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The Whistle Blower Provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Extends to Employees of Privately Held Companies Under Some Circumstances

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/05/14

In a decision that expands considerably the number of employees covered by the whistle-blower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this month in Lawson v. FMR LLC that two former employees of privately...

Advertising Law - May 08, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/05/14

Defendant Agrees To Telemarketing, Robocalling Ban In FTC Deal - A defendant agreed to a permanent ban from telemarketing and robocalling in a deal with the Federal Trade Commission, by settling allegations he had helped his clients call numbers...

Energy & Clean Technology Connections: Your Law Firm Link to Industry News -- May 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/05/14

In This Issue: - Leaders in the News - Washington Update - Event Highlights - Innovator Profile - Energy Navigator - Events - Excerpt from Washington Update: In Washington, energy issues still garnered significant attention even though...

Health Headlines: Also in the News - May 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/05/14

CMS Proposes Payment Changes for Hospice Providers, SNFs, IRFs and Inpatient Psych Facilities – Last week, CMS issued proposed rules that would make certain payment and policy changes to the payment systems for hospice providers, skilled nursing...

The customer’s always right – how new UK consumer regulations will affect online digital content providers

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/05/14

On 13 June 2014, the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 (the Regulations) will come into force and affect any UK businesses selling to consumers. The Regulations, which implement the EU Consumer...

Living With Others Thinking You're Fu*king Crazy

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/05/14

One of the issues we address in this blog is the notion that social media doesn’t necessarily create new claims, but rather serves as a quicker and easier platform to apply traditional claims that have existed forever. Take defamation, for example....

EEOC Opens Registration for EXCEL Conference for Public & Private Sectors

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/05/14

Federal Agency's 17th Annual Premier Training Event to Take Place Aug. 12-14 in San Diego - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that registration has officially opened for its 17th annual EXCEL...

Pre-IPO Selling Procedures Need to Be Adequately Supervised, According to FINRA

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/05/14

Broker-dealers selling interests in IPOs need to have adequate supervisory systems to ensure that registered representatives do not make actual sales before the securities are registered, according to a settlement of a formal disciplinary proceeding...

Mining Tumblr to Meet Twombly – Under Armour’s Well-Pleaded Complaint

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/05/14

This week, Under Armour, the Baltimore-based athletic apparel behemoth gave us a new take on the well-pleaded complaint. Under Armour sued Florida-based I A Nutrition, Inc., for trademark infringement in the U.S. District Court for the District of...

From Nuyorican to Puerto Rican - A Reverse Economic Pilgrimage to the Land of Los Padres!

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/05/14

The New York metropolitan area has always been the largest Puerto Rican community outside of Puerto Rico. Puerto Ricans have been coming to “Nueva York” since Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony. The heaviest migration of Puerto Ricans to New York was...

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