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DOL Fiduciary Rule – A Proposed Delay and Uncertain Future

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

We’ve previously written about the Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule, which expands the definition of who is considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended (“ERISA”) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,...

Texas Supreme Court Tosses Former Employee’s Defamation Suit Based on Matters of Public Concern Under the TCPA

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Texas Supreme Court throws out a former employee’s defamation suit under the Texas Citizens Participation Act, finding that communications about his alleged failure to measure a petroleum storage tank were made in connection...

Recent Child Pornography Conviction May Not Be Used to Impeach Injured Truck Driver

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

The Tennessee Court of Appeals, in Anderson v. Poltorak, No. M2015-02523-COA-R3-CV, filed December 29, 2016, has held that, although the plaintiff’s three (3) convictions for child pornography strictly qualified under Rule 609 of the Tennessee Rules...

Increase in UK Employment Compensation Limits

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

The maximum compensation that the Employment Tribunal can award for “ordinary” unfair dismissal claims will increase from 6 April 2017, as will the weekly wage figure for calculating an employee's entitlement to a statutory redundancy payment....

Golden Advice for Husbands to Reduce Risk of Financial Claim

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Here is a list of golden rules that the husbands may wish to follow, should they need to protect themselves against financial claims by the wife....
By: Hassan Elhais

SEC Fines Broker-Dealer for Inadequate Information Barriers

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 13, 2017, issued a cease and desist order (Order) and imposed a $100,000 civil penalty against broker-dealer Sidoti & Company, LLC (Broker-Dealer), to settle charges for “failure … to...

DOJ Fraud Section Provides Essential Insight into How Corporate Compliance Programs Are Evaluated

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

On February 8, 2017, the Criminal Fraud Section of the Department of Justice published a document titled “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs,” providing guidance on how the DOJ evaluates the effectiveness of a corporate compliance program...

Litigation defending their 401(k) plan is the cost of doing business offering proprietary mutual funds

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/17

It’s a favorite topic of mine because it’s fascinating to consider, so many mutual fund companies are being targeted for litigation for offering proprietary mutual funds in their employees’ 401(k) plan....
By: Ary Rosenbaum

Introduction of EB-6, Parole for International Entrepreneurs

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/17

What is EB-6? On January 17, 2017, the United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) formally released the final rule to allow International Entrepreneurs to legally remain and work in the United States in a Parole status. The rule will...

What not to do in wage and hour investigations

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/17

Last month the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $2.1 million dollar judgment entered against a Tulsa restaurant for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime and minimum wage violations. If you ever wanted a guide on how not to handle a...

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