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Italian Data Protection Authority Releases New Guidelines and Requirements for Customer Call Centres Based Outside the European Union

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

New legal requirements have been introduced as part of the Italian Data Protection Authority (IDPA) guidelines on the processing of personal data by call centres based outside the European Union....

You Should Know - November 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

In This Issue: - Networking Nightmares - Tips for Smart Posting - Connect with Respect - Excerpt from Over Sharing Online Can Cost You Your Job ... and More: For better or worse, social networks giveus a platform to share literally...

Check Cashing Company, Executives Plead Guilty To AML Charges

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

On November 5, the DOJ announced that a New York check cashing company and its owner pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act in connection with more than $19 million in check-cashing transactions by willfully failing to maintain an effective...

The Aftermath of a Section 355 Transaction (Part 1)

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

Section 355 is one of the few bright spots remaining for corporate tax planners since repeal of the General Utilities doctrine in the mid-1980s. However, the tax-free treatment of corporate spin-offs and other separations under Section 355 can be...

CFPB announces new partnerships with Columbus and St. Louis

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

The CFPB recently announced new partnerships with Columbus, Ohio and St. Louis, Missouri. Similar to existing CFPB partnerships with other cities, the new partnerships allow consumers to call a local hotline to reach the CFPB....

FCA Publishes Statement on Reporting Requirements of AIFMs

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

On November 4, the FCA published a statement on reporting requirements for managers of AIFs (AIFMs) under the AIFMD. In certain circumstances, firms already authorized as AIFMs will be required to provide regulatory reports to the FCA in the first...

Does the ADA Amendments Act Absolve a Party Alleging Disability Discrimination From Having to Prove the Disability?

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

That was the question recently presented to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Fifth Circuit resoundingly answered "no." Specifically, in Neely v. PSEG Texas, LP, the Fifth Circuit held "though the ADAAA makes it easier...

Ex-Miss USA contestant told to pay Donald Trump $5M files malpractice suit against her former lawyer

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

Ordered to pay $5 million to Donald Trump earlier this year in a federal-court ruling upholding an award in a defamation and breach-of-contract arbitration she didn't attend, an ex-participant in his Miss USA contest has now sued her former lawyer.

U.S. Supreme Court Considers the Scope of SOX’s Whistleblower Provision

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

On November 12, 2013, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Lawson v. FMR LLC to decide whether Sarbanes-Oxley’s whistleblower protection extends to employees of a publicly traded company’s contractors....

May Providers Pay Health Insurance Premiums for HealthCare.gov Plan Enrollees?

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

Following last week's declaration that Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) on HealthCare.gov are not "Federal health care programs," and thus are not subject to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, CMS released additional guidance this week on providers...

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