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Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

On December 26, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its final “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.” This guidance is applicable to grants and cooperative agreements...

IRS Signals a Potential End to Its Administrative Pursuit of the Separate Account DRD

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

On February 4, the IRS issued a new revenue ruling – Rev. Rul. 2014-7 – that indicates that the IRS no longer plans to issue formal guidance concerning the treatment of the dividends-received deduction (DRD) with respect to the earnings of a life...

Suing for Cyclospora-Related Illnesses

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

This past August, Atlanta Magazine reported that the national cyclospora outbreak infected 353 people throughout 15 states, including Georgia. Cyclospora is a one-celled parasite that causes an intestinal infection called cyclosporiasis or cyclospora...

The Healthcare Industry And Chief Compliance Officers

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

The healthcare industry has been an innovative leader in developing compliance tools and strategies. They have come by it honestly – prosecutors and HHS-OIG have been pounding on pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, hospitals, skilled...

Older Canadians Still Face Age Discrimination

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

The demise of mandatory retirement, low returns on fixed-income investments and a significant population over the age of 50 has led to more Canadians working past retirement age than ever before. A recent online poll found more than half — 57% — of...

Short-Term Impairments May Be A Disability, Federal Court Finds

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

In the first federal appellate decision to apply the ADAAA's expanded definition of disability, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a severe temporary impairment may count as a disability. Summers v. Altarum Institute Corp., 2014 U.S. App....

5 Reasons Some of Us Love to Hate Valentine's Day

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

Some love Valentine's Day. It's a special day for them to celebrate their love, in the form of poems inscribed by hand on cards, sweets for your beloved, and a date night for an overstressed couple, free from work, the kids, etc. Others see it for what it is: a......



Lawyer’s wife also dies of injuries from mailbox package bomb

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

The 72-year-old wife of a retired Tennessee lawyer killed Monday when a package from his mailbox blew up has also died of her injuries from the blast. Marion Setzer died at the hospital Wednesday, WZVN reports.

Real Money Cannot Be Invented: What Bitcoin & Other Virtual Currencies Need to Be Legitimate

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

All real money arises out of market transactions in a process that is unplanned and decentralized....
By: JD Supra Perspectives

Academic Medical Centers: Musings on the Lives of College Football Players and Hospital House Staff

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/02/14

It has been said that there is a fine line between genius and insanity – both are marked by their ability to see connections where others see only differences. The recent filing of a representation petition on behalf of Northwestern University...

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