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Changes to the Shareholder Rights Directive

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/17

The representatives of the EU Council and EU Parliament have agreed the text of a new EU Directive to strengthen shareholder engagement and increase transparency in listed companies in the EU/EEA....
By: Dentons

Environmental Protection Agency Adopts National Limits on Formaldehyde Exposure for Composite Wood Products

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/17

On December 12, 2016, EPA published the final Formaldehyde Standards For Composite Wood Products Rule (the Rule) in the Federal Register. The compliance date for most aspects of the Rule is December 12, 2017, with a sell-through provision for wood...

Year in Review: Legislation and Guidance for Financial Institutions in 2016

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/17

The regulation of federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs) continued intensifying in 2016 with a new wave of legislative and regulatory initiatives impacting mortgage lending, the bank resolution regime, the life insurance capital...

SEC – GM Settle Internal Controls Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/17

Effective internal controls are critical to any organization. The Commission has focused on these controls, brining enforcement actions in recent months tied to internal control issues. Its latest case in this area names General Motors Company as a...

Does Your Nursing Home Discharge Notice Comply with the New Federal Requirements?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/17

Long-term care providers should check their form notice of discharge to ensure that it complies with the new requirements sent forth in 42 C.F.R. § 483.15. The updates to this regulation were effective November 28, 2016....

Freezing Your Embryos? First Consider These 3 Legal Issues

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/17

Reproductive technology has come a long, long way, and it does not seem to be slowing down. Unfortunately, the law has been unable to keep up the same pace, which has led to quite a bit of legal uncertainty surrounding embryo ownership and use.

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Fate of Class-Action Waivers

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/17

As many employers may remember, on August, 22, 2016, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that class-action waivers in mandatory employee arbitration agreements were unlawful, holding that a class-action waiver...

SCOTUS to Resolve Split Over Enforceability of Class Arbitration Waivers in Employment Agreements

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/17

Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of three cases addressing the enforceability of mandatory arbitration agreements with class action waivers in the employment setting. These agreements require employees to bring any claim...

High School Football Coach Sued for Bullying

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/17

Three former high school football players have sued their school's head coach, saying they were kicked off the varsity team after standing up to the head coach's bullying.

2 Ways Courts Approach Willful Infringement After Halo

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/17

This article analyzes how district courts have addressed the sufficiency of pleading enhanced damages after Halo at the motion to dismiss stage. (The first article in this two-part series considered district court decisions on enhanced damages issued...

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