June

"After a year of collaboration on the effort, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), together with data protection authorities from around the world, held a press conference at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit to announce a joint agreement between the G29 and APEC countries aiming to aid companies in achieving compliance with global data transfers. Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, chairwoman of the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) and president of the Article 29 Working Party, said the tool, called a ""referential,"" is a ""very political and symbolic act"" for companies seeking to obtain double certification under Europe 's binding corporate rules (BCRs) and APEC 's cross-border privacy rules (CBPRs). The referential is a pragmatic checklist that compares and identifies the common principles among BCRs and CBPRs and aims to help companies identify additional requirements they may need to comply with in order for their data transfers to be legal. Falque-Pierrotin specified, however, that the referential does not aim to create a mutual-recognition system. FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez said the U.S. is committed to continuing working with the EU on data transfer mechanisms such as BCRs and Safe Harbor, and that 's why this tool is an important step in the dialogue."

The new regulations to the National Credit Act may keep companies in the dark about certain information pertaining to employee applicants and potential vendors. In February, Dr Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry, gave notice of new regulations to the National Credit Act, 2005. The change came into effect 1 April 2014 and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has given Credit Bureaus in South Africa approximately two months to remove adverse consumer credit information from, and information relating to paid-up judgments. In other words, 6.5 million status updates relating to 4.2 million credit profiles will soon be deleted.

Infosys Corporation, an Indian company involved in consulting, technology, and outsourcing, has agreed to a civil settlement of allegations of systemic visa fraud and abuse of immigration processes by paying a settlement amount and agreeing to enhance corporate compliance measures, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales. The $34 million payment made by Infosys as a result of these allegations represents the largest payment ever levied in an immigration case. Infosys is located in thirty countries and in 17 cities in the United States, including a location in Plano, TX. The Plano location is responsible for handling the immigration practices and procedures for the United States ' operations of Infosys. Infosys brings foreign nationals into the United States in order to perform work and fulfill contracts with its customers under two visa classification programs relevant to this matter, H-1B and B-1. According to court documents, the government alleged instances of Infosys circumventing the requirements, limitations, and governmental oversight of the H-1B visa program by knowingly and unlawfully using B-1 visa holders to perform skilled labor in order to fill positions in the United States for employment that would otherwise be performed by United States citizens or require legitimate H-1B visa holders.