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NLRB Reverses Three Obama-Era Decisions in One Day

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

On December 16, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued a trio of rulings that reversed decisions issued during the Obama administration. Each case was decided by a 3-1 majority, with Member Lauren McFerran dissenting....

Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Putative Class Action For Failure To Allege With Particularity Illegal Acts Underlying Alleged Misrepresentations

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

On December 10, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action asserting claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against a chicken producing company and...

Harmful Algal Blooms: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Announces Management Plan

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) published a document titled: Harmful Algal Bloom Management Plan (“Plan”) - The Plan was developed by the Arkansas Harmful Algal Bloom Workgroup...

NLRB restores employers’ right to control email, IT systems

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

On December 16, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a major decision restoring employers’ property rights in the use of email and other IT resources. In Caesar’s Entertainment, the NLRB held that employees have no statutory right...

Tech’s Next Disruption? The 2020 Presidential Campaign

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

The Iowa caucuses are just a stone’s throw away. What positions will candidates take on technology and telecommunications topics that are bound to shape future policy?...
By: FTI Consulting

Federal Drug Pricing Transparency Efforts Outpace State Laws Requiring Drug Manufacturer Price Reporting for the First Half of 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

During 2017 and 2018, states took the reins in terms of enacting laws compelling drug manufacturers to disclose drug pricing. State activity has slowed during the first six months of 2019. Instead, during the first half of 2019, the federal...

Updated Joint Guidance Released Today on the Application of FERPA and HIPAA To Student Health Records

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

Today, the U.S. Department of Education and the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released updated joint guidance regarding the application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the...

Whistleblower Leads To Shutdown Of Infosys’ Alleged System For Avoiding California Taxes

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

Labor & Employment- Whistleblower Leads to Shutdown of Infosys’ Alleged System for Avoiding California Taxes- California AG Xavier Becerra reached a settlement with India-based business consulting and outsourcing services company Infosys Limited...

Are Some Publicly Held California Corporations Exempt From The State's Female Board Quota Law?

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

Corporations Code Section 301.3(a) provides: "No later than the close of the 2019 calendar year, a publicly held domestic or foreign corporation whose principal executive offices, according to the corporation’s SEC 10-K form, are located in...

Crop Insurance Dispute Wrapped in Red Tape: One Farmer's Uphill Battle to Overturn Arbitration

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/19

A farmer who lost a crop insurance dispute at arbitration took his insurance company to federal district court, filing a motion to vacate the arbitration award. When the lower court split the baby, the farmer and the insurer cross-appealed. In a...

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