DHS Proposes Major Changes to the Form I-9 Process in the US

On August 18, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule titled Optional Alternatives to the Physical Document Examination Associated with Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). This Legal Update provides further detail.

'Pro-Female Bias' Found to be Sex Discrimination by Hong Kong District Court

In the case of Tan, Shaun Zhi Ming v. Euromoney Institutional Investor (Jersey) Ltd [2022] HKDC 622 DCEO4/2017, the District Court ruled in favour of an employee claiming sex discrimination because his employment was terminated after refusing to apologise to a female co-worker who accused him of sexual harassment. 

Crypto Guidance Released by US Federal Reserve

On August 16, 2022, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”) issued guidance for banking organizations engaging or seeking to engage in crypto-asset-related activities.