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Waiting for Iskanian, Part 4: Friends of the Defendant

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

As we await Thursday's oral argument before the California Supreme Court in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, our series of preview posts continues. This time in Part 4, we take a look at the seven amicus curiae briefs filed in support of...

New Databases Offer First Step for Disability and Veteran Hiring Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced two new databases intended to help federal contractors and subcontractors meet new regulatory obligations with respect to hiring individuals with...

Waiting for Iskanian, Part 3 - Friends of the Plaintiff

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

As we await Thursday's oral argument before the California Supreme Court in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation of Los Angeles, in Part 3 of our series of posts, we'll take a look at the amici curiae supporting plaintiffs....

Eleventh Circuit Adopts Seventh Circuit Jurisprudence Imposing Strict TCPA Liability on Autodialed and Prerecorded Calls and Texts

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision in Osorio v. State Farm Bank aligning that court with the Seventh Circuit on how Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) restrictions on automated and/or prerecorded calls...

FICA Taxes on Severance Payments

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

In certain situations, an employee whose job is eliminated may receive a lump sum severance payment from the employer. The payments vary greatly, often dependent on the length of employment and reason for the termination. The dispute was whether the...

Treaty Tips: The Service Of Suit Provision

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

One common provision in reinsurance agreements is a Service of Suit provision, which typically provides that the parties consent to the jurisdiction of “any court of competent jurisdiction.” The breadth of the traditional wording of this provision...

EPA, Army Corps Of Engineers Propose Rule Clarifying Clean Water Act Jurisdiction

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

On March 25, the US Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a proposed rule to clarify Clean Water Act jurisdiction over streams and wetlands by re-defining “Waters of the United States” in light of a series of...

The NLRB, Northwestern University and Unintended Consequences

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

As reported here last week, the NLRB’s Regional Director in Chicago has determined that those members of the Northwestern University football team who receive grants-in-aid are “employees” under the National Labor Relations Act. Even aside from the...

Got a cease and desist letter from a patent troll? Do your homework

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

In my last post, I detailed some of the first steps you should take if you ever receive a cease and desist letter from a claimed patent owner. (Most important among my tips: Don’t ignore the letter!)...
By: Thompson Coburn LLP

Virtual Reality: IRS Provides Guidance on the Treatment of Bitcoin and Other Virtual Currency Transactions

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

On March 25, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2014-21 (the Notice), which provides guidance regarding the tax treatment of Bitcoins and other virtual currency through a series of “frequently asked questions” (FAQs). The Notice...

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