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[Video] Bill on Bankruptcy: Delaware Garners Almost All Big Chapter 11s

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Why the bankruptcy court in Delaware garnered almost five times more significant Chapter 11 reorganizations this year than New York is the first topic of discussion on the new video with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia and Bloomberg...

[Video] BigLaw Bonus Season: Treading Water is a 'Victory'

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

Dec. 5 (Bloomberg Law) -- David Lat and Elie Mystal from Above the Law talk with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about 2013 bonuses for lawyers at Cravath and Skadden, as well as some recent and noteworthy breakdowns in merger talks among several large...

Banning the Box From Your Employment Application

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

As the New Year approaches, you are expecting better economic times ahead and a more profitable year for your business. Jumpstarting your entrepreneurial endeavors by hiring more help seems like the way to go, so you place job ads and make certain...

California Law Extends Workplace Discrimination Prohibition to Stalking Victims and Imposes New Reasonable Accommodation Requirement

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law Senate Bill No. 400 (SB 400), which expands the state's current employment discrimination protections to victims of stalking. Effective January 1, 2014, SB 400 amends California Labor Code...

New E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be releasing a new set of E-Verify memoranda of understanding (MOUs), which will become effective on December 8, 2013. The MOU is the legal document that must be executed by employers prior to...

The Oil and Gas Law Review: United States: California

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

In This Review: - I Introduction - II Legal And Regulatory Framework - III Licensing - IV Production Restrictions - V Assignments Of Interests - VI Tax - VII Environmental Impact And Decommissioning - VIII Foreign Investment...

Substantial Evidence Test Applies to Decision Not to Require Additional EIR

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

In Latinos Unidos de Napa v. City of Napa (1st Dist., Div. 1, 10/10/13, A134959), ___ Cal.App.4th ___, 2013, the court of appeal found no abuse of discretion in the City of Napa’s approval of revisions to the housing element of its general plan, and...

Wal-Mart Plaintiffs Seek to Change the Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

After the Supreme Court rejected a nationwide class action by female Wal-Mart workers in the 2011 Dukes case, the plaintiffs filed smaller class actions in different parts of the country. Wal-Mart has persuaded several of the trial courts that these...

China amends trademark law: practical implications for brand owners

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

China’s eagerly anticipated amendments to its Trademark Law will come into force on May 1, 2014. This gives brand owners just a few months to come to grips with the practical implications of the new law....
By: DLA Piper

Lawsuits Over Hydraulic Fracturing SGEIS Imminent: Joint Landowners Threaten Suit Before Year End

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/13

It appears that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) will very likely face multiple legal challenges to its long-delayed issuance of a final Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (“SGEIS”) for the...

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