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Beyond Schrödinger's Cat: Why an Operating Company Can't be an "Investment Company" at the Same Time

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/14

Erwin Schrödinger famously illustrated an aspect of quantum mechanics with a cat that is simultaneously both alive and dead. Schrödinger’s cat sometimes comes to mind when we are asked about inadvertent investment companies – i.e., operating...

First Circuit Finds No Whistleblowing Where Employee's Report was Part of the Job

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/14

Here’s a zen koan for today: “What is the sound of a whistleblower whose job it is to blow the whistle?” According to the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which recently meditated on this question, the sound is kind of like one hand clapping....

NFL Sued Over Super Bowl Ticket-Withholding Practices

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/14

A New Jersey football fan is suing the NFL for making Super Bowl tickets so hard to get that average fans are effectively "priced out" of attending the game. Josh Finkelman, 28, of New Brunswick, purchased two tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII for $4,000. His lawsuit asserts that the NFL's......

Federal Government Extends Donated EHR Technology Protections under Stark and AKS through 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/14

Some of the most important protections under the federal Stark Law (“Stark”) and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) have been those that permit hospitals and other organizations to donate electronic health records (“EHR”) items and services to...

Welcome 2014: Five Employment Law Trends You Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/14

Now that we have reviewed the laws that are affecting California employers beginning in 2014, we cast an eye forward to examine employment issues that could impact your workplace in the New Year. Based on our review of what's developing from the...

Fla. Bill Would Decriminalize Warning Shots

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/14

A Florida bill designed to protect those who fire warning shots is making the rounds in the state legislature.

CH-CH-CH-CHANGES: How to effect a successful practice transition

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/14

At some point, you’ll realize it is time. Time for a change in your practice. The reasons can be varied – bigger firm, smaller firm, crossing the v, perhaps even leaving the law entirely. People change jobs several times during a career. There’s no...

Quebec’s New Pension Reform Proposals: Effective Solutions in the Works?

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/14

As in many other jurisdictions in Canada, Quebec’s pension landscape is in the midst of significant change driven by the issues of pension coverage, adequacy and sustainability. Notable highlights for 2013 included......

OSHA Proposes Changes to its Recordkeeping Rules that Would Make Injury and Illness Data Available to the Public

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/14

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued proposed rules that would require certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information to OSHA on a periodic basis. Encouraged by President Obama’s Open Government...

What Can I Do If EB3 Priority Has Surpassed the EB2 Availability?

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/14

Employment-based visas have five difference preference categories based on the position sought and the applicant’s qualifications. For instance, the EB2 category is available for professionals holding advanced degrees (or persons of exceptional...

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