments could be made to accommodate individual workers, take steps to avoid discrimination claims and offer programs to employees to promote a healthy and safe workplace.
Changes to pension age, superannuation contributions and composition of workforce
Between 2010 and 2050, the number of people aged […]

By | September 29th, 2014 ||

United States: Larger Rewards For Wall Street Whistleblowers May Be On The Horizon

As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the Obama administration will seek to remove the $1.6 million cap on rewards to whistleblowers who provide evidence of criminal conduct by financial executives under the 1989 Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA).

In a speech at the New York University Law School, Attorney General Eric Holder explained that increasing the size of whistleblower awards under FIRREA “could significantly improve the Justice Department’s ability to gather […]

By | September 29th, 2014 ||

United States: Raising The Bar On Diversity And Inclusion: Dodd-Frank's Proposed Diversity Standards

The mortgage industry knows the compliance bar has been raised.  Few, however, have focused on the new bar being set on the diversity and inclusion front. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank or Act) mandated the creation of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) in all agencies covered by the Act and further mandated that each OMWI shall be responsible for all matters of the agency relating to […]

By | September 28th, 2014 ||