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IRS Issues Final Affordable Care Act “Pay Or Play” Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

On Monday, the IRS issued final regulations regarding the implementation of the employer shared responsibility provisions under the Affordable Care Act (the ACA), otherwise known as the “pay or play” rules. The final regulations provide some helpful...

Faster Elections, Fairer Results, So They Say – But Employers Know Better

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

As the next step in a series of moves that will likely confer substantial advantages to unions in organizing campaigns, the National Labor Relations Board has resurrected proposed changes to its election rules. While the Board majority claims the...

En Banc Ninth Circuit Will Clarify When A Subdivided Mass Action Can Be Removed Under CAFA

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

Back in December, we blogged about two cases in the Ninth Circuit that were the latest skirmishes in the fight over whether plaintiffs can evade removal under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”) by artificially subdividing their mass...

Fenwick & West and George Mason University Patentable Subject Matter Roundtable Recap

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

On January 31, 2014, Fenwick & West and the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property (CPIP) at George Mason University School of Law held a roundtable on Patentable Subject Matter at Fenwick’s Silicon Valley office....

Final Rules Implementing Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Provide Transition Relief for 2015

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

The ACA Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions require an employer with at least 50 full-time employees (including full-time equivalent employees) to offer health coverage to its full-time (30 hours per week) employees (and their dependents) that...

Week in Review - February 14, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

The flowers and chocolates that will be delivered to employee desks this week for Valentine's Day are a great reminder for employers to think about the best practices for approaching workplace romances. For more information on that front, read on...

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - February 14, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

This week the Obama administration announced that it would delay the employer mandate, which requires that businesses with more than 50 full-time employees provide full-time employees with health insurance or pay a penalty, for some businesses until...

New Payment Card Technology Finally Coming to US? Target Takes the Lead

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

In the wake of the recent massive data breaches suffered by Target and Neiman Marcus, many banks and retailers have renewed the call for a change in the way that consumers in the United States pay for goods and services. Credit and debit cards in...

eAlert - Separation Agreements Under Attack By The EEOC: Why Some Small Changes To Your Agreements Are Advisable

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is now targeting routine language commonly found in separation agreements across the country. This is yet another in a series of aggressive tactics launched by the EEOC....

Tenth Circuit Holds FAA Preempts New Mexico Unconscionability Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

New Mexico law considers arbitration provisions that apply primarily to the claims that one party to the contract is likely to bring to be unconscionable and unenforceable. This law, the Tenth Circuit holds, is preempted by the Federal Arbitration...

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