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Important Banking Development From California Courts

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

Courts in California delivered some important banking developments in two recent decisions, with a federal court finding a charge for failing to replenish an overdrawn account constituted interest while the state's highest court dealt a blow to...

FERC electric storage policy statement

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

U.S. energy regulators have issued a policy statement addressing how electric storage resources may provide services at a mix of cost-based and market-based rates. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's January 19, 2017 policy statement on...

The Employment Law Authority - January/February 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

A Moving Target: The Not So Final Overtime Rule - On November 22, 2016, a federal judge for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing and enforcing its...

Health and Welfare Grab Bag of End of Administration Changes

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

21st Century Cures Act Impacts Employers with 50 or More Employees - Employers with 50 or more employees need to watch developments under the 21st Century Cures Act (“Cures”) because in addition to the establishment of the small employer health...

USPTO Publishes Business Method Subject Matter Eligibility Examples: Part II

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

As discussed in a previous article, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently published new subject matter eligibility examples directed to the abstract idea exception to patentability under 35 U.S.C. § 101. These "December 2016 examples" each...

Social Links: Will a fan-made Star Trek prequel live long and prosper?; California bans driving while Snapchatting; apps that facilitate infidelity

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

A federal district court judge refused to grant summary judgment to the copyright owners of the Star Trek franchise in the infringement suit they brought against the team behind a fan-made, crowdfunded prequel to the original Star Trek television...

Western Union Settles Fraud, Money Laundering Claims for $586M

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

Good news! The next time you go to wire your life savings to a prince from the country of New Africa that needs your help to claim his thousand million dollar inheritance, Western Union may not let you.

SC Public Policy Update - January 2017 #2

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

What's New - SENATE - The Senate spent the week working at the committee level in an effort to move bills to the floor for debate. Members will return to meeting in regular session on Tuesday, January 24th. The Senate Finance Committee met...

Ajit Pai Selected as Next FCC Chairman

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

On January 20, 2017, Politico Pro reported that President Trump selected Republican Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Ajit Pai to serve as the next permanent FCC Chairman. According to the report, Commissioner Pai will not need to...

Congress Amends FSIA to Protect Art and Cultural Exchanges

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17

Introduction - On December 16, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (FCEJICA). The bill, which extends sovereign immunity to foreign states that send works of art to the...

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