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You May Not Know: Congress Issues Subpoenas, But Also Receives Them

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/08/14

Ted Hester, Eleanor Hill and Dan Donovan of our group are well aware of Congress' penchant for issuing subpoenas for records and the testimony of corporate officials. They often engage in extensive negotiations with congressional investigators over...

NLRB Deems Micro-Unit an Appropriate Bargaining Unit in Retail Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/08/14

The National Labor Relations Board (the "Board" or NLRB) recently issued a pair of decisions applying its Specialty Healthcare test to determine if petitioned-for units in two large department stores were appropriate for bargaining purposes. The...

Fail to File the Right Document after your Accident-Lose Your License!

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/08/14

Barry P. Goldberg has found that most clients are shocked when they learn that they could lose their licenses after an accident---even if they were not at fault and even if they had sufficient liability insurance! Moreover, most people incorrectly...

Federal Contractors Beware – Part 3

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/08/14

Federal contractors beware. More changes are coming your way, again. On July 31, 2014, President Obama issued an executive order titled the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order”. First, the order requires companies to disclose to the...

Second Circuit Finds that Entry-Level Audit Associates at Accounting Firm are Exempt from Federal Overtime Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/08/14

In Pippins v. KPMG LLP, No. 13-889 (2d Cir. July 22, 2014), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously held that entry-level audit associates (“Plaintiffs”) at KPMG LLP qualify for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) “learned professionals”...

Alternative Theories To Address Former Employee Competition Where There Are No Covenants

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/08/14

A recent Connecticut Superior Court case demonstrates that all is not lost for an employer when a former employee without a non-compete or a non-solicitation covenant leaves and competes. Wentworth, DeAngelis & Kaufman, Inc. v. Nims, 2014 WL 1013479...

Wrongful Death Lawsuits and Car Accidents

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/08/14

In California, a wrongful death lawsuit is brought on behalf of an individual who dies due to the legal fault of another person or entity (such as a drunk or otherwise negligent driver). If your loved one was killed in a San Fernando Valley car...

[Video] A Moment of Simple Justice: Law School

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/08/14

August 4, 2014 (Mimesis Law) -- As law school applicants and LSAT takers plunge to the lowest level in decades, Scott opines on the implications for society. They ain't good....
By: Mimesis Law

Equity Capital Markets: New ABI Transaction Guidelines

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/08/14

The Association of British Insurers (“ABI”) has published guidance on the expectations and views of ABI members on various aspects of equity capital market transactions. The guidance is split into three sections, ‘Initial Public Offerings’,...

FRANCE: A French Court orders a Swiss company selling French game tickets over the Internet to prevent French Internet users from accessing part of its websites

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/08/14

On April 10, 2014, the Court of First Instance of Paris found that VIAGOGO, a Swiss company operating a website selling sports tickets on the Internet, had no right to sell tickets for a French soccer game organized by the French Professional Soccer...

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