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Department of Labor Set to Eliminate the Fiduciary Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

On March 2, 2017, the DOL proposed to extend the applicability date of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) Conflict of Interest Rule (the “Fiduciary Rule”) from April 10, 2017 for 60 days. The proposal states that the extension will make it possible for...

“Succeeds to the Interests of” Does Not Require Assumption of Obligations: D&O Policy’s Insured v. Insured Exclusion Applies to Claim Assigned to Fidelity Insurer; No Bad Faith

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

On February 24, 2017, the Texas Supreme Court reinstated a state trial court ruling that an “insured-versus insured” exclusion barred coverage under a D&O policy for the costs of defending a lawsuit. Because the D&O insurer demonstrated, as a matter...

Is Title IX Guidance and Enforcement About to Change?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

On February 22, the U.S. Department of Education issued its first Dear Colleague Letter guidance of the new administration, rescinding the transgender rights guidance that the Obama administration issued last summer. The two-page Dear Colleague...

ATSC 3.0 and the Perennial Transition

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

As someone who has been deeply involved in planning for the rollout of ATSC 3.0, I get a lot of questions about the next generation broadcasting standard. By far the two most common questions are “When will the transition start?” and “When will it...

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Legislature Approves Supplemental Budget - The House and Senate yesterday approved the $64 million supplemental budget,...

Senate Confirms Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

On March 1, 2017, the Senate confirmed Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) as Secretary of the Interior in a 68-31 bipartisan vote. He was sworn into the Cabinet later that day by Vice President Mike Pence. Zinke was able to attract 16 Democratic votes, with...

Your Employee is Leaving…. How Do You Safeguard Your Company’s IP?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

It is a fact: employees leave. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average worker currently holds ten different jobs before age forty. Because employee transitions are inevitable, businesses must prepare to secure their data when an...

South Carolina Boeing Workers Vote Against Unionization

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

South Carolina has the lowest percentage of any unionized workforce in the U.S. On February 15, mechanics at Boeing’s Charleston facility overwhelmingly rejected an attempt by the International Association of Machines and Aerospace Workers to...

NAFCU urges regulatory relief for credit unions in letter to Secretary of the Treasury Mnuchin

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

On February 28, 2017, B. Dan Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (the “NAFCU“), urged regulatory relief for credit unions in a letter submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury,...

Rural Electric Cooperatives Receive Dismissals in Class Action Capital Credit Litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Two recent dismissal orders – filed within days of each other – signal positive news to rural electric cooperatives defending actions brought by former or current members regarding the distribution of patronage capital and excess revenues....

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