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Weekly IRS Roundup December 9 – 13, 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/12/19

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 9 – 13, 2019. December 10, 2019: The IRS issued a notice providing that the requirement to report partners’...

U.S. Department of Agriculture: Publication of Interim Rule Amending and Updating the Conservation Reserve Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/12/19

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation (“CCC”) recently published in the Federal Register an “interim rule” to revise the terms and conditions of the Conservation Reserve Program and implement amendments to the program...

Lawyer who allowed client to write appeals brief is sanctioned for ‘incoherent’ document

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/12/19

Knowledge of Injury Governs a Statute of Limitations, not Knowledge of a Claim

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/12/19

Jeffrey Mandalis (“Mandalis”) sued his former attorneys, David Wentzel and Scott Blake (the “Defendants”), claiming they negligently and fraudulently misrepresented the terms of a settlement agreement in a dispute between several members of Mandalis’...

Winning the Removal Race: District Courts Put Limits on 'Snap Removal'

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/12/19

In two recent decisions — Brown v. Teva Pharmaceuticals and Doe v. Valley Forge Military Academy & College — courts in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania put limits on the use of so-called “snap removal,” a strategy allowing in-state defendants to...

Sixth Circuit Affirms Bankruptcy Courts’ Jurisdiction over Rejection of Energy Contracts, Subject to Certain Constraints

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/12/19

On December 12, 2019, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that the bankruptcy court in the bankruptcy proceedings of FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES) has jurisdiction to decide whether FES may reject certain...

Second Circuit Stamps Out Approval Requirement for FLSA Claims Settled Via Rule 68 Offers of Judgment

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/12/19

On December 6, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held in Yu v. Hasaki Restaurant, Inc., No. 17-3388, that judicial approval is not required to settle Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims via a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure...

Compliance Messaging: Need a Reason? ‘Tis the Season!

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/12/19

As the holidays quickly approach, consider sending a message from the Board or senior management reminding employees about your gift and hospitality policy....
By: Michael Volkov

Will Cannabis Legalization Lead To “High” Stakes Wage And Hour Litigation?

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/12/19

As previously reported, the Tenth Circuit created a buzz when it found that cannabis companies need to pay overtime under the FLSA even though marijuana is illegal under Federal law....
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

California IoT Security Law Cheat Sheet

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/12/19

Perhaps forgotten in coverage on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), also effective January 1, 2020 is the California Internet of Things Security Law (the Act). The first IoT security law in the nation, the Act requires all “connected...

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