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California Legislature Tries Again to Thwart Arbitration With Bill Purporting to Make Mandatory Arbitration Unlawful

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/08/15

California employers should keep an eye on a new challenge to arbitration provisions on its way to the Governor’s desk. On August 24, 2015, the California Senate passed AB 465, which would make it unlawful for any employer or other company to...

Washington Supreme Court Applies Public Records Act to Public Employees’ Private Cell Phones

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/08/15

On August 27, the Washington Supreme Court unanimously held in Nissen v. Pierce County that text messages sent or received by a public employee in his or her official capacity are public records within the meaning of the Public Records Act (PRA),...

Washington Supreme Court Applies Public Records Act to Public Employees’ Private Cell Phones

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/08/15

On August 27, the Washington Supreme Court unanimously held in Nissen v. Pierce County that text messages sent or received by a public employee in his or her official capacity are public records within the meaning of the Public Records Act (PRA),...

NLRB Blows Up Staffing Agency Model: Rewrites Joint-Employer Test

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/08/15

Boom! In a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board spontaneously redefined joint employment in a way that threatens to turn almost every company that works with a staffing agency into a joint employer for collective bargaining purposes....

First Blood: North Dakota Federal Court Strikes WOTUS Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/08/15

With so many challenges filed in so many venues to EPA’s Waters of the United States or WOTUS rule, it seemed inevitable that some plaintiffs somewhere would find a sympathetic court. And so it is that thirteen states found U. S. District Judge Ralph...

Midlevel associates give high rankings to their firms; is technology key?

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/08/15

Midlevel associates at the nation’s top law firms are even happier with their workplaces this year than in 2014, when surveyed associates reported the highest…

New Florida Statute Permits UTMA Accounts To Age 25

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/08/15

A Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) account is a custodial account established for the benefit of a minor. The property in an UTMA account belongs to the minor but is controlled by a custodian until the UTMA account terminates. An UTMA account...

Table of Revised Income Tax Return Filing Due Dates

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/08/15

Rather than have to look these up constantly, I have created for myself (and my readers) a cheat sheet summary of the new filing dates enacted in the recently enacted Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015....

Hurricane Preparedness Applies at Work as Well as at Home – Questions Employers May Face This Season

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/08/15

Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency as forecasters continue to track the path of Tropical Storm Erika, which is predicted to hit the state on Monday. Although it is unclear how strong the storm will be when it reaches land,...

East End Eruv Association one step closer to achieving its goal

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/08/15

Last month, we reported on the New York State Supreme Court decision that held the Town of Southampton, New York erroneously applied its sign ordinance to East End Eruv Association’s (“EEEA”) proposed eruv, which EEEA seeks to erect on utility poles...

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