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Immigrant and refugee rights should be protected, ABA House urges

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/19

ABA House opposes arming teachers and supports suicide-prevention measure

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/19

ABA House urges legal employers not to require mandatory arbitration in an expanded variety of claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/19

After a contested race, Refo selected as ABA president-elect nominee

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/19

Revisiting the "Debtor Prison"

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/19

A question I am sometimes asked as a collection lawyer is whether our modern-day civil judicial system operates as or encourages "debtor prisons." I generally laugh at the notion and explain that no, persons are not sent to jail in a civil case...

Commercial Property Appeals in 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/19

CSG Real Estate Property Tax Alert - New Jersey continues to place the country’s heaviest real property tax burden on commercial and industrial property owners. While any substantial property may be a candidate for a successful appeal, real property...

Seventh Circuit Rules Age Bias Protections Don’t Extend to Prospective Employees For Disparate Impact Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/19

A recent federal court decision opened the door for employers to recruit and hire candidates who are either recent graduates or have limited work experience without risking liability for certain claims of age discrimination....

Property Tax Exemption and Agricultural Classification Application Deadline - March 1st

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/19

March 1st is the deadline for filing all property tax exemption applications in the state of Florida, as well as all agricultural classification applications. No matter in which of the 67 Florida counties you own property, please be certain that any...

It's BAAA-aaack - Illinois Supreme Court Revives Biometric Data Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/19

Back in 2008, Illinois enacted what at the time must have seemed like a relatively obscure law to address privacy concerns associated with biometric information – the Biometric Information Privacy Act or “BIPA”. At the time, biometric devices...

A Cost Of Getting "Caught" - FLSA Civil Money Penalties

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/19

This week the U.S. Department of Labor published increases in the civil money penalties (CMPs) it can impose for certain violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. These new levels apply to any penalties assessed after the effective date of...

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