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UK Supreme Court Confirms Scientology Is a Religion

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

With implications for employers, Court’s decision reinforces that non-mainstream religions also fall within the scope of the Equality Act. On December 11, in R (on the application of Hodkin and another) v Registrar General of Births, Deaths and...

SEC Charges Adviser and Portfolio Manager with Misrepresentations to Money Market Fund Board and Rule 2a-7 Violations

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

The SEC issued an Order (the “Order”) instituting administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against Ambassador Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) and the portfolio manager (the “Portfolio Manager”) for a prime money market mutual fund (the...

NASDAQ Amending Compensation Committee Director Independence Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

On November 26, 2013, the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its listing rules on compensation committee composition to, among other things, replace the current bright-line...

Bi-Weekly Pay Update - One Step Closer !!

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

A few weeks ago we alerted you to the fact that although the somewhat infamous bi-weekly pay law was set to go into effect on January 1, 2014, neither the required application nor the governing regulations had been finalized by the Rhode Island...

Effective Use of CPM Scheduling

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

In a relatively recent case, Metcalf Construction Co. v. U.S., 107 Fed. Cl. 786 (2012), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims once again looked to the critical path method (CPM) in determining the allocation of damages in a somewhat complicated delay...

2013 Corn Crop Production Expected To Set Records

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

According to the Michigan Ag Connection, Michigan's crop yields are expected to hit record numbers this year for corn. The average corn yield is expected to be a record 156 bushels per acre, in comparison to a yield of 133 bushels in 2012, and the...

Court Requires Employer To Pay Legal Fees Of Ex-Employee Charged With Trade Secret Theft

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

On October 16, 2013, a federal judge in New Jersey ruled that Goldman Sachs must advance the legal fees of a former employee charged with stealing Goldman’s source code. The order is the latest twist in a case that previously gained notoriety for...

Is Teen's 'Affluenza' DWI Sentence Too Lenient?

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

A Texan teen avoided a 20-year prison sentence for killing four people in a drunken driving crash by citing his affliction with "affluenza." Ethan Couch, 16, received 10 years of probation after psychologist Dr.

Labor & Employment E-Note - December 12, 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

In This Issue: - High Court Gives NLRB Time to Challenge Recess Appointments - High Court Hears Case on Union, Employer "Neutrality Agreements" - Appeals Court Overturns NLRB Arbitration Agreements Decision - More Adjuncts Showing Interest in...

Should woman lose license for driving drunk to flee abuser? Top state court must decide

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/12/13

A Minnesota woman drove less than a mile when she got in the car after drinking in a rural area of the state to avoid her husband's physical abuse, according to her attorney. But that was enough to cost Jennifer Axelberg her driver's license for six months.

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