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Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume IX, Issue 26

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/14

In this issue: - Delaware Fee-Shifting Legislation Delayed - SEC Orders Securities Exchanges and FINRA to Develop Tick Size Pilot Plan - CFTC Extends Relief to FCMs from Certain Commingling Requirements - NFA Proposes Interpretive Notice...

HALOS in the Making: Helping Angels Lead our Startups Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/14

On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising in certain securities offerings under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D and Rule 144A under...

IRS Changes the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures and Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) - Determining Your Most Advantageous Route Is Imperative

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/14

The IRS announced substantial changes to both the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures for Non-Resident, Non-Filer Taxpayers and the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) on June 18, 2014....

U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Recess Appointments to the NLRB Are Unconstitutional: Noel Canning – Part III

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/14

On Thursday, June 26, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a much anticipated ruling in the Noel Canning case. President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were found to be unconstitutional in the unanimous...

50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment Discrimination Decisions - Number 46: How To Deal With Employees Using Marijuana

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/14

Fifty years ago when Title VII became law and 23 years ago when the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, it would be inconceivable that someone would be blogging about accommodating employees by allowing them to smoke marijuana. Not just...

Tips for Budding Real Estate Entrepreneurs, Part Two

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/14

Step #4: Do the House Flipping Math When doing your initial house flipping analysis, you can do a little “napkin math” to estimate if the house is a winner. The first thing you need to do is determine the potential selling price of the house when...

Coastal Commission Granted Power to Levy Administrative Fines, Including Fining Public Agencies

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/14

The California Coastal Commission now has the power to levy fines against people who have violated public access provisions of the Coastal Act. Specifically, SB 861, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown late last week, added Public Resources Code section...

Supreme Court Corner - Q2 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/14

Octane Fitness, LLC v. Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. - Patent: Decided: April 29, 2014 - Holding: A patent case is “exceptional” under 35 U.S.C. § 285 when it “stands out from others with respect to the substantive strength of a party’s...

A Closer Look Into FBAR Late Payment And Interest Penalties Through The Zwerner Settlement – What Were The Penaties And Interest? - How Were They Computed?

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/14

While much about the Zwerner case (U.S. v. Zwerner, Case No. 13-22082-CIV, So. Dist. Fl.) has been discussed regarding the FBAR penalties, there has not been much attention paid to the 6% late payment penalty and interest applicable to FBAR penalties...

U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Finds NLRB Recess Appointments Unconstitutional

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/14

As we reported to you in March 2013, in Noel Canning v. NLRB, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled that President Barack Obama’s January 2012 recess appointments of Members Richard Griffin, Terrence Flynn (who resigned prior to DC...

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