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Doing Business in Singapore

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

In World Law Group's Doing Business In Guide, member firms around the globe share how to successfully do business in their countries, key investment sectors, and what business opportunities are hot in the market right now. In this chapter we cover Singapore....

Federal Court Denies Plaintiff’s and Defendants’ Motions in Limine on Eve of Trial

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - Decedent Terry J. LeGendre worked for defendant Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (Avondale) from October 1967 to January 1968. He was later diagnosed with and died from mesothelioma.

New BIS Rule Grants Australia and the UK “Nearly” the Same Treatment as Canada

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

On April 19, 2024, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published an interim final rule (“Interim Rule”), amending the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to enhance cooperation and technological innovation between the United States, Australia, and the United K

Ready or Not, Here It Is—the DOL’s New Overtime Rule Has Arrived

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

We are providing an update to our April 10 article regarding plans to increase the salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees, because on April 23 the Department of Labor released its final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales

Defendants Ordered to Coordinate Pretrial Litigation in MDL Are Not Necessarily 'Significantly Related' to Support Discretionary Denial of IPR

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

The Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office vacated and remanded a decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board discretionarily denying institution of an inter partes review petition.

HHS Warns Health Care Sector of AI-Driven Phishing, Social Engineering Attacks on IT Help Desks

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

The Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a health sector alert through the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3)....
By: Carlton Fields

Oklahoma Legislature passes bill broadening scope of permissible non-solicitation agreements

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

This week, the federal government took aim at restrictive employment agreements it deemed unfair and unlawful when the Federal Trade Commission issued its final rule banning noncompetes nationwide.

Mexico reinstates tariff hikes ranging from 5% to 50% on over 544 goods

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

On April 22, 2024, the ‘DECREE amending the Tariff of the Law on General Import and Export Taxes’ was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation.1 This decree will be valid for two years starting from its effective date on April 23, 2024....

SCOTUS Lowered the Threshold of Harm Required for Title VII Discrimination Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

Last week, on April 17, 2024, the US Supreme Court unanimously held in Muldrow v. City of St.

FTC Rule Bans New Non-Compete Agreements Nationwide

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

Today, the FTC approved and issued its Final Rule that, in effect, bans all post-employment non-competes nationwide. The rule applies not only to new non-competes, but to most agreements already in force as well.  Like the recent California rule, businesses are required to notify workers of the p

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