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Texas Supreme Court Broadly Defines Successor When Enforcing the Insured v. Insured Exclusion

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

The Underlying Dispute - Robert Primo (Primo) served as the director and treasurer for a condominium association. Shortly before he resigned from that position, he wrote himself two checks totaling more than $100,000 from the condominium account....

Employee Absenteeism Due to Disability: What are Reasonable Accommodations?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

One of the most troubling issues faced by human resource professionals is how to address an employee with a disability that impacts their ability to report for work. A good example is an employee who suffers from episodes of depression that affect...

Avoid Paying The Piper: Tune Your Startup to Avoid Harassment Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Seyfarth Synopsis: Heeding some lessons from HBO’s “Silicon Valley” can help employers avoid mistakes related to potential hostile work environments and discrimination that might occur in a startup environment. In a world where life often imitates...

Sustainable Development Update - March 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Sustainable Development Focus - California city mandates solar or mitigation fee for all new-builds - PV-Tech - Feb 22 - Lancaster, a charter city in northern Los Angeles, has passed an ordinance that requires new-build homes to hit net...

First Department Allows $45 Million Fraud Claim to Proceed Against Patriarch Partners

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

In Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v. Tilton, No. 651695/15, 2017 BL 55790 (App Div, 1st Dep’t Feb. 23, 2017), a divided panel of the Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed a Commercial Division order that denied a motion to dismiss a...

PTAB Finds Patent Eligibility in a CBM Proceeding, With a Dissent Challenging the Federal Circuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

In a final written decision, the PTAB found all challenged claims patent-eligible in Tradestation Group, Inc. v. Trading Tech. Int’l, Inc., CBM2015-00161, Paper 129 (P.TA.B. Feb. 17, 2017), an uncommon result in a CBM proceeding. But this case is...

Alberta Law Clarified on Scope of Good Faith in Contract and Incentive Pay Eligibility

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Styles v. Alberta Investment Management Corporation, 2017 ABCA 1 (Styles) was the first decision rendered by the Court of Appeal of Alberta in 2017, and contains some noteworthy ramifications for employers. This case dealt with an employee’s...

The I-9: How Much Trouble Can One Piece Of Paper Cause?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

No new hire has ever been accused of enjoying the time spent filling out the myriad forms they must execute at the outset of their employment. Likewise, it would be a curious manager who listed “helping new hires with orientation paperwork” as an...

Trump Administration Immigration Actions’ Disproportionate Impact on Certain Industries

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

The food, construction, and healthcare sectors are concerned about fallout from the crackdown on immigration called for in Secretary John Kelly’s Implementation Memos, President Donald Trump’s travel ban, and possible new legislation aimed at...

China Employment Law Alert: Chinese Employers Now Subject to New Grading System

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

The Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS) has launched a new nationwide grading system to evaluate employers’ employment law compliance. This system has been put in place via the Measures for the Grading of Enterprises’...

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