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Client note – new labor code 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/19

After much consultation and heated debate, Vietnam adopted a new Labor Code on 20 November 2019 ("Labor Code"), which will come into effect on 1 January 2021, and replace the current law which dates from 2012. While Vietnam's labor legislation has...

It’s Time for Electric Utilities to Re-Energize Their Cybersecurity Efforts

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/19

A cyber attack on the North American electric grid could have crippling effects on our nation. Fortunately, private and public agencies are working to update protective measures. Here, in the third article in our series for National Critical...

Results of USPTO Post-Prosecution Pilot Look Promising

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/19

Through the Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is rolling out programs to enhance overall patent quality. The latest program rolled out was the Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3) Program, which was developed to enhance...

Court Confirms Arbitration Award as Not in Manifest Disregard of the Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/19

Metso Minerals Canada Inc. and Metso Minerals Industries Inc. entered into a contract with ArcelorMittal Exploitation Miniere Canada and ArcelorMittal Canada Inc. to supply a specialized mill to a mining mill that ArcelorMittal operated in Quebec,...

Knowing the true value of your Intangible Assets

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/19

An organisation’s intangible assets are increasingly critical to corporate value, yet current accounting standards are not adequately equipped to capture them in financial statements. This information gap can affect valuations for the worse,...

ICANN report wipes the smile off emoji domains

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/19

A 30-page Report by the 12-member Emoji Study Group (ESG) of ICANN’s Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (CCNSO) has reiterated a number of problematic issues that were highlighted in a previous ICANN report on the emoji question....

Virtual Currency: The Taxman is Coming

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/19

Virtual currency transactions are now a prime focus of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scrutiny. The IRS has numerous information-gathering tools to enforce its taxing power, including summons, artificial intelligence, data analytics, whistleblowers...

Can ‘SNL’ star Pete Davidson really collect $1M from fans who violate his nondisclosure agreement?

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/19

FERC Opens a New Phase in Fights Over Utility Returns on Equity

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/19

The Decision: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's ("FERC") Opinion No. 569 establishes new methodologies under Federal Power Act ("FPA") Section 206 for (i) determining whether existing electric utility transmission ROEs are unjust and...

IRS Issues Final Regulations for Hardship Distributions

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/19

We previously reported on the Bipartisan Budget Act (the “Budget Act”) hardship distribution rule changes for qualified retirement plans. On September 23, 2019, the IRS issued final regulations implementing certain statutory changes to the hardship...

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