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Regelungen zur Arbeitnehmerüberlassung und Verhinderung des Missbrauchs von Werkverträgen im Koalitionsvertrag

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

Vor circa einer Woche einigten sich die Vertreter von CDU, CSU und SPD nach langen Verhandlungen auf einen Koalitionsvertrag (abrufbar beispielsweise unter http://www.spiegel.de/media/media-32776.pdf).

U.K. Autumn Statement 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

The Chancellor of the Exchequer today delivered a 130-page Autumn Statement that contained a number of surprises, as well as expected updates on areas such as partnership taxation....
By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Work & Family: What Nonprofit Employers Should Know about Family-Oriented Employment Laws

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

In this presentation: - Overview of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) – Eligibility – Leave – Care of Covered Military Service Members – Intermittent Leave and Reduced Schedule - Pregnancy and Childbirth - Lactation and...

Illinois General Assembly Passes Pension Reform Bill

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

Both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly adopted the Conference Committee Report to Senate Bill 1 on December 3, 2013. The bill provides comprehensive pension reform for four state retirement systems – the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS), the...

Crowdfunding Alert: OSC Releases Progress Report On Review Of Capital Raising Prospectus Exemptions

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) recently released OSC Notice 45-712 – Progress Report on Review of Prospectus Exemptions to Facilitate Capital Raising (the “Progress Report”), which identifies four capital raising prospectus exemptions the...

Whistleblowers Can Now File Complaints Online With OSHA

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

Whistleblowers covered by one of 22 statutes (including Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank) administered by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will now be able to file complaints online. Currently......

Depository Of International Online Privacy Resources

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

One of our more popular posts of the year was the recent Online Marketers’ Guide to Online Privacy. It focuses mostly on U.S. law with some mention of of the E.U. Safe Harbor issues....
By: Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C.

The Rogue Employee Myth: Prevention And Detection In A FCPA Compliance Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

I cannot think of any criminal enforcement actions against a corporation involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) where there was a lone wolf employee engaging in bribery and corruption on his or her own. There might well be some internal...

Proposed EPA Water Rule Could Expand Regulatory Authority Over Streams And Wetlands

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

A new EPA rule could drastically expand the agency's regulatory authority over streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. The agency released a draft report in September titled "Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters," that...

Leaked Draft Rule Increases Federal Power Over Private Lands

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

Federal control over private lands would be expanded significantly under a proposed rule reportedly drafted by the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps"). Industry groups that develop or excavate...

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