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Kardashians Kept Out of Arbitration (and other recent arbitration news)

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

Just three weeks into the year and already my pile of arbitration cases is a skyscraper! So, I will cover a lot of ground in this update. First, the headline. Kimberly, Kourtney, and Khloe Kardashian moved to compel arbitration, although they were...

Where do we go from here? The evolving landscape of molecular diagnostics

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

"Innovate or die." The adage has been in use for decades, but it holds true today. The world of molecular diagnostics is a rapidly evolving and competitive field. With the advancement in sequencing technologies and the scale of data collected and...

President Trump, the Ex-Im Bank and Aircraft Finance

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

The Export-Import Bank of the United States has been embroiled in a considerable amount of political controversy in recent years. Created in 1934 by a presidential executive order to finance and facilitate the export of U.S. goods and services, the...

Final Regulations Released Regarding PFIC Ownership Determination and Annual Reporting Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

On December 27, 2016, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations regarding the determination of ownership of a passive foreign investment company ("PFIC") and regarding certain exceptions to the...

Connected Cars are Coming. Quickly

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

One of the highlights at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was the parade of new connected vehicle technologies.  Automakers and their suppliers rolled out a number of innovative capabilities that promise to shape the next generation of...

United States And Switzerland Reach Data Transfer Agreement

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

On January 11, 2017, the governments of the United States and Switzerland announced that an agreement had been reached over a Privacy Shield Framework (“Privacy Shield”) that sets out how companies may transfer personal data between the two...

Court Reminds Arbitrators and Employers: Proper Investigation of Employee Medical Marijuana Use is a High Priority

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

The courts have again reminded employers–and arbitrators–of the importance of a proper investigation and analysis when an employee is discovered to be using medical marijuana contrary to the employer's policies....

An Employer’s New Year Resolution: Pay Attention To Pay Equity In 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

We are not yet through the first month of the New Year, but pay equity lawsuits have already dealt a one-two punch to employers: “one” being a million-dollar settlement between a legal and business research company and its employees, and “two” taking...

SEC Expands to Retail Customer Debt Transactions Disclosure of Broker-Dealer Mark-Ups and Mark-Downs

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

Currently, U.S. broker-dealers are not required to disclose their compensation in respect of fixed-income transactions effected as principal. In November 2016, the SEC approved a rule proposal of the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or...

OMB Issues Guidelines for Preparing for and Responding to PII Breaches

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

On January 3, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Memorandum M-17-12, which clarifies how federal agencies should prepare for and respond to data security breaches involving personally identifiable information (PII). Memorandum M-17-12...

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