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If at First You Don't Succeed... FTC Approves Second Candidate's New COPPA Verifiable Consent Method

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/12/13

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has approved a new method for companies to obtain parents’ verifiable consent for online collection and use of children’s personal information under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)...

Medicare Contractors Receive CMS Direction Regarding Recalcitrant Providers

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/12/13

CMS recently issued a transmittal providing guidance to Medicare program contractors on when and how to refer certain “recalcitrant providers” to CMS for potential sanctions under the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) civil monetary penalty and...

New York City Enhances Protections for Pregnant Workers

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/12/13

The New York City council expanded protections provided for mothers-to-be with the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act this September. The legislation ensures that employers in New York City reasonably accommodate the needs of pregnant...

Celebrity Trademark Watch: What Do Bob Marley and Chicken Fingers Have in Common?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/12/13

Apparently, the answer is “One Love.” On December 6, 2013, Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. (“Hope Road”), which controls reggae legend Bob Marley’s estate, filed a federal trademark infringement action against the restaurant company Raising Cane’s...

Should Your Biz Have a Lost-and-Found Policy?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/12/13

Customers leave behind items all the time. It's how the "finder" handles it that can make headlines.

‘The Past Is Never Dead’: FTC Requires Divestiture of Acquisition Five Years After Deal Closed

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/12/13

The Federal Trade Commission has approved the divestiture of a five-year old acquisition, signifying that neither complete consummation of a transaction nor the passage of time will dissuade the FTC from challenging mergers and acquisitions it...

Florida’s Settlement with America’s Largest Mortgage Servicers

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/12/13

After the economic downturn and foreclosure crisis, some of America’s largest mortgage companies — Ally Financial Inc., Bank of America, Citibank, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo — entered into a settlement with the federal government for $25 billion....

And On The 12th Day Of Privacy, Something For Directors…..Mind The Gap!

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/12/13

On our last “day of Privacy”, we have a little extra (perhaps a lump of coal….) post: in 2014, cyber risk has been elevated to a board issue – read on and forward to your favorite company director! As we have discussed throughout this series,...

Georgia Bankruptcy Statistics

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/12/13

One of the biggest reasons people struggling with debt hesitate to consider bankruptcy is the shame and stigma they perceive is attached to it. However, you should not be ashamed about filing for bankruptcy. It can happen to anyone and is far more...

Pre-Merger Activities Don’t Give Rise To Cartwright Act Violation

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/12/13

In 1907, newly elected California Governor James Norris Gillett asked the California legislature to address restraints on trade. California state Senator John A. Cartwright responded with a bill patterned after a federal antitrust bill introduced by...

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