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USPTO Eases Requirements for Track I Prioritized Examination

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/03/14

In a Federal Register Notice issued March 5, 2014, the USPTO announced interim rules under the Track I prioritized examination program that ease the formal requirements for obtaining Track I prioritized examination of a new application. The eased...

Bolivian Anti-corruption Chief's Extortion Conviction Shows How INTERPOL Red Notice Abuse Can Arise

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/03/14

Humberto Roca's story may seem unusual to Western minds, but it is all too familiar in the world of INTERPOL abuse. Roca was the owner of a Bolivian airline company called Aerosur Airlines, and as a wealthy business owner who was critical of...

Anita Hill Documentary Opens Today: Where Is She Now?

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/03/14

"Anita," a new documentary directed by Academy Award-winner Freida Mock, traverses the story of Anita Hill. As you may recall, Anita Hill was a little-known law professor who took the nation by storm in 1991 when she alleged that then-U.S.

Single Parents at Work: 3 Legal Facts for Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/03/14

Single parents are some of the most hard-working employees at work. Although marital status is generally irrelevant in the workplace, there are legal issues relating to single parents that business owners should keep in mind.

Federal judge blasts ATF for ‘outrageous’ fake stash-house stings, axes case over ‘made-up crime’

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/03/14

Calling a federal agency's practice of conducting sting operations concerning nonexistent drug stash houses "outrageous" and ineffective in combating real crime, a federal judge in Los Angeles this month dismissed one such case and blasted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives o

Ukrainian Merger Control Update: Will the Recent Upheaval Cause Problems for Global Deals?

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/03/14

Parties required to file premerger notification in Ukraine should coordinate closely with authorities and plan additional time for the review process in light of recent political events. I anticipate that recent political upheaval coupled with...

Many Exempt Employees With Salaries $30,000 To $50,000 May Soon Be Entitled To Overtime

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/03/14

On March 13, 2014, President Obama signed a memorandum directing the United States Department of Labor to revise the regulations concerning employees' eligibility for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). Currently, employees with...

CFTC Outlines GLB Act Privacy Best Practices

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/03/14

Recently, the CFTC’s Division of Swaps Oversight issued Staff Advisory No. 14-21, which recommends best practices for CFTC-regulated intermediaries to comply with applicable Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act privacy requirements, consistent with the...

Johnson and Crapo Release Housing Finance Reform Proposal

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/03/14

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) recently released the highly anticipated text from their housing finance reform proposal. As expected, the 442-page proposal—officially labeled as a discussion...

NC Court Of Appeals: Foreclosures and Immutability

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/03/14

Can a law passed by a Legislature be called "immutable?" (that means it's ageless, not ever subject to change). The Court of Appeals used that word this week in Heaton-Sides v. State Employees Credit Union to describe a statute dealing with...

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