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EPA Issues Proposed Rules on VOC and Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/15

The EPA seeks to reduce VOC and methane emissions by 40-45% by 2025. On August 18, 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published proposed changes to the new source performance standards (NSPS) and draft amendments to the control...

Civil Code Reform: New Provisions on Contracts and Obligations

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/15

On 8 March 2015, the President signed Federal Law No. 42-FZ "On Amending Part 1 of the Russian Civil Code." The amendments aim at increasing the stability and predictability of contractual relations under Russian law at all stages: from the...

FOS issues micro-enterprises review

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/15

FOS has published an insight briefing reviewing the complaints it has received from “micro-enterprises” in connection with financial services. The review examines the types of “micro-enterprise” approaching FOS and the types of complaints they...

IRS declares identity protection services not taxable

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/15

The IRS announced last week that the value of identity theft protection services are not taxable and do not have to be included in gross income calculations for tax purposes. Identity theft continues to be the number one consumer complaint to the...

BBA responds to PRA consultation on contractual stays

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/15

BBA has responded to PRA proposals to mandate that banks include, in financial contracts issued under third country law, contractual provisions binding the counterparty to recognise any stay on termination rights imposed by the Bank of England to...

California Joins the Majority – Henkel No Longer a Bar to Post-Loss Assignments

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/15

On August 20, 2015, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Fluor Corp. v. Superior Court of Orange Co. and held that California Insurance Code section 520 – a statute tracing back to 1872 – dictates “a result different from...

New Jersey Bill Seeks to Guarantee Job Protections to Organ and Bone Marrow Donors

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/15

A bill (A4360), which was introduced on May 8, 2015, seeks to amend the Temporary Disability Benefits Law (TDBL) (N.J.S.A. 43:21-25 et seq.) to require that individuals disabled in connection with donating organs or bone marrow be restored to their...

Bill Introduced to Protect New Jersey Nail Salon Workers From Hazards and Unpaid Wages

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/15

On June 4, 2015, a bill (A4494) was introduced to protect nail salon employees from wage and hour violations and health and safety hazards. If passed, the bill would require nail salon owners to provide personal protective equipment to salon...

New Jersey Superior Court Has Concurrent Jurisdiction to Decide Employment Status Under Workers’ Compensation Act, New Jersey Supreme Court Holds

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/15

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently held that the Superior Court of New Jersey has concurrent jurisdiction with the New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation to adjudicate a worker’s employment status for purposes of assessing the applicability...

Basel Committee issues standardised approach FAQ

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/15

Basel Committee has issued an FAQ, which it intends to keep updated, on the standardised approach for measuring counterparty credit risk exposures....
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