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Several States Aggressively Address Data Security

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

Legislative action abound! The nation’s several states have been busy this year attempting to protect the citizenry’s protected personal and private information....
By: Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP

Prepare for Q4 in the Summer

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

Typically, there is a lull in commercial real estate transactions during Q3, with summer vacations and other factors creating distractions. Nevertheless, given the likelihood that commercial real estate will experience a strong Q4, it is a good time...

How the America Invents Act Has Changed the “One-Year Grace Period” for Filing Patent Applications

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

The United States patent system underwent a major overhaul last March with the implementation of key provisions of the America Invents Act (“AIA”). The AIA is considered the most substantial change in patent law since 1952 and an effort to harmonize...

Subject to Change: Department of Education Issues Latest Guidance on Campus SaVE Act VAWA Amendments and Cautions Against Reliance on Proposed Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

On July 14, 2014, the United States Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague” letter reiterating its prior guidance to institutions for complying their Clery Act obligations under Campus SaVE Act provisions of the Violence Against Women...

Goodwill to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Retaliation

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

Lawton Store Fired Worker for Testifying on Behalf of Discrimination Victim, Federal Agency Charged - OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Goodwill Industries will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to settle a long-standing lawsuit FOR retaliation filed by...

Goodwill Investigating Possible Data Breach

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

Yesterday it was announced that a number of financial institutions reported tracking what could be a series of credit card breaches involving various Goodwill locations nationally. Goodwill operates more than 2,900 stores nationwide and has annual...

Retirement plans aren’t paint by numbers

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

I grew up in the 1970’s and 1980’s, so many of the toys I had are a little quaint when you see the toys of today. I had Star Wars figures, but outside of Luke, Leia, Chewbacca, and C3P0, I always had those characters that were in the movie for five...

Employers Stand by Their Drug Policies as Marijuana Laws Gain Ground

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

Marijuana laws are undergoing a quick and radical transformation in the U.S. Currently, 20 states plus the District of Columbia allow the use of marijuana for medical reasons. Two states — Washington and Colorado — have legalized pot for adult...

Infrastructure Investment Through P3s

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

Last month, a roundtable policy discussion on ways the financial community can invest in infrastructure using public-private partnerships (also known as P3s or PPPs) took place in New York City. The panel, chaired by U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan,...

Food fraud in China endangers McDonald's and KFC products

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

When fraud and wrongdoing occur in the workplace, it could result in the loss of resources, to clients, to even your job. But when fraud and wrongdoing occur in the food industry, it could result in the loss of countless lives....

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