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Are Your Employees Properly Classified?

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/02/14

In This Presentation: - Introduction - FLSA “White Collar” Exemptions - Three Tests for Exemption - Salary Level Test - Salary Basis Test - Can the Employer Make Deductions? - Salary Test for the Administrative Exemption -...

Rating Agency Developments - Febuary 14, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/02/14

On February 5, DBRS released its methodology for analyzing commercial paper liquidity support for non-bank issuers....
By: Orrick - Structured Finance Group

Final Regulations on Play or Pay Mandate Provide Relief to Certain Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/02/14

This week, the IRS issued final regulations concerning the Affordable Care Act’s “play or pay” (also known as the employer shared responsibility) mandate. This advisory describes highlights of these voluminous regulations, including a delay of the...

Tips for Garnishee Employers, Part Two: A Light at the End of the Tunnel? Relief From Your Woes May Be in Sight

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/02/14

In part one of this two-part series on garnishments, I discussed the consequences employers face if they mishandle garnishment orders. In part two, I address one of the hurdles that employers face when trying to comply with garnishment orders,...

Dear Colleague Letter Firmly Urges Districts to Abandon “Zero Tolerance” in Student Discipline Policies

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/02/14

The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education (OCR) and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice recently released a joint “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL) providing guidance on administering student discipline without...

The Perils of Not Showing Up: Default Judgment Entered Against Two Former Siemens Executives for Record US$1.46 Million in Combined Civil FCPA Penalties

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/02/14

On February 3, 2014, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a default judgment in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sharef, et al. against two former Siemens AG executives, Ulrich...

'Drake and Josh's' Drake Bell in Bankruptcy Proceedings: Report

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/02/14

Drake Bell, a former child star on Nickelodeon's "Drake and Josh," filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last May. The 27-year-old actor is seeking relief from debts reaching into seven figures.

ONRR Plans Aggressive Enforcement of "Marketable Condition" Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/02/14

New ONRR initiative sets presumptive costs of making gas marketable and will require lessees to affirmatively demonstrate costs that differ from ONRR assumptions. The Department of Interior, Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), is...

When Is A Tip Not A Tip?

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/02/14

When it’s a service charge. On June 25, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Ruling 2012-34 which provides guidance to employers and employees on the difference between tips and service charges as well as on certain reporting...

Developers Beware: Consumer Protection Procedures Act Strikes Again in D.C.

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/02/14

A recent court decision emphasizes the need for real estate developers to proceed with caution when making representations to potential home buyers in the District of Columbia, as well as in other jurisdictions with similar consumer protection laws....

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