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European Banking Authority Publishes Guidelines on Stress Tests of Deposits Guarantee Schemes

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/06/16

The European Banking Authority published guidelines for upcoming stress tests of deposit guarantee schemes under the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive. The Directive introduced a number of measures to improve the resilience of deposit guarantee...

Does The SEC’s New Form 10-K Rule Create A New Disclosure Standard?

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/06/16

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has adopted an interim final rule that allows Form 10-K filers to provide a summary of business and financial information contained in their annual reports. The SEC adopted the rule...

FDA Finally Decides that “Evaporated Cane Juice” Is Misleading Consumers

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/06/16

Evaporated cane juice, a term usually used to inform about sweeteners derived from the fluid extract of sugar cane, is present on the ingredient lists of many products we see on grocery store shelves. However, newly finalized FDA guidance on use of...

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - June 2016

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/06/16

Oregon decides to stick with HealthCare.gov’s enrollment platform; North Dakota re-examines Medicaid expansion as 2017 sunset approaches; and Vermont establishes a special enrollment period for pregnancy....

When Drowsy Driving Leads to Accidents

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/06/16

According to the National Sleep Foundation, approximately 100,000 police-reported accidents each year are due to drowsy drivers. According to a nationwide poll conducted by this institution, 37 percent of people admit to falling asleep at the wheel...

Jurisdictional Determinations Are Reviewable By The Courts

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/06/16

United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc. (5/31/16, No. 15-290) - In a widely anticipated decision in the wake of the Sackette v. EPA (132 S.Ct. 1367 (2012) decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that federal courts can review...

UK Financial Regulatory Developments - May 2016 #18

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/06/16

OFSI gives guidance on dealings in North Korea - OFSI has published guidance for credit and financial institutions regarding the new measures in article 5a of the amended Regulation concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s...

Employee’s Self-Help Discovery May Be Protected Activity Under Massachusetts Anti-Retaliation Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/06/16

On May 31, 2016, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held in Verdrager v. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C. that an employee’s accessing, copying and forwarding of an employer’s confidential documents may constitute protected...

The future of work – what are the lessons for employers?

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/06/16

What will work look like in the future and what lessons can employers take from that? Two recent reports have identified the trends in the way in which we will work in Australia over the next 20 to 40 years....

Borrowers Cannot Rely on Technical Admissions to Defeat a Mortgage Foreclosure Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/06/16

Recounting the relevant facts, Wells Fargo initiated a foreclosure action against Ms. Voorhees in Sarasota County in June 2009. Wells Fargo filed a motion for summary judgment in June 2013. After Voorhees failed to file anything in the case, the...

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