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ML Strategies’ Weekly Energy and Environment Update – Week of February 17, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

With Senator Max Baucus’ (D-MT) confirmation as ambassador to China, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mary Landrieu (D-CA) assumed the chairmanship of the Senate Finance and Energy and Natural Resources Committees, respectively, last week. Also part of...

“New Jobs For New Jersey Act” Would Provide Tax Benefits To Smaller Private Employers Hiring Unemployed Workers

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

On January 6, 2014, the Senate introduced a bill (S153) that would provide incentives to small private sector employers that increase their workforce by hiring unemployed workers. Under the legislation, employers with 100 or fewer full-time employees...

2013 Year in Review: CDRH Promotion and Marketing Enforcement Letters

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

In 2013, FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) made publicly available on its website a total of 22 promotion and marketing-related enforcement letters to device manufacturers. Of the 22 enforcement letters, 21 were Warning Letters....

K2-II Update: Insurers’ Breach of Duty Does Not Result in Automatic Liability in New York

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

In a 4-2 split, the New York Court of Appeals unwound a 2013 ruling that raised significant concern for insurers in denying requests for defense in liability matters. As a result, it is once again the rule in New York that an insurer does not forfeit...

Boom or bust for patent trolls?

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

House of Representatives passing the Innovation Act in December, and now heading for the Senate, does 2014 hold the answer to the patent troll question? Andrew Mizner reports. In 2013, the dockets of courts in jurisdictions as diverse as East...

Administration issues new game-changing health care reform regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

On February 11th, the Treasury Department issued its much-anticipated final regulations on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) so-called employer mandate, under which certain employers have to either (a) offer affordable, minimum-value health coverage to...

C’Mon Man Or The End Of The World?

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

It’s the end of the world as we know it,It’s the end of the world as we know it,It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine - The above lyrics came from REM and they reflect how I generally feel about law firm and lawyer...

Common Policyholder Pitfalls When Navigating London Aviation Insurance Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

Maintaining appropriate insurance is critical for the entire aviation industry. Many US-based airlines, aircraft owners/financiers, and aircraft lease servicers devote significant resources at the front end setting up their insurance programs,...

Extended Stay Hotels Will Pay $75,800 to Settle EEOC Pay Discrimination Lawsuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

Hotel Paid Women Less Than Male Employees, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE - Extended Stay Hotels will pay $75,800 and provide significant equitable relief to settle a pay discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

Florida Supreme Court Places Medical Marijuana Initiative On Ballot

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

The Florida Supreme Court has held in a 4-3 vote that the state's voters should be allowed to decide in November whether to amend the state's constitution to legalize medical marijuana. The measure would need to receive at least 60 percent of the...

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