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California Supreme Court Holds that Communications Related to Public Business do not Cease to be Public Records Just Because They Were Sent or Received Using a Personal Account or Device

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

On March 2, 2017, in what is easily the sunniest day in this long, wet winter, the Supreme Court of California issued a landmark ruling regarding the California Public Records Act (Cal. Govt. Code § 6250 et seq.), holding that communications related...

ISO Publishes Standard on Vocabulary for Nano-Enabled Electrotechnical Products and Systems

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

In January 2017, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)/Technical Specification (TS) 80004-9:2017, “Nanotechnologies — Vocabulary — Part 9: Nano-enabled electrotechnical...

UK: FCA's policy statement on the final rules and guidance for PPI complaints handling

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

On the morning of 2 March 2017 the FCA published PS 17/3 (the “Policy Statement”), its response to feedback on its proposals regarding the handing of Payment Protection Insurance (“PPI“) mis-selling complaints. The FCA’s original proposals were set...

The Future of Title IX Enforcement and Gender Identity

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

The evolving field of enforcement of Title IX matters took another turn last week. On February 22, 2017, the Department of Education and Department of Justice, under the direction of the new Administration, together issued a “Dear Colleague...

What the FTC Wants Businesses to Know About the New Law Protecting Consumers’ Rights to Post Negative Online Reviews

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

In a recent blog post, we introduced you to the new Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA), which prohibits businesses from including non-disparagement or “gag” clauses in their form contracts. The CRFA goes into effect later this month and will be...

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,...

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