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Choice of Law: Hairu Chen v. L.A. Truck Centers, LLC Clears The Air On The Doctrine of Dépeçage

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

Hairu Chen v. L.A. Truck Centers, LLC (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 18, 2017) 2017 WL 192724 involved an action by several foreigners for wrongful death, negligence, strict products liability, and loss of consortium. Plaintiffs were 10 Chinese national...

As funding for immigration enforcement increases, so will court backlog

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

Immigration

Compliance News Flash

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

This week’s news flash – a quick overview of timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important to your organization. 1. Old news is that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an updated M-274, Handbook...

USCIS Calls Time Out on H-1B Premium Processing

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

On Friday, March 3, 2017, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) unexpectedly announced the suspension of the premium processing program for all H-1B cases received by the government on or after April 3, 2017. The premium...

USCIS Announces Suspension of H-1B Premium Processing

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

This evening, USCIS unexpectedly announced the temporary suspension of premium processing service for all H-1B petitions filed on or after April 3, 2017. Premium processing is a USCIS program that provides for a 15 day initial review in exchange for...

SCOTUS Poised to Decide Whether Debt Buyers Are Subject to the FDCPA

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

On Friday, February 24, 2017, more than half of the U.S. states’ attorneys general (the Amici States) filed an amicus brief in support of the petitioners in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc., a case that is currently before the U.S. Supreme...

Land Use Matters, Alston & Bird LLP, March 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

Land Use Matters provides information and insights into legal and regulatory developments, primarily at the Los Angeles City and County levels, affecting land use matters, as well as new CEQA appellate decisions. Please see full publication below...

DOL Proposes 60-Day Delay of Fiduciary Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule that could delay the applicability date of the Fiduciary Rule from April 10, 2017, until June 9, 2017. It is too early to know whether the proposed rule will become final before April 10, 2017,...

The Global Corruption Corner: A Primer to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

Any company doing business abroad is subject to the long reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). Small or privately-held companies, just like large or public companies, are subject to the criminal specter of the FCPA. The operative...

The Cart, The Horse, And The Ongoing Shift Of U.S. Trade Policy Under President Trump

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

The “Trade Deals That Work For All Americans” page of the White House website proclaims a shift in U.S. trade policy away from “trade deals that put the interests of insiders and the Washington elite over the hard-working men and women of this...

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