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ML Strategies Weekly Energy and Environment Update – Week of November 11, 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

The House is back in session this week, and healthcare measures are expected to dominate both chambers. Three conference committees are reconciling differences between House and Senate approved bills. The first will tackle S. 601 and H.R. 3080,...

IRS Modifies 'Use-or-Lose' Rule for Health FSAs

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

IRS Notice 2013-71 recently modified the longstanding "use-or-lose" rule for health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) so that covered individuals may now be permitted to carry over up to $500 in unspent funds in their health FSA accounts into the...

CMS Releases Additional 2014 IPPS Implementation Guidance

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

In early November, CMS released additional guidance regarding implementation of provisions of the 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule that apply to inpatient admissions. For more background regarding the IPPS Final Rule,...

CFPB Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Debt Collection Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

The CFPB published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on debt collection rules. As part of the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFPB was given authority to issue rules for debt collection under the FDCPA, which had not authorized any agency to make any...

Man imprisoned as teen won’t be retried in controversial murder case, says AG

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

A 29-year-old man who spent a decade in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit was freed Tuesday night after the Missouri attorney general said Ryan Ferguson would not be retried.

The Construct: Your Guide to Law in the Construction Industry - November 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

In This Issue: - Contractor Alert: Help Available for Small Businesses in the HUB Zone Program: Recognizing that our country -- our "team," if you will -- is stronger when all our players are on the field and playing to their full potential,...

Legal Resource Guide for Startup Entrepreneurs

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

In this Guide: - Guide to Starting a Corporation - Venture Capital for High Technology Companies - Angel/Seed Financing Survey – 2012: Internet/Digital Media and Software Industries - Trends in Terms of Venture Financings – Q2 2013...

Thirty Day Rule: Recovering Goods or Proceeds from a Bankrupt Client

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

When a client goes bankrupt, an unpaid supplier is often left with few remedies. Generally speaking, the unpaid supplier’s recovery is limited to their proportional share of what is left of the proceeds from the bankrupt’s assets after the debts of...

Some Panhandle Development Permits Eligible for Six-Month Extension Due to Tropical Storm Karen Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

A permit and development order extension opportunity is available until January 6, 2014, for 18 Panhandle counties as a result of the threat posed to Florida by recent tropical storm activity. The extension offers an additional six months to complete...

Power To The People (Mark), Redux

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

A federal appeals court recently upheld a $750,000 award to an employer for the attorneys’ fees and expert witness fees it expended defending a frivolous class action brought by the EEOC. EEOC v. Peoplemark, Inc. The EEOC sued staffing agency...

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