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Basics Of Employment Law In Italy: Part III

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

This article is the third in a series which provides a brief overview of the some of the key elements of employment law in Italy. This article will cover terminations, including a summary of the sources of law governing terminations, the types of...

Fannie Mae Clarifies Unemployment Benefits Eligibility For Refinance Loans

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

On May 6, Fannie Mae issued Selling Guide Announcement SEL-2014-04, which makes clear, effective immediately, that unemployment benefits may be used in qualifying an applicant for a DU Refi Plus or Refi Plus loan whether they are seasonal or...

Corporate Shield Holds Up Against Creditor

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

There's no expression when speaking of football players to recognize a performance that hits three exceptional marks (like a hat trick in hockey or a triple double in basketball or the triple crown in baseball). Maybe there should be, because Joe...

Skilled Nursing PEPPER Reports Are Now Available Electronically

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

The second annual Skilled Nursing Facility (“SNF”) Program for Evaluating Patterns and Electronic Reports (“PEPPERs”) are now available to be retrieved via the secure portal at PEPPERresources.org. These reports are accessible to a limited number of...

Investing in Georgia: Economic Development Newsletter - May 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

Welcome to King & Spalding's economic development news bulletin, Investing in Georgia. In this edition, you will find: - Analysis of the issues that will impact midterm elections, as well as a special preview edition providing interesting...

When a Receiver is Appointed Does this Prevent Former Officers & Directors from Filing a Bankruptcy Petition on Behalf of the Entity Placed in Receivership?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

QUESTION: I have noticed language in a number of receivership orders providing that the receivership entities’ officers and directors are removed and their powers are vested in the receiver and further enjoining the officers and directors from filing...

Three Company Founders Settle SEC Insider Trading Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

Most insider trading cases center on news about a corporate event such as an acquisition or an earnings announcement that has not become public. In SEC v. Lawson, Civil Action No. 3:14-cv-02157 (N.D. Cal. Filed May 12, 2014) the Commission brought an...

Brazil Enacts "Internet Bill of Rights," Including Net Neutrality and Privacy Protections

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

Brazil’s long-debated “Internet Bill of Rights” has finally become law. The legislation, which passed the Brazilian Senate unanimously in April, is intended to secure equality of access to the Internet in Brazil—i.e., Net Neutrality—and provide...

DOE rulemaking on student aid disbursement reported to be stalled

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

As we reported last month, the Department of Education (DOE), with active CFPB participation, is currently engaged in a negotiated rulemaking process that is considering, among other things, revisions to the DOE’s Title IV’s cash management rules (34...

Do you secretly believe your job isn’t necessary? Academic sees corporate law as one of the BS jobs

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

British anthropologist David Graeber recalls discovering the remarkable career of a childhood friend. The friend was a poet and then the front man in an indie rock band—a singer Graeber heard on the radio without realizing he was the friend he had known.

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