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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...

Is Your Job One Of The Most Dangerous In Illinois?

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

Although it’s a great place to live, Illinois can sometimes be a seriously dangerous place to work, and no one knows this better that our Illinois workers compensation lawyers. They fight every day to find justice for accident victims, because every...

Aggressive Drivers And Road Rage In Auto Accidents

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

Aggressive drivers endanger the lives of pedestrians and the public by weaving through traffic to get to their destinations on time. Many speed on busy roadways and fail to signal as they shift from lane to lane....

$2.75 Million ARAMARK Settlement Shows Risks Of Rounding Employees' Work Time

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

To help simplify recordkeeping, federal law allows employers to round the time worked by hourly employees to the nearest quarter hour. But, as a $2.75 million settlement by uniform services provider ARAMARK illustrates, employers must ensure that...

Sports, Media and Entertainment Intelligence - December 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

Italy: Agcom decisions on sport events - Following a consultation with the main stakeholders, the Italian Communication Authority has issued two new decisions concerning radio and audiovisual media’s freedom of press during sport events....

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