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CFPB proposes new rule on GLBA annual privacy notice

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

The CFPB has published a proposed rule that would amend Regulation P to allow financial institutions that satisfy certain conditions to deliver annual privacy notices to their customers using an alternative online delivery method....

Survival of Reps and Warranties: Avoiding Unpleasant Surprises for Buyers

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

Survival of representations and warranties (“reps and warranties”) is among the staples of highly negotiated provisions in M&A purchase agreements. The length of the survival period limits the time during which claims may be brought for breaches of...

Patent Exhaustion Doctrine Continues To Energize the Courts

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

The past year has been unusually active for the “first sale” doctrine. Also known as patent exhaustion, the doctrine is based upon the premise that a patent holder is entitled to only one royalty for its sale of a patented article. Therefore, once...

Keeping Payroll Well-Rounded (And FLSA Compliant!) [Wage & Hour FAQ]

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

Whether you call it “rounding” or the “7/8ths rule” or have no word to describe it at all, rounding may be of central concern for employers, both in day-to-day operations and in litigation. Rounding is the practice of adjusting time clock punch times...

What’s in a Structure? Google Loses Bid to Have Java Interfaces Deemed Unprotectable, as Federal Circuit Reaffirms Copyright Protection for Software

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

The intersection of copyright and patent law is of great interest to anyone who seeks to develop or use creative works that are also functional, in particular developers of software, which by its very nature is functional. In Oracle v. Google, the...

California Environmental Law and Policy Update - May 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

Environmental and Policy Focus - California drought: plan would reverse aqueduct flow to send water back to farms: San Jose Mercury News - May 8: Water has flowed from Northern California's snow-capped peaks to the south's parched cities ever...

As a Plan provider, saying sorry can go a long way

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

I worked for someone once who I thought was the biggest pain in the rear end and I think when I got older and started my own business, I finally understood where he was coming from....
By: Ary Rosenbaum

Government releases discussion paper on North Queensland insurance costs

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

The paper released by the Government canvasses a number of policy options for addressing the high cost of home and strata insurance in North Queensland. The Government is seeking the public’s and the business community’s input on each of the...

Federal Regulators Plan Cybersecurity Assessments for Certain Banks

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

Federal regulators have substantially elevated cybersecurity risk assessments as yet another monitoring tool. They now view risk assessments not just as relevant to mundane IT issues but as more fundamental for assessing operational risk relevant to...

RFS Advocacy Continues As Final 2014 Rule Expected Soon

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) advocacy is continuing at a steady pace in anticipation of the expected imminent release of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2014 final RFS rule. Some biofuels advocates believe that they are making an...

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