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#Harassment: EEOC Addresses Potential Issues with the Use of Social Media in the Workplace

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

On March 12, 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) convened a meeting to gather information about the growing use of social media and how it impacts the laws that the agency enforces. Of particular interest to this panel...

I got a cease and desist letter. Now what?

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

For those familiar with patent litigation, the receipt of a patent “cease and desist” letter is the trigger for a series of unfortunate events in a familiar chain. For those unfamiliar with patent litigation, however, a patent cease and desist letter...

Medical Malpractice: Common Terms and Definitions

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

Medical malpractice lawsuits can seem overwhelming. In addition to managing the emotional and physical injuries, victims and their families often have to contend with a dizzying mix of medical and legal jargon. With this in mind, it can be helpful to...

Minnesota Commission Punts on Resource Decision: Keeps Solar in the Game

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

After the years of inconclusive resource planning, months of contested case proceedings, and days of oral argument, discussion and review that led to today’s deliberations, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) unanimously decided...

IRS Issues Final Regulations on Substantial Risks of Forfeiture under Code Section 83

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

On February 25, 2014, the Treasury Department issued final regulations identifying the circumstances in which a substantial risk of forfeiture would exist under Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”)....

When Money Influences Medicine

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

The Wall Street Journal reports on conflict of interest disclosures that have evolved as a result of transvaginal mesh (TVM) lawsuits filed against healthcare giant, Ethicon, a division of Johnson & Johnson....

The NLRB Throws A Flag On The Northwestern Football Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

In a much awaited decision, the Regional Director for Region 13 of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") has determined that grant-in-aid scholarship recipients on the Northwestern University football team are more than just students and...

NLRB Rules That College Football Team Can Seek To Form A Union

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

As Americans across the country anxiously stare at their National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men's Basketball brackets, the Northwestern University Wildcats are dominating the headlines in both the sports and labor law...

Senate Judiciary Committee Takes Up, Then Tables, Patent Reform

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

Earlier today, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held an Executive Business Meeting in which the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act was considered, then held over for another week. Nevertheless, several members of the committee provided...

Advertising Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

FDA “Dislikes” Drug Company’s Facebook Page - Switzerland-based IBSA Institut Biochimique SA recently got a thumbs-down from the Food and Drug Administration over a Facebook ad for its hypothyroidism drug, Tirosint, that the agency deemed false...

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