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Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Delays Effective Date (Again) and Proposes Limited Changes to Final Rule For Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/09/17

Mine operators will not have to comply with MSHA’s much anticipated final rule for the Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines by October 2, 2017, as the rule’s effective date was once again delayed. Finalized on January 23, 2017,...

Ban on Officers Discussing K9 Program Violated First Amendment - Ninth Circuit Decision on Nevada State Highway Patrol Prior Restraint Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/09/17

Regulating speech by government employees is difficult enough. Disciplining an employee for violations of speech policies is degrees of difficulty greater. And, imposing a prior restraint on employee speech is perhaps the most challenging policy to...

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Levine Leichtman Acquires Capsa Healthcare

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/09/17

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has announced its acquisition of Capsa Healthcare. Capsa, based in Portland, Ore., is provider of mobile workstations, medication management products and pharmacy automation solutions....

Equifax And The CFPB Arbitration Rule: A Tempest In A Teapot

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/09/17

The recent data breach disclosure by Equifax raised an outcry from consumer advocates trying to link the data breach to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final arbitration rule. They are portraying this cybersecurity incident as a...

Boston Red Sox Caught Using Apple Watches to Steal Signals from Yankees During Games

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/09/17

“Boston Red Sox Used Spy Watches to Steal Signs Against Yankees!” It’s a headline that you could imagine being in a 1950’s comic book, but in 2017 this type of thing has become fairly normal. In this case, the New York Times reported on how the Red...

Suit claims sheriff misused emergency shelters ‘as unlawful pedestrian checkpoints’

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/09/17

Why Was Facebook Fined by AEPD?

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/09/17

Today, the Spanish data protection agency (AEPD) fined Facebook 1.2 million euros ($1.4 million USD) in connection with how the company collects personal data for advertising purposes. The AEPD said Facebook did not get properly informed consent from...

E.D. Texas Magistrate Recommendations Highlight How Patent Marking Requirements Can Apply To Method Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/09/17

Report And Recommendation on Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd, v. T-Mobile US, Inc. et al., E.D. Tex. (September 4, 2017) (Magistrate Judge Roy Payne) Magistrate Judge Roy Payne’s recent Report and Recommendation in...

Using Data to Improve Your Compliance Bench Strength

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/09/17

In the September edition of One Month to a More Effective Compliance Program, I am focusing on innovation in compliance. There are many ways to innovate through the use of data. One of the interesting ways is through hiring and internal talent...

Jones Act Waiver Granted in Response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/09/17

Action Item: On September 8, 2017, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) Elaine Duke granted a seven-day waiver of the Jones Act in the interest of national defense. The waiver was issued to facilitate the movement of...

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