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8th Cir. Executive Exemption Ruling Turned On A Single Hiring Recommendation

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

To be exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), executives must have the authority to hire or fire employees or have their suggestions about personnel decisions be given particular weight....

Compliance Matters: Meet the New Rules from FINRA

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

On March 19, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved several compliance rules proposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Among the rule adoptions, FINRA Rule 3110 (Supervision) will replace current NASD Rule 3010,...

EU Parliament Approves Legislation for Data-Protection Reform

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

On March 12, 2014, the European Parliament approved a data-protection reform bill that would, among other things, increase the maximum fine for violating the EU's data-protection laws to €100 million or 5 percent of the violator's global annual...

EEOC Sues Hot Wheel City for Sexual Harassment

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

Woman Harassed and Fired in Retaliation for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges - DETROIT - Hot Wheel City, a Detroit-based automotive wheel and accessory store chain, subjected an employee at one of its Detroit stores to a sexually hostile work...

Alstom: The Next Poster Child For Anti-Corruption Enforcement

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

You can learn a lot from other people’s mistakes. We all know that. In our FCPA world, we have a new poster child for blundering – Alstom. The handwriting is on the wall – as time goes on, the Justice Department is building a bigger and bigger...

Claiming prosecutorial misconduct in Sandusky probe, ex-Penn State president sues state AG’s office

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

Graham Spanier, former Penn State president.

HIPAA Complaint Seeks Class Action Status

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

A complaint filed in the Superior Court of California on March 14, 2014, requested certification as a class action and sought a wide variety of damages arising from a breach of personal information. Doe vs. Sutherland Health Care Solutions Inc.;...

WTO Panel Upholds The Application Of U.S. Countervailing Duty Law To Imports From China

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

On March 27, the World Trade Organization (WTO) released the dispute settlement panel report in the Chinese government’s challenge to U.S.countervailing duty (CVD) law: United States – Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Products...

Reform of French Insolvency Law Overview of The Executive Order of 12 March 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

Executive Order n° 2014-326 of 12 March 2014 reforming French insolvency proceedings was published in the Official Journal of the French Republic (Journal officiel de la République Française) on 14 March 2014. Considered a priority by the...

What were the most important product announcements at Techshow?

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

ABA Techshow is a great place to reconnect with old friends, make new business contacts and stay on top of cutting edge trends in the legal technology realm.

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