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Home Depot v. MasterCard and Visa: Will It Affect Your Small Business?

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/16

If your small business handles enough credit card transactions, you already know how much of a hassle they can be. There's the processing equipment, the interchange fees, the data security issues, and the risk of fraud, all of which can fall on the small business owner.

OFCCP Announces New Veteran Hiring Benchmark

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/16

On June 15, 2016, OFCCP announced its 2016 Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Benchmark. The new benchmark is 6.9%, slightly lower than the previous year’s 7% benchmark....

U.S. Supreme Court Halo Decision Rejects Seagate’s High Bar for Treble Damages

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/16

In a unanimous decision, on June 13, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the CAFC Seagate “objective recklessness” standard and appeal criteria. As is its habit, the Supreme Court has thus taken away relatively clear guidelines and left...

House bill introduced to impose consumer complaints requirements on CFPB

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/16

Republican Congressman Matt Salmon has introduced a bill, the “CFPB Data Accountability Act ” (H.R. 5413), that would impose requirements on how the CFPB handles consumer complaints. The requirements include the following......

Colorado Grants Certain Private-Sector Employees the Right to Inspect Their Personnel Files

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/16

On June 10, 2016, Governor John W. Hickenlooper signed Colorado House Bill 16-1432, Personnel Files Employee Inspection Right (the “Bill”), into law.  The Bill, which provides certain current and former private-sector employees the right to access...

OFCCP Issues Updated Sex Discrimination Guidelines

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/16

On June 14, 2016, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a final rule substantially revising its prior, 1970s-era Sex Discrimination Guidelines for federal contractors and subcontractors covered by E.O. 11246. According...

EEOC Issues Sample Wellness Program ADA Notice

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/16

As discussed in a prior alert, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued final rules providing guidance on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008...

Claims Are Construed In Digital Files Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/16

Andrews, J. Claim construction opinion issues regarding nine terms from one patent. A Markman hearing took place on May 6, 2016....
By: Morris James LLP

The New North Sea – Part 3: Top 10 “MER UK” issues for exploration activities

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/16

Exploration is undoubtedly a key area of focus for the bodies responsible for achieving MER UK. In its Corporate Plan, the OGA lists “revitalising exploration” as one of its priorities. It also sets out a proposed pathway for reaching its target of...

The Fourth Bite at the Apple Uncovers a “Worm” for Duane Reade

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/16

Just last week, we offered a web training to our clients highlighting the continuing challenges faced by employers as they strive to comply with state and federal wage and hour laws. A June 9th decision by New York District Judge Paul Oetken in Mani...

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