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Millionaires and Corporate Giants Escape IRS Audits Again in FY 2020

These findings are based on internal agency documents obtained under court order by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University: “At a time when Americans face growing economic inequality and financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is letting billions of dollars in tax revenue slip through its… Continue Reading

World City Populations 2021

World Population Review: “What are the most populated cities in the world? Here is a list of the top ten most populated cities in the world: Tokyo (Population: 37,435,191) Delhi (Population: 29,399,141) Shanghai (Population: 26,317,104) Sao Paulo (Population: 21,846,507) Mexico City (Population: 21,671,908) Cairo (Population: 20,484,965) Dhaka (Population: 20,283,552) Mumbai (Population: 20,185,064) Beijing (Population: 20,035,455)… Continue Reading

CIO Jury: 100% of employers will continue to offer remote work after the pandemic

ZDNET – Working from anywhere is a trend that will remain in place for years to come. “Remote work and work-from-anywhere will continue to be part of the perks offered to employees long after the COVID-19 pandemic is over, at least according to TechRepublic’s CIO Jury. And they’re not alone. Gartner has said that global… Continue Reading

FBI releases the Internet Crime Complaint Center 2020 Internet Crime Report

“The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its annual report. The 2020 Internet Crime Report includes information from 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime—an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019—and reported losses exceeding $4.2 billion. State-specific statistics have also been released and can be found within the 2020 Internet Crime Report and in the accompanying 2020 State… Continue Reading

The State of Health and Safety: One Year Later, Increased Workplace Health and Safety Measures Are Still Needed

“In this latest survey conducted by JUST Capital and The Harris Poll, with support from the Ford Foundation, we explore the state of worker health and safety in the U.S., turning to both employers and employees to understand how the impacts of COVID-19 are continuing to shape the workplace one year into the pandemic. Explore… Continue Reading

AccessLex starts new site for law school scholarship information

ABA Journal – “A database of law school scholarships, with search filters for things like award amounts, essay requirements and locations, was announced today by AccessLex, a nonprofit that focuses on increasing access to legal education. The Law School Scholarship Databank lists almost 800 offerings, according to its website. The scholarships cover a wide range… Continue Reading

Cashing In On Our Homes: Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction

Institute for Policy Studies Report, Cashing In On Our Homes –  Introduction:The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light what we have always known: Our homes are vital to our safety, health, and well-being. But a handful of billionaires and corporate landlords have seen the pandemic as an opportunity to cash in on these hard times.… Continue Reading

ImportYeti Search 60 Million U.S. Customs Sea Shipment Records Instantly

“ImportYeti is the combination of some downtime created by the Corona Virus and my desire to give back to the eCom community that has given me so much. Bill of ladings are public information that every large eCom owner or FBA seller I know uses but they are too cost prohibitive, challenging to obtain and… Continue Reading

Total Cost of Stewardship: Responsible Collection Building in Archives and Special Collections

OCLC Research – Developed by the OCLC Research Library Partnership’s (RLP) Collection Building and Operational Impacts Working Group, Total Cost of Stewardship is a framework that proposes a holistic approach to understanding the resources needed to responsibly acquire and steward archives and special collections. The Total Cost of Stewardship Framework responds to the ongoing challenge of descriptive backlogs in archives and special collections… Continue Reading

California universities and Elsevier make up, ink big open-access deal

Science Magazine – “Two years after a high-profile falling out, the University of California (UC) system and the academic publishing giant Elsevier have patched up differences and agreed on what will be the largest deal for open-access publishing in scholarly journals in North America. The deal is also the world’s first such contract that includes… Continue Reading

Federal Guidance Could Help Mitigate Cybersecurity Risks in 401(k) and Other Retirement Plans

Defined Contribution Plans: Federal Guidance Could Help Mitigate Cybersecurity Risks in 401(k) and Other Retirement Plans, GAO-21-25, Published: Feb 11, 2021. Publicly Released: Mar 15, 2021. “In their role administering private sector employer-sponsored defined contribution (DC) retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, plan sponsors and their service providers—record keepers, third party administrators, custodians, and payroll… Continue Reading

Cleaning Corporate Governance

Frankenreiter, Jens and Hwang, Cathy and Nili, Yaron and Talley, Eric L., Cleaning Corporate Governance (February 11, 2021). University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Forthcoming, Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2021-05, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2021-16, Columbia Law and Economics Working Paper No.644, Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research… Continue Reading