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CMS Finalizes HIPAA and CLIA Amendments Intended to Increase Patient Access to Test Results

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/02/14

Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finally published the long-awaited final rule amending the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996...

Job hunter who claimed Spokeo published wrong information may sue, 9th Circuit says

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/02/14

An unemployed job hunter who claims data aggregator Spokeo published mistaken information about him may proceed with his lawsuit claiming violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a federal appeals court has ruled. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S.

What’s the oddest elective course that you took in law school?

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/02/14

This week, NPR blog The Protojournalist took note of unusual elective courses at U.S. colleges. Rutgers University offers (and has since at least 2012) a course called Politicizing Beyoncé in its department of women's and gender studies.

Proposed "Independent Misclassification" Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/02/14

Government efforts aimed at cracking down on perceived independent-contractor misclassification show no signs of slowing down as 2014 begins. On November 12, 2013, the “Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2013” (PFPA) was introduced in the U.S. Senate....

Acquisition Working Group Report Identifies Cybersecurity Considerations for Government Contractors

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/02/14

President Obama’s February 12, 2013 Executive Order, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, required the Department of Defense (DoD) and the General Services Administration (GSA) to make recommendations on the “feasibility, security...

Temporary Suspension of Limited US Sanctions Restrictions on Dealings With Iran

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/02/14

On January 20, 2014, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Guidance Relating to the Provision of Certain Temporary Sanctions Relief (Guidance) to explain the limited and temporary sanctions relief being granted...

Donning and Doffing Protective Gear Constitutes ‘Changing Clothes’ for Purposes of the FLSA

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/02/14

In a unanimous opinion, the United States Supreme Court held in Sandifer et al., v. United States Steel Corp., 571 U.S. __ (January 27, 2014) that the time employees spent “donning and doffing” protective gear was not compensable by operation of the...

CFPB Proposes Rule to Define Larger Participants of the International Money Transfer Market

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/02/14

Noting the challenges to providers and consumers, the CFPB issued a proposed rule to define “larger participants” of the international money transfer market that, when finalized, will hold certain nonbank international money transfer providers to the...

Ex-Teacher Andrea Cardosa Charged in Sex Abuse Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/02/14

Prosecutors have filed felony charges against Andrea Cardosa, a former teacher accused of sexually assaulting two students, one of whom made her accusations public in a YouTube video that went viral. Cardosa recently resigned following the YouTube confrontation with her accuser.

Judge who ordered parents to change baby’s name from Messiah is out of a job

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/02/14

A Tennessee judge who ordered a baby’s name changed from Messiah to Martin has been replaced. Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew was dismissed on Friday, report Reuters, the Associated Press and the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

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