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Connecticut Pharmacy Rewards Program Disclosure Bill Could Cause Headaches

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/05/14

The Connecticut State Senate recently passed a bill that would impose additional disclosure and consent requirements on retailers offering pharmacy rewards programs to consumers. If the bill passes the Connecticut House and becomes law in its...

IRS Announces Transitional Period for FATCA Enforcement, Other FATCA Rule Changes

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/05/14

The IRS notice further eases, but does not delay, FATCA implementation. On May 2, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Notice 2014-33 (the Notice), which announced that calendar years 2014 and 2015 will be regarded as a “transition period”...

Springdale Pizza: Eleven Decisions on Disclosure, Rescission and Damages (and Counting)

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/05/14

Essential Facts - The plaintiffs purchased a franchise from an existing franchisee in October 2008 for $220,000. The plaintiffs began operating the franchise before signing various agreements with the franchisor in December 2008. The plaintiffs...

Update on Proposed Changes to Prop. 65 Warning Regulations – Better or Worse?

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/05/14

The state agency that is responsible for regulating Proposition 65 – the Office of Health Hazard Environmental Assessment (OHHEA) – continues to push forward with significant proposed revisions to the regulations. The focus of these changes is on...

U.S. Customs And Border Protection Announces Three New Members Of Commercial Targeting And Analysis Center

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/05/14

Participating agencies jointly target commercial imports that threaten health and safety - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on April 1 that three additional Federal agencies have formally joined the Commercial Targeting and...

The trepidation about Retirement Plan Committees

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/05/14

I’m asked all the time about retirement plans setting up committees to manage their plan and I’m a little torn on the matter since I’m not had such a great experience with committees in outside plan activities. So I’ll voice my concern about...

"FCA Listing Rule Changes Applicable to Premium Listed Companies"

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/05/14

On 2 October 2012, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a wide-ranging consultation paper (CP12/25) on the effectiveness of the listing regime which proposed a number of changes to the Listing Rules, including in relation to controlling...

Lawyer who sued Apple last year over porn addiction now wants to marry his computer

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/05/14

Last year, a Tennessee lawyer made headlines when he filed a product liability suit contending that Apple Inc. was responsible for the pornography addiction that he says resulted when he mistyped a Web address into a MacBook Pro laptop.

Protecting Yourself Against Data Breach: Don't Be a Target

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/05/14

On May 5, 2014, Target Corporation Chief Executive Officer Gregg Steinhafel resigned after having been with the company for 35 years, another casualty of the massive data breach that continues to damage the nation’s third-largest retailer. The data...

Doing Business in Latin America and the Caribbean: Mexico

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/05/14

With a total landmass of almost two million square kilometers, Mexico is slightly less than three times the size of Texas and has a total population of over 106 million people. Its political organization is a federal republic with 31 states and a...

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