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Compulsory Drug and Alcohol Testing on Victorian Government Construction Sites

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

Victorian construction companies will be required to implement comprehensive drug and alcohol testing procedures in order to be eligible to tender for work from the Victorian Government, according to a statement released last week. Victorian...

Martoma by the Numbers

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

This week a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rendered a guilty verdict against the former SAC portfolio manager on two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud in the case...

Death of the Salaried Partner? Wide Ranging Changes to LLP Member Taxation To Come Into Force on 6 April 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

Wide ranging changes to the way in which LLP members are taxed are due to take effect on 6 April 2014. LLPs and their members, particularly those in professional service and private equity/fund management firms, should, therefore, consider the impact...

TUPE Developments: February 2014 Changes to UK TUPE Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

Newly enforced regulations change UK law on the transfer of undertakings, applicable to transfers which take place on or after 31 January 2014. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE), which implement the...

Texas Restaurant Update – Acquisitions, Openings And Closings

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

Following up on our January 15th post on Texas restaurant openings and closings (click here for that story), here is the update for February on the movers and shakers in Texas restaurants. If you’d like your restaurant to be considered in our next...

Ninth Circuit Rules Against Spokeo on FCRA Claim

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

On February 4, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that plaintiffs need not allege actual injury to demonstrate constitutional standing for a willful violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (the “FCRA”). Judge Diarmuid F....

Antidepressant Use Can Be Dangerous for Pregnant Women

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

A recent lawsuit highlights the dangers many consumers contend accompany one of the most common antidepressants on the market: Zoloft. A Texas woman is suing in Pennsylvania federal court alleging that as a result of taking Zoloft during pregnancy,...

Short Wins - We Aren't Dead Edition

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

The Courts of Appeal have been more diligent in issuing opinions than we've been in posting them. Apologies. As those of you who do trial work can understand, sometimes it's really hard to do anything other than eat and sleep when there are witnesses...

11th Circuit Court of Appeals Mandates Proactive Gathering and Review of SSA Information in LTD Benefit Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

Not long ago, the Unites States Supreme Court in MetLife v. Glenn, 128 S. Ct. 2343 (2008) gave a stern warning to plan fiduciaries who required a claimant to apply for disability benefits with the Social Security Administration (SSA), benefited from...

Angels in the Outfield and in the Bloodmobile

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

Most people likely know that the Los Angeles Angels are a baseball team. But did you know they are also a blood bank? Me neither! But according to a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), it appears that the Angels are, or at least...

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