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Bank Board Director Alert: Banking on Cybersecurity

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/02/15

Prudential bank regulators and other supervisory authorities have put cybersecurity front and center in 2015 by issuing guidance that sets forth their expectations of improved cybersecurity and that incorporates cybersecurity assessments into the...

Workers' Compensation Update: "Economic Circumstances" and "Fellow Employee"

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/02/15

One tool available to employers to limit workers' compensation benefit payments is the so called "fellow employee" limitation. In general, absent a full recovery from a work-related injury, an employer is obligated to pay partial disability benefits...

Letters of the Law: 'C' is for Completion

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/02/15

When does “complete” not necessarily mean “complete”? Answer: In a construction project. A common feature of construction contracts is that they include a mechanism for the contractor’s works to be handed over to the employer on “completion”...

"Courts Parse First Amendment Protections for Anonymous Critics Online"

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/02/15

The Supreme Court has long recognized that the freedom of speech enshrined in the First Amendment extends to anonymous speech, noting that “persecuted groups and sects … throughout history have been able to criticize oppressive practices and laws...

Financial Stability Oversight Council Announces Changes to Nonbank Designations as Systemically Important

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/02/15

On February 4, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) today announced changes to certain practices relating to its process for reviewing nonbank financial companies for potential designation. Nonbank financial companies that are...

Potential Pitfalls in Data Licensing and Big Data Analytics

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/02/15

The trend in Big Data analytics among companies shows no sign in abating, with companies covetously collecting vast amounts of data with the hopes of harvesting market differentiators. A study by open-source research firm Wikibon, for instance,...

CMS Intends to Modify EHR "Meaningful Use" Program Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/02/15

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced its intent to engage in rulemaking to update the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs (commonly referred to as the Meaningful Use Program)...

Obama’s Proposed 2016 Budget Seeks To Address Infrastructure Needs

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/02/15

The Obama administration's proposed 2016 budget, released on February 2, 2015, reflects the administration's commitment to finding ways to finance the country’s growing infrastructure requirements. The 2016 budget includes many of the tax-exempt bond...

Amid Controversy, Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal in Ala.

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/02/15

Alabama was the source of a good bit of controversy surrounding same-sex marriage last week, after a federal judge declared the state's law prohibiting same-sex marriage unconstitutional.

HHS Identifies Specific Goals to Move Toward Paying for Quality of Care

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/02/15

On January 26, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new initiative to shift Medicare reimbursements from volume to value using new payment methodologies for physicians and hospitals. Such a move would support the...

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