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Executive Order Requiring Paid Sick Leave In the Works

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/08/15

We previously reported on other recently executed Executive Orders and it appears there is another in the works directed to government contractors. The new Executive Order circulating Washington will likely mandate paid sick leave for government...

Russian Legislation Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/08/15

Real Estate - On 13 July 2015 the President signed Federal Law No. 218-FZ “On State Registration of Real Estate.” The Law was adopted in order to simplify real estate and cadastral registration. It establishes a Unified State Real Estate...

Renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) – How U.S. Importers Can Take Advantage of Significant Duty Savings Under the Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/08/15

The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), a unilateral U.S. preferential trade program recently renewed by Congress, offers substantial duty savings for U.S. importers of qualifying merchandise. The GSP is intended to aid developing countries in...

Ray Charles Foundation v. Robinson - USCA, Ninth Circuit, July 31, 2015

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/08/15

Ninth Circuit reverses lower court’s dismissal for lack of standing of action brought by Ray Charles Foundation, finding that Foundation, sole beneficiary of music legend’s estate, had standing to challenge validity of notices of termination filed by...

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and primary European fund domiciles: France

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/08/15

AMF Publishes 2015 Risk Mapping - The AMF published its 2015 mapping concerning the main risks affecting the financial markets and analysing highlights statements regarding market developments and financing of the economy, but also the...

Divorce and Custody Turns Absurd

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/08/15

In any divorce where custody of the children is contested, absent an agreement between the father and mother, the decision is left to the ineffective, expensive and arbitrary court system. Judicial officers (judges and commissioners) are to consider...

Authors and Booksellers to Justice Department: Investigate Amazon

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/08/15

We recently wrote about the Second Circuit’s June 30, 2015 decision affirming Judge Denise Cote’s decision that Apple conspired with five publishing companies to raise the price of e-books....

Advertising Law - August 2015

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/08/15

Internet Cafes Lose a Bet With the California Supreme Court - In a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court upheld an injunction against the operators of Internet cafes that offered “sweepstakes” games the Court said were in violation of...

Are Their Concerns about Consultants Marketing Their MLM Business through Social Media?

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/08/15

It is very common for consultants to have friends on their social media accounts who are friends and customers, or co-workers and friends, or family friends and work friends, as well as also being someone they know in their direct selling business as...

Representatives Seek Protections for Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA in Innovation Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/08/15

Last month, in a letter to Congressional leadership, 79 Members of Congress expressed their support for the Innovation Act (H.R. 9) but sought inclusion of language in the bill "to preserve the integrity of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term...

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