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Staying Productive in the Wild Wild West: Employer Responses to Bring Your Gun to Work Laws

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

It’s iconic Americana – the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday walk down an empty main street in Tombstone for their showdown with the Ike Clanton gang. But, can you refocus and replay that scene one more time but now with the viewpoint of business owner...

Supreme Court To Decide If Local Government's Decision Is "In Writing"

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

In addition to addressing local-government prayer, the Supreme Court also decided to hear and answer another question impacting local governments: when a city denies a request to place a cell tower, how formally must it act? Originally published...

The Difference Between Midland Credit Management and Midland Funding and Why You Should Care

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

If you are being sued by Midland Funding you have no doubt met Midland Funding’s evil twin – Midland Credit Management, Inc. Most people simply refer jointly to these companies as “Midland” and press forward trying to figure out a way to make the...

New York City Amends Its Human Rights Law to Extend Protection to Interns

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

On April 15, 2014, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) extending the protections from discrimination and harassment contained in the NYCHRL to both paid and unpaid interns....

Colorado’s Marijuana Financial System Unlikely To Solve Pot Banking Dilemma

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

In January 2014, Colorado became the first state in the Union to permit the sale of recreational marijuana. On May 7, 2014, Colorado made history again by passing the Marijuana Financial Services Cooperatives Act (the ‘‘Marijuana Co-op Act’’), which...

MoFo BioMeter - Vol. 3, Issue 2, May 2014 - Early Stage Deals Dominant Q1: Uptick in total dealmaking activity compared with same quarter last year

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

The MoFo BioMeter for the first quarter of 2014 shows a decrease in average BioMeter value in a quarter dominated by early stage deals. Total dealmaking activity showed an uptick compared to the same quarter in 2013. In the first quarter of 2014,...

“Selfie” Assessment – 4 Key Lessons from Snapchat’s Settlement with the FTC

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

As a country we are quickly approaching a time in which most adults will be disqualified from being elected to public office because of something they posted on their social media account while growing up. Against this backdrop of over-sharing,...

Meals and Lodging

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations has determined that meals and lodging for attending physician appointments will be paid at per diem reimbursement rates set by the U.S. General Services Administration......

SEC Charges Investment Adviser with Custody Rule Violations

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that it had charged Professional Investment Management, Inc. (PIM), an investment adviser, and its president, Douglas E. Cowgill, with violating rules governing the custody of client funds and...

Coping With Rapidly Expanding U.S. Sanctions On Russia

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issues the fourth round of designations blocking the assets of seven additional Russian individuals as well as 13 Russian companies, including several Russian banks....

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