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NLRB Modifies Obama Board Election Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently announced changes to its representation case procedures that mark a shift away from the “ambush elections” created by the 2014 Obama-era rules. Though the 2014 rules are still in place, the new...

Food & Beverage Digest - December 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. Take a spin through 10 key items from 2019, some whoppers of misleading...

Senate Passes Tax Extenders Deal That Includes Extension of Renewable Energy Incentives

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

The US Senate yesterday passed a package of tax extenders as part of the year-end appropriations act that the US House of Representatives passed on December 17, 2019. President Trump is expected to sign the legislation before the end of the today to...

Hackers Raise the Stakes By Possibly Causing Physical Harm

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

Computer hacking, and the permutation of crimes that can be committed by hackers, generally does not spur images of infliction of physical harm. However, in a chilling turn of events, computer hackers have opened a new front in the damage that can be...

Breaking Update: Final Opportunity Zone Regulations Issued

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final regulations pertaining to Section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) governing the rules for gains invested in opportunity zones....

SEC Re-Proposes Regulations Governing the Use of Derivatives and Other Transactions by Registered Funds and BDCs

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") recently proposed a revised version of new Rule 18f-4 (the "Proposed Rule") under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), which it originally proposed in December 2015 (the...

Frosty, the Gig Worker Performing Work Outside the Usual Course of the Hiring Entity’s Business: 2019 Year in Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

‘Twas the week before Christmas, in a year for the ages. So here’s our latest recap of hours and wages. The letters and laws. The regulations and cases. A year’s worth of matters that impacted workplaces....

Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Decision Highlights Importance of Consistent Project Records

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

In AMEC Foster Wheeler Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc., CBCA 5168, 6298 (November 13, 2019), the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals rejected in large part a federal contractor’s claims due to inconsistencies between the project records and the...

House Passes SECURE Act - Employee Benefits Alert

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

Earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed a budget bill, HR 1158, and a related bill, HR 1865, to enact the "Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act," referred to as the “SECURE Act.” The SECURE Act makes a number of...

CFPB Publishes TRID Guides on Construction Loans

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

Although the 2017 amendments to the TRID rule, often referred to as TRID 2.0, added commentary to TRID provisions of Regulation Z and, particularly, Appendix D to Regulation Z, that addresses multiple advance construction loans, there has continued...

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