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Bonuses Prompted By Federal Tax Reform And Pay For Charitable Volunteer Time Were Properly Excluded From Employees’ Overtime Calculation, Fourth Circuit Holds

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/21

Affirming the dismissal of wage and hour claims against “big box” retailer Lowe’s, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that company bonuses, provided to employees following 2018 revisions to federal tax law, were rightly excluded from the “regular rate” used to calculate overtime compensat

Supreme Court Preserves (Again) Inter Partes Review Despite Finding Constitutional Violation

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/21

The Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision Monday in United States v. Arthrex, Inc., Nos. 19-1434, -1452, -1458.

Five Tips To Help Navigate The Insurance Claims Process

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/21

Companies purchase liability insurance, often referred to as “litigation insurance,” to help manage the risk of lawsuits they may face.

The Supreme Court - June 21, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/21

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, No.

Illinois End of Session Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/21

Speaker Welch First-Term Highlights - Illinois elected a new Speaker of the House for the first time in almost 40 years after former House Speaker Michael Madigan was ousted from his leadership and later resigned at the beginning of the 102nd General Assembly.

FDA Issues Key Guidance on the Drug Supply Chain Security Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/21

On June 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a series of four documents (two final guidance documents and two draft documents) to provide trading partners guidance on its interpretation of certain requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA).

Power purchase agreements for school districts

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/21

Many of our school district clients have been approached by wind and solar developers over the years about signing a power purchase agreement (PPA).

Court Confirms Arbitration Decision Concluding That Discrimination Claims Were Time-Barred

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/21

A federal district court recently confirmed an arbitration decision concluding that a disgruntled former employee’s discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII were time-barred because the former employee did not initiate arbitration in a timely fashion....

The AMLA & the future of financial crime regulation: Q&A with K2 Integrity’s Chip Poncy

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/21

Chip Poncy of K2 Integrity recently answered questions about financial regulation, the recent Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, and what to expect going forward - The Biden administration has delivered bold action within the first six months.

Supreme Court Holds Alien Tort Statute Inapplicable to Extraterritorial Acts Alleged to Aid & Abet Child Slavery

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/21

Key Takeaways - In its just-issued opinion in Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe, No. 19-416, slip op. (2021), the Supreme Court reaffirmed its holding from Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 569 U. S. 108 (2013), that the Alien Tort Statute does not apply extraterritorially....

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