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Policing the workplace: Are you my supervisor?

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

A recent Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals case involving the rape of an employee by her superior clarifies the Tenth Circuit’s case law on when an individual is considered a “supervisor,” and also provides a cautionary tale for employers regarding...

Reform of the Derivative Markets in the European Union

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

The phased-in implementation of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation1 (EMIR), the European Union’s wide-ranging reform of its derivative markets, is due to continue throughout 2014. Risk mitigation rules were implemented first, followed most...

IRS Makes Bitcoins A Tax Headache

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

The IRS just published Notice 2014-21 which explains the IRS’ vision on how general tax principals apply to “virtual currency” transactions like Bitcoin....
By: Gray Reed & McGraw, P.C.

FERC Issues a NOPR Reforming Gas Day and Two Orders to Improve Natural Gas – Electric Generation Industry Coordination

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

On March 20, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) and two separate, but related, Orders to improve the coordination of scheduling natural gas pipeline capacity to meet increasing demand...

Non-Courtside Madness? Resume Fraud Costs Manhattan Coach Steve Masiello From Securing South Florida Coaching Job

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

Our attention on the NCAA college basketball tournament was temporarily diverted by the non-courtside drama that played out this week when the University of South Florida revoked its head coaching offer to Steve Masiello after it learned that he lied...

Supreme Court Finds that Severance Pay is Wages for Purposes of Payroll Taxes

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

On March 25, 2014, the Supreme Court held in United States v. Quality Stores, Inc. that severance payments are taxable wages for FICA purposes. This decision confirms employers’ responsibility to treat severance pay as taxable wages....

Severance Payments Are Taxable Wages Under FICA

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on March 25, 2014, that severance payments made to employees terminated against their will are taxable wages under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)....
By: Duane Morris LLP

Court Refuses Discovery Of Communications With Reinsurers Because Policy Term Was Not Ambiguous

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

Reinsurance communications were held not discoverable in a commercial coverage dispute. By way of background, PBM Products, LLC sued its competitors, Mead Johnson Nutrition Company and Mead Johnson & Company, for allegedly engaging in a false...

Common Mistakes, Problems And Concerns Companies Face During Implementation And Maintenance Of Corporate Compliance Programs

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

An effective corporate compliance program is an essential component of internal controls for uncovering and preventing ethical lapses and criminal violations and smart companies are prudently adopting these programs. However, it is not enough to...

Woman who says she rescued neglected dog faces trial for theft and obstruction

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

Judy Camp still believes she was doing the right thing when she took home a stranger's partially blind guard dog who was, she says, kept outside "in a sea of garbage" in near-freezing weather. Neighbors had also complained about how the blue heeler was treated by his former owners.

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