By Christine Savage, John C. Richter, J. Michael Taylor, Shaswat K. Das, Patrick J. Togni and Clinton R. Long
This enforcement action underscores the risks of sourcing products without comprehensive supply chain due diligence.
On January 31, 2019, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc. (“ELF”) agreed to pay a $996,080 settlement arising from 156 apparent violations of OFAC’s North Korea Sanctions Regulations (“NKSR”). According to OFAC, between 2012 and 2017, ELF imported 156 shipments of false eyelash kits worth a combined total of over $4.4 million into the United States from two Chinese suppliers – importantly, however, those Chinese suppliers sourced materials for the kits from North Korea. Upon discovering the apparent violations, ELF voluntarily disclosed them to OFAC. The statutory maximum civil penalty amount for the apparent violations was $40,833,633, but OFAC agreed to settle with ELF for $996,080 as a result of ELF’s immediate disclosure and cooperation, among other mitigating factors.
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Phishing is just one of many tools in a cyber hacker’s repertoire and it happens to be one of their most effective. Through phishing, hackers dangle their bait in front of preoccupied employees who would never dream that their PC could provide an open door for a hacker. That’s why it is so important that employees understand how phishing works, how costly it can be, and what they can do to avoid letting themselves become an unwitting accomplice to a hacker’s attack on their company.
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Smith Anderson announces the hiringof Chandler Spaulding, who will serve as the firm’s director of strategic communications and government relations. Prior to joining Smith Anderson, Chandler worked in a variety of public policy and communications roles, including with the North Carolina General Assembly, Duke University, the White House Office of Communications and NBC Entertainment.
A federal judge in the District of Columbia has ordered that the pay data collection component of EEO-1 reports, which never took effect, be restored.
Background
The pay data survey, proposed in early 2016 during the Obama Administration, would require employers to report in their annual EEO-1 reports the number of employees in 12 “pay bands” in each of the 10 EEO-1 categories. (That’s a hundred and twenty “bands.”) The federal Office of Management and Budget initially approved the revised EEO-1 Report form that would have allowed employers to provide this information.
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Parental rights, COA18-427, Jan. 15, 2019, In the Matter of I.R.L, Robeson County
After a termination of parental rights hearing, Respondent-Father (“Father”) appealed the termination of his parental rights. The COA reversed and remanded the issue to the trial court.
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Holding: The trial court must order a mental evaluation of a minor, and thus has no discretion, if evidence is presented that the juvenile is mentally ill or developmentally disabled during a juvenile hearing. Read more
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Please pass along the following information to any high school students in your contacts that may be interested in writing about North Carolina’s sustainable future.
Access a flyer providing details about the contest here. The deadline for submissions is Friday May 31, 2019.
Please feel free to forward this information to any of your contacts who might be interested in the contest or who might know folks who are interested.
If you have any questions, please direct them to [email protected], Maria Savasta-Kennedy, North Carolina Bar Association, Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Section, Sustainability Committee Chair.
Tracking time is the bane of many lawyers’ existence. Few would agree it is an exercise they enjoy. While some excel at it, many factors, including attempting to multitask and daily distractions make accurate time tracking difficult, overwhelming and sometimes loathsome. How can a tomato help you make tracking time easier?
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Further solidifying the North Carolina Bar Association’s reputation as one of the most innovative bar associations in the country, the American Bar Association’s Bar Leader publication featured comments from NCBA Executive Director Jason Hensley in a pair of articles this month.
The article “Right On the Money: Careful Strategy, New Technology Help Bars Move Toward the Future,” focuses on how bar associations across the country are tackling challenges posed by changes in the legal profession. Hensley told the Bar Leader that staff restructuring has been an important part of his approach since becoming executive director two years ago. Those changes include three new staff leadership positions designed to break down silos and encourage more communication among various bar departments.
“We can’t operate in a steady state. The organization really needs to be in a steady state of evolution,” Hensley says. “Is the structure durable, and is it adaptable? Does the underlying structure allow for change? How will we move as everything continues to move? You want to be able to identify and lead that change.”
“I had the benefit of knowing it was a strong organization, and the fact that it is a strong organization provides a lot of opportunities,” Hensley says. “This organization has had a tradition of innovation. It’s interesting to put tradition and innovation together, but I think it’s been a tradition here to find new programs and new opportunities and to innovate them.”
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On Feb. 22, 2019, attorneys participated live and via webcast in the Section’s annual CLE (co-sponsored with the Government & Public Sector Section). The program, entitled “In Tune or Off Key – Law, Government, Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities,” featured a number of presentations related to constitutional and other public sector litigation. United States District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr., of the Eastern District of Virginia, provided a “view from the bench” on Section 1983 litigation. Other presentations focused on injunctive relief in public-protest litigation and the constitutional implications of cost- and fee-assessments in litigation. The program also featured a presentation on the ethical implications of data privacy for lawyers and a panel discussion of the social-justice impacts of recurring flooding and other environmental issues in North Carolina.
If you weren’t able to join us for the live CLE, you can still catch it online via video replay here.
Save the Dates
Finally, whether you were able to make the CLE or not, please mark two more dates on your calendar: First, the Section is planning a “Lunch and Learn” for April 26, 2019. Second, the Section will host a social event at Whiskey Kitchen on May 22, 2019, from 5:00 to 6:30. We hope to see you!
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e.l.f. Cosmetics Agrees To Pay Nearly $1 Million To Settle Apparent Violations Of U.S. Sanctions Against North Korea
International Law & Practice, International PracticeBy Christine Savage, John C. Richter, J. Michael Taylor, Shaswat K. Das, Patrick J. Togni and Clinton R. Long
This enforcement action underscores the risks of sourcing products without comprehensive supply chain due diligence.
On January 31, 2019, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc. (“ELF”) agreed to pay a $996,080 settlement arising from 156 apparent violations of OFAC’s North Korea Sanctions Regulations (“NKSR”). According to OFAC, between 2012 and 2017, ELF imported 156 shipments of false eyelash kits worth a combined total of over $4.4 million into the United States from two Chinese suppliers – importantly, however, those Chinese suppliers sourced materials for the kits from North Korea. Upon discovering the apparent violations, ELF voluntarily disclosed them to OFAC. The statutory maximum civil penalty amount for the apparent violations was $40,833,633, but OFAC agreed to settle with ELF for $996,080 as a result of ELF’s immediate disclosure and cooperation, among other mitigating factors.
Read more
What You and Your Employees Need to Know About Phishing Attacks
Small Firm & Technology SectionPhishing is just one of many tools in a cyber hacker’s repertoire and it happens to be one of their most effective. Through phishing, hackers dangle their bait in front of preoccupied employees who would never dream that their PC could provide an open door for a hacker. That’s why it is so important that employees understand how phishing works, how costly it can be, and what they can do to avoid letting themselves become an unwitting accomplice to a hacker’s attack on their company.
Read more
Checking In: March 13, 2019
Checking In, Featured PostsRead more
Court Puts EEO-1 Pay Data Back In Play. Now What?
Labor & Employment LawBy Robin Shea
A federal judge in the District of Columbia has ordered that the pay data collection component of EEO-1 reports, which never took effect, be restored.
Background
The pay data survey, proposed in early 2016 during the Obama Administration, would require employers to report in their annual EEO-1 reports the number of employees in 12 “pay bands” in each of the 10 EEO-1 categories. (That’s a hundred and twenty “bands.”) The federal Office of Management and Budget initially approved the revised EEO-1 Report form that would have allowed employers to provide this information.
Read more
NC COA: TPR Sufficiency Of Pleadings, In the Matter Of I.R.L.
Family Law SectionParental rights, COA18-427, Jan. 15, 2019, In the Matter of I.R.L, Robeson County
After a termination of parental rights hearing, Respondent-Father (“Father”) appealed the termination of his parental rights. The COA reversed and remanded the issue to the trial court.
Read more
NC COA: In the Matter of E.M.
Family Law SectionJuvenile Delinquency, COA 18-685, Jan. 15, 2019, In the Matter of E.M., Mecklenburg County
Holding: The trial court must order a mental evaluation of a minor, and thus has no discretion, if evidence is presented that the juvenile is mentally ill or developmentally disabled during a juvenile hearing. Read more
Reminder: NCBA EENR Sustainability Essay Contest
Environment Energy & Natural ResourcesPlease pass along the following information to any high school students in your contacts that may be interested in writing about North Carolina’s sustainable future.
The North Carolina Bar Association’s Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Law Section is pleased to announce that it is again sponsoring a sustainability essay contest. Essays by last year’s contest winners included Wood Pellets as Biofuel: Is it Sustainable?, Biomass: Helpful or Harmful?, and Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Waste.
Access a flyer providing details about the contest here. The deadline for submissions is Friday May 31, 2019.
Please feel free to forward this information to any of your contacts who might be interested in the contest or who might know folks who are interested.
If you have any questions, please direct them to [email protected], Maria Savasta-Kennedy, North Carolina Bar Association, Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Section, Sustainability Committee Chair.
How To Track Time With a Tomato
Center For Practice Management, Featured PostsTracking time is the bane of many lawyers’ existence. Few would agree it is an exercise they enjoy. While some excel at it, many factors, including attempting to multitask and daily distractions make accurate time tracking difficult, overwhelming and sometimes loathsome. How can a tomato help you make tracking time easier?
Read more
In the News: ABA Bar Leader Shines Light On NCBA Executive Director Jason Hensley
Featured PostsNCBA Executive Director Jason Hensley
Further solidifying the North Carolina Bar Association’s reputation as one of the most innovative bar associations in the country, the American Bar Association’s Bar Leader publication featured comments from NCBA Executive Director Jason Hensley in a pair of articles this month.
The article “Right On the Money: Careful Strategy, New Technology Help Bars Move Toward the Future,” focuses on how bar associations across the country are tackling challenges posed by changes in the legal profession. Hensley told the Bar Leader that staff restructuring has been an important part of his approach since becoming executive director two years ago. Those changes include three new staff leadership positions designed to break down silos and encourage more communication among various bar departments.
“We can’t operate in a steady state. The organization really needs to be in a steady state of evolution,” Hensley says. “Is the structure durable, and is it adaptable? Does the underlying structure allow for change? How will we move as everything continues to move? You want to be able to identify and lead that change.”
A second article on executive directors who have replaced long-tenured predecessors, “New Executive Directors Bring Change But Appreciate Continuity,” also spotlights Hensley’s work at the NCBA.
“I had the benefit of knowing it was a strong organization, and the fact that it is a strong organization provides a lot of opportunities,” Hensley says. “This organization has had a tradition of innovation. It’s interesting to put tradition and innovation together, but I think it’s been a tradition here to find new programs and new opportunities and to innovate them.”
Section CLE and Save the Dates
Constitutional Rights & Responsibilities SectionCLE Recap and Online Replay
On Feb. 22, 2019, attorneys participated live and via webcast in the Section’s annual CLE (co-sponsored with the Government & Public Sector Section). The program, entitled “In Tune or Off Key – Law, Government, Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities,” featured a number of presentations related to constitutional and other public sector litigation. United States District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr., of the Eastern District of Virginia, provided a “view from the bench” on Section 1983 litigation. Other presentations focused on injunctive relief in public-protest litigation and the constitutional implications of cost- and fee-assessments in litigation. The program also featured a presentation on the ethical implications of data privacy for lawyers and a panel discussion of the social-justice impacts of recurring flooding and other environmental issues in North Carolina.
If you weren’t able to join us for the live CLE, you can still catch it online via video replay here.
Save the Dates
Finally, whether you were able to make the CLE or not, please mark two more dates on your calendar: First, the Section is planning a “Lunch and Learn” for April 26, 2019. Second, the Section will host a social event at Whiskey Kitchen on May 22, 2019, from 5:00 to 6:30. We hope to see you!