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Are You Ready For Your Next Audit?

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/04/14

By now, federal contractors should have taken a hard look at their current Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) policies, procedures and documentation to ensure compliance with the new requirements. Under the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’...

Head in the Cloud? 5 Issues Every Cloud Contract Should Address

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/04/14

Companies are increasingly taking advantage of the benefits of using “cloud” based services. Those benefits include: - lower costs - rapid scalability - minimum or no upfront capital investment - pricing on a consumption basis - shifting the...

"Shared Responsibility" Final Regulations and 2015 Transition Guidance

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/04/14

In February, the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") issued final regulations under Section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"), which establishes the employer "shared responsibility" (or "pay-or-play") mandate under the Patient...

New Information on Demand for Rare Earths Demonstrates Need to Increase Efficiency in U.S. Mining Permitting Processes

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/04/14

Minerals Make Life - a national, non-profit mining association - has recently developed an illuminating infographic indicating the increased demand for rare earth minerals. Presence of these minerals in the earth’s crust is common, but much less...

Trustee Alert – Final Mental Health Parity Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/04/14

The Mental Health Parity rules require group health plans that offer mental health and substance use disorder benefits to cover those benefits on terms that are no more restrictive than those applied to comparable medical and surgical benefits....

Despite legalization, black-market marijuana activities continue in Colorado

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/04/14

It's now legal to purchase and possess up to an ounce of marijuana in Colorado, under state law. But that doesn't mean the days of black-market growing and dealing of pot are over, the Associated Press reports.

April Awareness: Autism, Distracted Driving, and Sexual Assault

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/04/14

It's April, which means it's time to dust off the old baseball mitt, put away those winter clothes (all apologies to those still shoveling snow), and enjoy the lengthening days of spring. But while April signals a shift away from the winter doldrums, it's also a time to reflect on......

Proposed Narrowing of Licensing Exemption under California Finance Lenders Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/04/14

The California Department of Business Oversight (“CDBO”) has proposed to narrow a long-standing interpretation of a statutory licensing exemption for certain lenders under the California Finance Lenders Law (“CFLL”)1. The interpretation applies the...

Williams v. Cahill

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/04/14

Williams v. Cahill - California Court of Appeal, March 26, 2014: California appellate court affirms denial of defendant’s anti-SLAPP motion, finding that, although defendant’s statements on ABC television show “20/20” that plaintiff was con man...

Role of the E-discovery Liaison

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/04/14

With today’s prevalence of electronic documents, e-discovery is easily the largest single line item in any company’s litigation budget. It can often consume more than half the allotted funds and even exceed the actual dollar amount at issue in the...

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