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ONCA Reaffirms Importance of Presumptive Standards in Reasonable Notice Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

In a recent decision, released June 19, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed a 2018 decision in which the Superior Court of Justice awarded a reasonable notice period of 30 months. In Dawe v. The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada, the...

New York’s SHIELD Act Heads to the Governor’s Desk

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

The New York State Senate recently passed The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act, or SHIELD Act, leaving only the Governor’s signature as the final step to the SHIELD Act becoming the country’s newest—and one of the most...

Blog: After Nearly a Decade of Uncertainty, Gainful Employment Rule Is Gone

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

On July 1, the US Department of Education released a final rule that rescinds the entirety of the Obama-era Gainful Employment (GE) Rule. While the technical effective date of the rescission of the GE rule is July 1, 2020, Secretary Betsy DeVos, in...

NLRB Makes It Easier To Oust A Union

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

Did you know that when a private sector employer has evidence that a union has lost support from a majority of its bargaining unit members, the employer can refuse to recognize the union as their bargaining representative? In 2001, the National Labor...

Qui Tam Quarterly: The Department of Justice False Claims Act Policy Issue

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

In this second installment of Qui Tam Quarterly, K&L Gates breaks down two policy statements by the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ"), providing an analysis of both (1) the 2018 "Granston Memo" and related case law; as well as (2) the recent policy...

Trump’s blocking of Twitter critics violates First Amendment, 2nd Circuit rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

Avoiding the Tennessee Retainage Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

In Vic Davis Construction, Inc. v. Lauren Engineers & Constructors, Inc., the Tennessee Court of Appeals approved a contractor’s use of closeout costs to “holdback” 5% of the contract price without complying with the retainage requirements of the...

2019 Oregon New Employment Laws

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

The Oregon Legislature adjourned June 30 with many proposed new employment laws not enacted, however, several others have passed and will become effective soon....
By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Blog: SEC approves Nasdaq proposal to improve liquidity

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

The SEC has approved, on an accelerated basis, the recent Nasdaq proposal (as amended by new amendment no. 3) to revise its initial listing standards to improve liquidity in the market. Prior to the amendments, under the initial listing rules, to...

Will the CFPB find its Voice on “Abusiveness”?

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

On June 25, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) kicked off its symposia series with a panel discussion of whether the Bureau should use its rulemaking authority to further define “abusive acts or practices.” ...

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