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CO2 Separation Anxiety—Is the cost of separating CO2 from casinghead gas a “production” or “post-production” cost for purposes of calculating royalties in Texas?

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/08/14

In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Texas concluded that the cost of removing carbon dioxide (“CO2”) from casinghead gas after completing enhanced oil recovery operations is a “post-production” cost, thus clarifying that royalty owners may be...

FCA warns firms on use of social media to promote financial products

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/08/14

The UK financial services regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has launched a guidance consultation in order to clarify and confirm its approach to the supervision of financial promotions in social media, including the use of...

SEC Issues Whistleblower Award, Waives Voluntary Requirement

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/08/14

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided that a whistleblower who did not “voluntarily” provide information to the SEC was nonetheless eligible to receive a monetary award of $400,000. The whistleblower’s disclosure was not voluntary...

Illinois Municipality Concludes Probe on Hostile Work Environment

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/08/14

Blowing the whistle does not always need to involve fraud and malfeasance. Sometimes a culture of apathy allows a hostile work environment to develop that can only be addressed with outside intervention. Employees and managers who constantly witness...

Early Report on Value-Based Purchasing: Less to It Than Meets the Eye?

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/08/14

Medicare’s Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program produced no improvement in either quality of care or patient satisfaction during its first nine months of operation. That’s the finding of a study led by Andrew Ryan, of the Department of Healthcare...

NLRB Decisions on “Micro Units” Provide Guidance for Employers Concerned With Union Organizing

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/08/14

In two recent decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reached different conclusions on whether unions can organize small groups of employees in a workplace. While the NLRB’s decisions in Macy’s, Inc. and The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc....

Angel Investment Trends: Q1 2014 Halo Report

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/08/14

The Q1 2014 Halo Report has been released by the Angel Resource Institute, Silicon Valley Bank and CB Insights. The Halo Report analyzes angel investment activity and trends in the United States....

Federal Court of Appeals Rules that California Water District May Recover Expectancy Damages from the United States

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/08/14

Opinion Reverses Trial Court, and Bureau of Reclamation May Owe Additional Damages for Breach of Water Supply Contract - A recent federal appellate decision may clear the way for water purveyors to collect damages when the federal government...

Focus Regolamentare: Nuovo Criterio Attributivo Del Rating Di Legalita’

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/08/14

Il 4 luglio 2014 è entrato in vigore il nuovo “Regolamento attuativo in materia di rating di legalità”, adottato con delibera dall’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (“AGCM”) del 5 giugno 2014, n. 24953, rettificata successivamente per...

CA Supreme Court Rules ‘No CEQA Required’ When Agencies Adopt Citizen-Sponsored Initiatives

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/08/14

The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that when a city council or county board of supervisors adopts a citizen-sponsored land use initiative, rather than placing it on the ballot, it need not comply with the California Environmental Quality...

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