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Discrimination Against LGBT Employees of Federal Contractors and Federal Employees Now Prohibited by President Obama’s Amendments to Executive Orders

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

On Monday, July 21, 2014, President Obama amended two previously issued executive orders to extend protection against workplace discrimination to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees of federal contractors and the federal government. Even...

DOGGR to Review Well Stimulation Regulations to Ensure Compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

On Friday, July 18, 2014, the Department of Conservation’s Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (“DOGGR”) announced that it will review California’s Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Program to ensure compliance with the requirements of...

Ontario Bill to extend protection of OHSA to unpaid trainees

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

A new Ontario Bill will give unpaid trainees the protection of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The OHSA currently gives that protection to paid workers only. The current definition of “worker” under the OHSA is “a person who performs work...

Man charged with murder after body is found at Texas trial firm

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

A man who listed a West Texas trial and criminal defense law firm as his home address was charged with murder after a body was found there early Wednesday.

Ray J Facing Sexual Battery Charge Over Alleged Groping

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

Ray J is facing a slew of misdemeanor charges, including sexual battery, for allegedly grabbing a woman's breast in the lobby of a Beverly Hills hotel. Ray J, born William Ray Norwood Jr., was arrested May 30 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel after an altercation at the hotel bar and......

California’s new concussion law requires schools to limit tackle-practice time for youths

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

A new law signed by California’s governor on Monday limits tackle practice for young football players and requires a week on the bench after a concussion. The law, which takes effect on Jan.

Federal judge nixes 551-pound man’s plea to end house arrest early due to his weight

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

A federal judge in Florida lost little time in nixing a 551-pound pharmacist's argument that his 30-month house-arrest sentence in a pill mill case should end early because his weight prevents him from leaving home anyway.

Corporate Liability: The Italian Supreme Court Extends The Scope Of Application Of Legislative Decree N. 231/2001

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

The Italian Supreme Court has reconsidered the possibility of applying Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 (the “Decree”) not only to the offence of conspiracy, but also to the so-called target offences of a criminal organisation taking a different...

Unisom delirium blamed for lawyer’s actions in police standoff; judge tosses charges

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

A Charleston, West Virginia, lawyer is not criminally responsible for his actions in police standoff last August because of evidence that he was suffering from delirium caused by taking Unisom, a judge in Kanawha County has ruled.

Obamacare Subsidies Only for State-Run Exchanges, D.C. Cir. Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Obamacare subsidies are only authorized for eligible participants in "State"-established healthcare exchanges, and not for participants in the federally established exchange.

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