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HART-SCOTT-RODINO Update: Federal Trade Commission Announces Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

As it does at around this time annually, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act, as required by the 2000 Amendment of Section 7A of the Clayton Act. These...

Federal Court Reinforces That Franchisors Should Control Advertising to Ensure Uniformity

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

An Illinois federal judge recently found that a franchisor has the absolute right to control its franchisees’ advertising of the products and services offered under a franchise. Lokhandwala v. KFC Corp., No. 17-cv-6394 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 23, 2018)....

Overview of the Recent EU Adoption of Common Rules and Framework for Securitization Transactions in Europe

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

As part of the Capital Markets Union action plan announced in September 2015, the European Parliament and the Council issued on Dec. 12, 2017, the regulation laying down a general framework for securitization and creating a specific framework for...

House passes bills to facilitate online banking, allow federal savings associations to exercise national bank powers

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

The following bills were passed by the House earlier this week: The “Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act, H.R. 1457. Passed by a vote of 397-8, the MOBILE Act would allow a bank to scan and retain personal information from...

Inclement Weather May Require Employers To Warm To Reasonable Accommodations

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

To enable employees to deal with natural disasters and severe local weather, employers should prepare to address issues arising from employees’ inability to get to work. By itself, being stuck at home because of a blizzard is not a protected...

FDA proposes rule to codify existing guidance on supervisory review of CDRH decisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

On January 17, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a proposed rule to update the framework for requesting internal agency supervisory review of certain decisions related to devices regulated by the Center for...

H-1B Visas: File Now or Forever Hold Your Peace?

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

Every year around this time employers subject to the H-1B visa cap start considering whether to file petitions for highly skilled workers from foreign countries. This year employers should think twice before putting that decision off until next year....

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Hospira, Inc.

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

Case Name: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Hospira, Inc. 874 F.3d 724, No. 17-1115, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 21201 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 26, 2017) (Circuit Judges Newman, Lourie, and Hughes presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.; Dissent by Newman, J.) (Appeal from D....

Russia Sanctions Developments Incite Controversy And Signal Possible Future Changes

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

Congress enacted the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act” (CAATSA) on August 2, 2017 in response to Russia’s continuing occupation of the Crimea region of Ukraine and cyber-interference in the 2018 United States Presidential...

Standards of Conduct for Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers Under SEC Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

In the six months since Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton requested public comments on standards of conduct for investment advisers and broker-dealers, industry participants, investors and other commenters have filed more...

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