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Financial Stability Board Targets Fund Finance

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

In marked contrast to the emerging U.S. deregulatory climate, the G-20’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) has issued Policy Recommendations for the regulation of four “structural vulnerabilities” in the asset management industry......

Recruitment and Wage and Hour Law in Ontario

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

What are the requirements relating to advertising positions? In accordance with Ontario’s accessibility legislation, advertisements should note that employers will provide accommodations during the hiring process for candidates who have a...

Update on California’s End of Life Option Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

In June 2016, California became the fifth state to enact an aid-in-dying law. California’s End of Life Option Act (the “Act”) authorizes an adult who is suffering from a terminal disease and meets other qualifications to request an aid-in-dying drug...

Properly Accommodating Pregnant Employees in Hazardous Workplaces

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

The settlement of a recent pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against RTG Furniture Corp., provides a valuable reminder to employers that even well-intentioned limitations placed on pregnant...

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - February 2017"

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we look at a series of recent court rulings regarding standing in privacy cases, most of which suggest plaintiffs will continue to have a difficult time establishing standing. We describe the...

California Auto Dealers Beware: Commission-Paid Dealership Employees Entitled To Separate Rest Period Pay

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

A California appellate court ruled on February 28, 2017, that employees paid on a commission basis must be separately compensated for legally required rest periods (Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC). Although this decision did not specifically...

Capped Federal Medicaid Funding: Implications for Texas

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Since its inception, Medicaid has been fi nanced jointly by the federal and state governments. There are no caps on the federal government’s fi nancial obligations; federal funding is guaranteed as a share (known as a “match”) of all state...

A Sea Change for Beneficiaries' Right to Information?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

The Court of Appeal’s ruling in Dawson-Damer v Taylor Wessing offers beneficiaries rights of access to personal data held by trustees and their legal advisers. This is a landmark case in which our clients, the claimants, obtained a judgment that...

Are You Keeping the Right Documentation for 401(k) Hardship Distributions?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

401(k) plans may allow an employee to receive a distribution of elective contributions (employee deferrals) on account of a hardship. The regulations provide that a distribution is made on account of hardship only if the distribution is made on...

Accused of Taking Confidential Information? Five Immediate Steps That Can Limit Risk

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Disputes over trade secrets and confidential information have increased dramatically in recent years. Often arising after a business hires an employee from a competitor, a proposed acquisition falls through, or information is leaked through overseas...

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