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Indiana Does it Again! IFA Selects Preferred Bidder for I69 Section 5 Availability Payment Project

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

Following on the success of the East End Crossing P3 project, the Indiana Finance Authority selected a team lead by international P3 developer Isolux Infrastructure to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a 21 mile interstate project. The...

“Boys Will be Boys” is Out of Bounds in Any Workplace – Even the NFL

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

I have not followed NFL football for many years, but the recent NFL report about the Miami Dolphins definitely caught my attention. The report, prepared for the NFL by a New York law firm, concluded that Richie Incognito and other Miami Dolphin...

PA Tax Law News: February 2014 - Shopping Guides and Inserts

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

The Department of Revenue has ruled that the purchase, by the distributor, of certain shopping guides and advertising inserts for such guides are subject to Pennsylvania Sales and Use Tax. The shopping guides at issue are free to consumers and are...

Treasury Department Delays Employer Mandate for Mid-Size Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

Last week, the Treasury Department issued a final rule, with an accompanying press release and fact sheet, in which it delayed, for a second time, the employer mandate requiring mid-size employers with 50-99 full-time employees to provide affordable...

Privacy: What the World Has to Say About It

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

Let’s face it: technology has made the world smaller. It’s no longer extraordinary for what was once termed a “mid-sized” or “regional” company to trade and outsource in foreign markets. Indeed, the Internet has made it possible—even probable—that...

New York High Court Reverses Course; Allows Carriers to Rely on Policy Exclusions Where Duty to Defend was Breached

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

K2 Investment Group, LLC. v. American Guarantee & Liability Ins. Co., No. 6, 2014 N.Y. LEXIS 201 (N.Y. Ct. of App. Feb. 18, 2014). In 2013, the New York Court of Appeals affirmed an order granting summary judgment to a policyholder’s assignee...

China Update - February 19, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

In This Issue: Quote Of The Week; U.S.-China Relations; China News; Trade; and Energy & Environment. Excerpt from U.S.-China Relations - Secretary Kerry in Beijing: February 13 to February 18, Secretary of State Kerry visited Seoul,...

Ohio House Committee Approves New Gun Legislation

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

The Ohio House of Representatives has approved gun legislation that would recognize concealed-carry licenses issued in other states and create a “stand your ground” law. The bill is now awaiting a vote in the state Senate....

Woman Jailed for Recording Deputy Plans to Sue

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

A Florida woman plans to sue the Broward County Sheriff's Office after she was forced to spend a night in jail for recording a deputy during a traffic stop. Brandy Berning, 33, began recording Lt. William O'Brien when she was pulled over for driving alone in a carpool lane. After......

Product Placement – Rules and Trends in Italy

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

Branded content is a hype word. Audiovisual content is meddled with products and vice-versa, while advertisers are more creative in devising new solutions. Within this context product placement is becoming increasingly important. But what are the...

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