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This Year, Schools Face Increased Obligations for Addressing Bullying

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

Two new laws require school districts and charter schools to reconsider their approach to bullying. The first new bullying law requires school boards and charter schools to make extensive revisions to their bullying policies....

US Banking Regulators Propose Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

On September 3, the Federal Reserve Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Housing Finance Agency and Farm Credit Administration (collectively, Agencies) proposed rules that would establish...

Drug Possession Charges: What Can Happen?

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

Just as the term "drugs" refers to an extremely varied list of prohibited natural and synthetic substances, drug possession is a crime that encompasses a wide spectrum of possible violations and potential punishments.

Infobytes Special Alert: FinCEN Publishes Long - Awaited Proposed Customer Due Diligence Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

On August 4, 2014, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") that would amend existing Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) regulations intended to clarify and...

Federal Highway Administration Publishes New Rule for Value Engineering

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

On Friday, September 5, 2014, the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) published its final rule for Value Engineering (“VE”) for road and bridge projects. The new rule implements changes made to VE requirements under Moving Ahead for Progress in...

EPA Releases Document Seeking To Clarify “Waters Of The U.S.” Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

EPA on September 8, 2014, released a question and answer (Q&A) document seeking to clarify the scope and purpose of its proposed “Waters of the U.S.” rule. Issued jointly by EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) on April 21, 2014, the...

Historic Groundwater Legislation Bills Awaiting Governor Approval

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

A triumvirate of bills that would establish California’s first-ever groundwater regulation law are now awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. The bills, passed by the state Legislature on August 29, would establish the Sustainable Groundwater...

Jones Day bill for Detroit bankruptcy has topped $26M

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

As the first full week of trial begins in the nation’s biggest municipal bankruptcy case ever, the law firm representing Detroit has charged the city…

New Process for Suspension of Infringing Domain Names: Uniform Rapid Suspension Pros & Cons

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has the responsibility for administration of domain names. ICANN developed a program for the expansion of new generic top level domain names (gTLDs) beyond the standard .com, .org, .net,...

Behind the Veil and the Blurred Distinctions of Entity Liability

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

As corporate counsel, you are well aware that the practice of creating, expanding, or reorganizing corporate entities and their subsidiaries is fraught with legal peril, both for your client and its officers and directors. However, this practice is...

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