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Crime on Campus: Do Background Checks and Screening Have Predictive Value?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

In what many believe is a response to horrific school shootings such as the Virginia Tech tragedy, more than 50 percent of colleges and universities in the United States require criminal background checks or ask applicants criminal history screening...

You Still Have To Follow The Rules If You Want An Advanced Degree!

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

A former Ph.D. student sued the University of Michigan and several faculty members after the university removed him from the Ph.D. program. Joseph Dean Vigil failed to complete his dissertation and Ph.D. requirements within the six years provided for...

IRS Official Announces Crackdown on U.S. Taxpayers with Unreported Indian Accounts

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

Tax Analysts Tax Notes reports that the IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Division's special enforcement program (SEP) will soon begin examining U.S. taxpayers suspected of holding undeclared accounts in Indian banks. An IRS official announced on...

Louisiana Court Dismisses Excess Insurer’s Claim Against Primary Insurer

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

In its recent decision in RSUI Indem. Co. v. American States Ins. Co., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 161805 (E.D. La. Nov. 13, 2013), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana had occasion to consider the duties owed by a primary...

"Right to Know" Initiative Apparently Expanded

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

The U.S. Labor Department has announced another proposal to conduct a survey relating to "worker classification issues" under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act....
By: Fisher & Phillips LLP

FDIC and International Regulators Ask ISDA to Add Early Termination Delay to ISDA Documents

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

The FDIC, the Bank of England, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority have jointly written to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) to ask that ISDA revise its...

The Challenges of Compliance

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

Compliance, like many other aspects of the business world, is a balance of risks. Unfortunately, it often takes an organization being rebuked in some fashion before it realizes the importance of failure to be in compliance. Read why Brian Von...

IRS Provides FSA "Use-or-Lose" Rule Relief

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has recently issued guidance providing a modicum of relief to the forfeiture requirements for flexible spending accounts (FSA) under a Section 125 (or “Cafeteria”) Plan. FSA’s are utilized to reimburse employees for...

Patton Boggs to cut equity partner roster from 98 to 80; firm’s income soared after earlier layoffs

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

Two rounds of layoffs this year in which Patton Boggs has let go 40 attorneys and 70 staff members have left the Washington, D.C.-based lobbying powerhouse on-budget and poised for growth and a strong financial performance, a leader says.

Baby Onboard? Additional Penalties for DUIs with Minors in the Vehicle

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

While driving under the influence is never a good idea and can bring criminal penalties for those who are caught, New Jersey law reserves special punishment for those who drink and drive with minors in the car. In perhaps the most egregious recent...

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