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See You In Court! - March 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Sally Scrivener was elected to the Nutmeg Board of Education last November, and she was surprised when her Board colleagues voted to elect her to serve as secretary of the Board. Sally is nothing if not conscientious, and she has taken her role very...

Steven T. Mnuchin Sworn in as US Secretary of Treasury

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Steven T. Mnuchin was sworn in to serve as the 77th Secretary of the US Treasury......
By: Shearman & Sterling LLP

U.S. DOL Proposes Delay of Conflict of Interest Rule and Related Exemptions

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

On March 1, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a 60-day delay of the conflict of interest rule and related exemptions (currently set to be applicable on April 10, 2017). The Department opened two comment periods related to the rule......

Trump Issues Order for Review of Clean Water Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

On February 28, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order directing the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) to review the Clean Water Rule, also known as the Waters of the United States...

Butler Quarterly - Winter 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Two recent federal cases highlight the challenges practitioners face in presenting expert claims handling testimony in bad faith litigation under the Daubert standard. In the first case, a court excluded such expert testimony on behalf of the...

Circuit Court is asked to Overturn NLRB’s Decision Allowing Surreptitious Workplace Recordings

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Can employees record conversations at the workplace without the consent of the speakers? Or, can an employer enforce a policy that prohibits employees from recording conversations at work unless they have the consent of all the parties being...

USPTO Changes Pertaining to Trademark Declarations, Post-Registration Use Filings

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

In Depth - In efforts to enhance the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) electronic filing system and to “assess and promote the accuracy and integrity of the trademark register,” the USPTO has ushered in changes that affect electronic...

New Jersey Court Strikes Down ‘Ambiguous’ Jury-Waiver Agreement

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

New Jersey employers wishing to have employees sign jury-waiver agreements should take note of a recent Appellate Division decision, Noren v. Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., which reaffirms that a jury-waiver provision (like an arbitration...

SEC Commissioners Find Common Ground

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

SEC Acting Chairman Michael Piwowar, a Republican, and his lone counterpart, Commissioner Kara M. Stein, a Democrat, found common ground yesterday and amended the SEC’s rules to require companies to include hyperlinks to each exhibit listed in the...

A Kindergarten Student and Her Dog Named Wonder: What Rights Do Students Have To Service Animals In The Classroom?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

What are the parameters for requiring schools to accommodate students’ service animals in the classroom? The United States Supreme Court recently turned prior thinking on this issue on its head, finding that even though a student does not need the...

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