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U.S. Congress Introduces Legislation to Change Foreign Direct Investment Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

Congress recently introduced two pieces of legislation that could significantly change foreign direct investment review in the United States. The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 ("FIRRMA") seeks to modernize and strengthen...

California Law Restricts Employer’s Consideration of Job Applicants’ Criminal History

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

Governor Jerry Brown has signed A.B. 1008 which amends the California Labor Code effective January 1, 2018, to prohibit employers from considering or inquiring about “an applicant’s conviction history,” “arrests not followed by conviction,” “referral...

Tax Reform Could Indirectly Eliminate Direct Pay Subsidy For Outstanding Tax Credit Bonds

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

An article released by The Bond Buyer on November 14, 2017, reports that, if Congress were to pass the proposed legislation released by the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives on November 2, 2017 (the “House Bill”),...

Employer Mandate Penalty Letters from the IRS Are on the Way

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

In the next few months, the IRS will begin sending letters notifying employers that they may owe a penalty for failing to offer health coverage under the Affordable Care Act's Employer Mandate for the 2015 calendar year. The Employer Mandate is...

Voluntary Disclosure/Multi-Media Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Clean Energy Production Company Enter into Consent Agreement

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a Notice in the Federal Register announcing a Consent Agreement (“CA”) with ENEL Green Power North America, Inc. (“EGP”) resolving alleged violations of certain federal environmental...

Large Contractors – Time to Take Your Protests to Court?

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

Congress recently concluded the conference on the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), resolving the differences between the House and Senate versions of the FY18 NDAA passed earlier this year. Pilot Program Will Require Contractors to...

Animal Waste Emissions from Large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: EPA, under the guns of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the EPA Office of Inspector General, Issues Interim Guidance to Farmers

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

Introduction - Let me be Captain Obvious here. When the title is that long, the topic, including its context and history, is convoluted. Let’s start at the end, work our way toward the beginning, and come full circle. On October 26, 2017, the U.S....

Department of the Treasury Issues Report Recommending U.S. Capital Markets Regulatory Reforms

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued a report to the President recommending extensive regulatory and legislative reforms to the U.S. capital markets. The recommendations, in response to the White House's executive order on core principles...

National security reviews 2017: A global perspective — Australia (Updated)

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

Australia requires a wide variety of investments by foreign businesses to be reviewed and approved before completion - The decision to approve or deny a foreign investment application is ultimately made by the Treasurer of Australia, based on an...

In Bankruptcy, a Lease Isn't Always a Lease

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/11/17

In In re Price, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina recently explored the difference between a “true” lease of personal property and “disguised” financing. Creditors should take heed of this decision because...

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