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Managed Care Quarterly Review: Issue 1

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/09/17

Tips for Managing Large Claims Disputes Part 1: Pre-Litigation Avoidance and Early Litigation Strategies - Large claims disputes brought by providers against payers are on the rise. Based on previous experience with dozens of these cases, this...

New Board Member Kaplan Sides With Pearce In First NLRB Decision

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/09/17

In what appears to be the first time he has participated in a National Labor Relations Board decision, new NLRB Member Marvin E. Kaplan, a Republican, has voted to deny an employer’s request to stay an election. He voted with Democrat Mark Gaston...

Beauty School Students Are “Dropouts” From The FLSA According To Seventh Circuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/09/17

In the movie “Grease,” there is a song entitled “Beauty School Dropout,” sung by Frankie Avalon. Well, in a legal version of that number, the Seventh Circuit has affirmed that beauty school students have, sort of, dropped out of the FLSA as they are...

Todd Walters Participates in Fireside Chat with Chief Judge of PTAB

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/09/17

On Tuesday, September 12, 2017, the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) conducted a special “Boardside Chat” webinar with Chief Judge David Ruschke. Todd Walters represented the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section (ABA-IPL)....

DOE Studies Impact Of Drought On Biomass Products

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/09/17

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have linked changes in rainfall and other environmental stressors during crop growth to potential deleterious effects on biofuel production. The study demonstrates that the effect of weather...

Menu Labeling Litigation Between the FDA and Public Interest Groups May Be On Hold

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/09/17

Following the announcement that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) had decided to delay the compliance deadline for the menu labeling regulations, two public interests groups sued the FDA over the decision seeking to have the delay...

North Korea, Venezuela among three countries added to new, more tailored travel ban

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/09/17

Good Housekeeping Tips Every 401(k) Plan Sponsor Should Follow

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/09/17

Good housekeeping isn’t just about keeping your house clean, it’s about keeping everything in order. When it comes to being a 401(k) plan sponsor, good housekeeping isn’t about dusting and putting baking soda in the refrigerator. Good housekeeping...

PTAB Designates as “Informative” Expanded PTAB Panel Decision Adopting the Seven NVIDIA Factors For Evaluating Follow-On Petitions

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/09/17

The PTAB’s Chief Administrative Patent Judge and Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge joined an expanded PTAB panel that adopted the seven NVIDIA factors and denied institution of the Petitioner’s follow-on petitions in General Plastic Industrial...

EEOC Sues IHOP Chain for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/09/17

Chain of Franchises Subjected Employees to Sexual Harassment and Retaliation, Federal Agency Charges - LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Several franchisees of the popular IHOP restaurant chain in Nevada and New York violated federal law when they failed to...

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