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The Target Breach Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

It has been difficult to keep up with all the various permutations of the Target data breach saga. Yesterday, the fingerpointing continued in the form of the release of a Harris Poll and testimony on Capitol Hill at a U.S. Senate hearing. First,...

NLRB’s Decision Allowing Northwestern University Football Players to Unionize May Have Significant, and Perhaps Unintended, Consequences

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

On March 26, 2014, Region 13 of the National Labor Relations Board (Chicago) held that Northwestern University football players are employees of the university and have the right to unionize. Relying on the broad common law definition of “employee,”...

U.S. Expands Sanctions on Russia in Light of Crisis in Ukraine

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

In response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision earlier this month to reclaim the Crimean Peninsula as a part of the Russian Federation, President Barack Obama issued three executive orders authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to...

New ‘Digest of EEO Law’ Issued by EEOC

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

Quarterly Edition Includes Variety of Key Federal Sector Decisions - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law, which...

Indiana Changes Course on Application of Intentional Acts Exclusion in Homeowners Policies

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

In Deeter v. Ind. Farmers Mut. Ins. Co., 999 N.E.2d 82 (Ind. App. 2013), the Indiana appellate court denied property damage proceeds to a husband when his wife admitted to intentionally causing the fire that burned down their home. The husband, Rick...

Encouraging Communication Of Employee Concerns

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

One of the hardest issues for compliance professionals is encouraging employees to raise concerns about ethics and compliance issues. It has become even more difficult when the government establishes whistleblower programs offering financial rewards...

U.S. Supreme Court Settles Lanham Act Standing Conflict

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

On March 25, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Static Control Components, Inc. had the right to sue Lexmark International Inc. under the Lanham Act’s false advertising prong. In doing so, the Court established a new Lanham Act standing test,...

United States Supreme Court Clarifies What Plaintiffs Have Standing to Sue for False Advertisement Under the Lanham Act – Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc., No. 12-873

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

In a March 25, 2014 decision, the United States Supreme Court clarified what class of plaintiffs have standing to sue for false advertisement under the Lanham Act (codified at 15 U.S.C. §1125(a)). Lexmark sells the only cartridges that work in...

A Whole Lotta Shaking Going On In Central US

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

When underwriters evaluate potential causes of loss in the central United States, perils such as tornados and high winds, hail, and fire are generally identified as the primary risks of loss. But earthquakes? That is not a risk associated with Texas,...

EEOC Releases New Publications On Employee Religious Garb, Grooming

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released two new publications instructing employers with regard to employee religious garb and grooming in the workplace: a lengthy Question and Answer Guide as well as a Fact Sheet on religious...

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