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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l August 2019 #2

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Illinois Adds Sesame to Allergen-Labeling Regulations - Illinois has passed a law requiring businesses to indicate on food labels whether a product contains sesame. The amended law deems a food misbranded if...

Payment Processor Faces Joint Federal, State Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Ohio attorney general have sued a payment processor arising from activities that allegedly enabled its merchant customers to defraud consumers....
By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Simplifying Section 16

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a release (the Release) adopting amendments to Regulation S-K in an effort to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements. The rule changes became effective on May 2, 2019....

US Department of State Releases September 2019 Visa Bulletin

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

In the September 2019 Visa Bulletin issued by the US Department of State, all employment-based classifications are again backlogged. The US Department of State has released its September 2019 Visa Bulletin outlining per-country priority date cutoffs...

Eagle Pharms., Inc. v. Slayback Pharma, LLC

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

Case Name: Eagle Pharms., Inc. v. Slayback Pharma, LLC, Civ. No. 18-1953-CFC, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78146 (D. Del. May 9, 2019) (Connolly, J.)....
By: Robins Kaplan LLP

Why Duty of Care for Business Travel Deserves the Attention of Leadership

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

Today, business is increasingly global, and with that global reach comes travel. In 2018, according to the U.S. Travel Association, business travel spending topped $327 billion, and 2019 shows no signs of slowing down. Given the ever-changing global...

Farewell to the Easy Rider and How to Scandal Proof Your Company: Part 1

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

Fonda’s life informs today’s blog post as we begin a multi-part series based upon the recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) Spotlight on White Collar Crime. Today, we begin the article by Paul Healy and George Serafeim, entitled “How to Scandal Proof...

Lawyer-congressman’s tweet to Michael Cohen leads to letter of advice but no ethics charges

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

Washington Supreme Court Weighs in on the Weighty Question of Weight

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

In Taylor v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company, the Washington Supreme Court recently held that obesity is always an “impairment” under the Washington Law Against Discrimination (“WLAD”)....

High Deductible Health Plans Allowed to Provide Additional Preventive Care Benefits for Individuals with Chronic Conditions

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

A high deductible health plan (“HDHP”) is not permitted to pay for medical expenses until the plan’s deductible has been satisfied, with the exception of medical expenses incurred for preventive care. Preventive care did not generally include...

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