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Netherlands: New decrees on ATRs, APAs and substance requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/07/14

One of the most attractive features of doing business in the Netherlands is the possibility to obtain an Advance Tax Ruling (ATR) and/or Advance Pricing Agreement (AP) so that foreign companies investing in or through the Netherlands have full...

Nazi war crimes records now accessible after 70 years

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/07/14

After 70 years of extremely limited access, investigative records of Nazis and other war criminals are now available in digital formats for public viewing at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C., the Los Angeles Times reports.

Circuit Court Split Casts Doubt on PPACA Subsidies for Individuals and Employer Penalties in 36 States

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/07/14

Two federal appeals courts issued conflicting rulings on July 22 on whether individual premium subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) are available in 36 states that have federally run insurance exchanges. Because...

Do You Know What Your Restrictive Covenant Restricts?

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/07/14

When preparing employment agreements, businesses often want to include provisions that restrict employees in their use of company information, contact with customers, or choice of next employer. These restrictions, called restrictive covenants,...

Adrea v. Barnes & Noble: Court Holds That Adrea Is Precluded From Seeking Certain Past Damages for Failure to Mark

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/07/14

Adrea, LLC ("Adrea") filed a patent infringement action against Barnes & Noble, Inc., barnesandnoble.com llc, and Nook Media LLC (collectively, "B&N"), which alleged that B&N's e-reader Nook infringed U.S. Patent Nos. 7,298,851 ("the '851 patent"),...

What Not to Do After an Accident

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/07/14

The hours and days following an accident in which you suffer injury can be confusing and stressful. Nevertheless, mistakes made during this time period can affect the entire life of your civil case. Since it is common for a significant amount of time...

Micro Bargaining Units Headed to Retailers

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/07/14

The NLRB has affirmed the certification of a micro bargaining unit at a Macy’s retail store. Macy’s Inc. and Local 1445, UFCW, 361 NLRB No. 4 (July 22, 2014) The certified unit consists solely of roughly 40 cosmetics and fragrance counter workers....

Tailor Your Antitrust Training To Effectively Combat Risk

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/07/14

When we think about compliance training, we typically conjure up the popular topics: sexual harassment training, anti-bribery training, code of ethics training…the superstars, the popular kids. The courses that most employees take because they cause...

Supreme Court Poised to Hear TSA Whistleblower Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/07/14

The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) plays a crucial role in our national safety infrastructure. Yet the agency has been subjected to significant criticism — and even been the butt of jokes — for the last several years. In 2003, Air Marshal...

Texas Supreme Court Enforces Medical Criteria for Claims Involving Asbestos and Declares the Application of Chapter 90 Constitutional

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/07/14

In a 5–4 opinion issued in Union Carbide Corporation v. Daisy E. Synatzske et al. No. 12-0617 (Tex. July 3, 2014), the Texas Supreme Court held that Chapter 90 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code as applied to the plaintiffs does not...

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