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Two Important NLRB Decisions: When Franchisees/Franchisers are a Joint Employer and Forming Micro Bargaining Units in Retail

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/08/14

On July 29, 2014, the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Richard Griffin, authorized NLRB Regional Directors to issue complaints in 43 unfair labor practices cases against McDonald’s USA LLC. The cases represent a portion...

August 2014: EU Litigation Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/08/14

English Court of Appeal Confirms Extra-Territorial Reach of Contempt Proceedings Against Foreign Company Directors: Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co. and Another v. Al Refai and Others [2014] EWCA (Civ.) 715, [2014] WLR (D) 239. In a recent...

Texas Supreme Court Opinions and Orders (8/14 - Part 2)

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/08/14

In its weekly orders on Friday, August 22, 2014, the Supreme Court was busy. The Court issued 7 opinions, granted 4 petitions for review, and set 4 mandamus petitions for argument. Scott Stolley summarized 3 of the opinions, 2 of the petitions for...

Law firms that sued HP want to represent it as part of settlement; objecting lawyer says deal a joke

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/08/14

A federal judge indicated on Monday that he wouldn’t approve a deal in which plaintiffs lawyers who sued Hewlett-Packard would represent the company in future litigation, earning as much as $48 million for their work. U.S.

Burden of Proof: The "What Changed?" Argument from "A Medley of Interesting Disability Cases"

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/08/14

Hegger v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of America, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28587 (N.D. Cal. 2013) - Facts and holding: Plaintiff Tami Hegger (“Hegger”) was employed as a medical device sales representative until she left work in December 2004 due to back and...

ISS’ FAQs on Equity Plan Data Verification – Roadmap for Proxy Statement Disclosures

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/08/14

If you have a proposal to adopt or amend the company’s equity plan in the proxy statement that you file with the SEC after September 8, 2014, then you can use a new data verification portal recently launched by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc....

Tips for gathering Clery statistics for this year’s report

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/08/14

Managing compliance with Title IX and the Jean Clery Act has been on many an administrator’s mind of late, and rightly so. In recent months, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has through administrative action and...

The Good Legal Experience Is Not Much Different From a Good Dining Experience

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/08/14

This past weekend my husband and I went out to dinner with a friend. We chose a restaurant which I knew to have wonderfully fresh, well prepared culinary delights. While no doubt, the food at a restaurant is important, so are the service and the...

City of San Diego's Settlement Over Alleged MS4 Permit Violations Results in Crackdown on Out-Of-Compliance Projects

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/08/14

On August 13, 2014, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board approved a two-part settlement with the City of San Diego for violations of the City's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System ("MS4") permits. Most of the publicity surrounding the...

DOT Issues Proposed Rule to Harmonize HMR with International Standards

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/08/14

On August 25, 2014, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a proposed rule seeking to harmonize the hazardous materials regulations (HMR) with international regulations and...

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