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Tesla’s new legal head revealed as Twitter prepares to depose Elon Musk

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Tesla has a new head for its legal department, according to recent filings for the Elon Musk versus Twitter case. The new head comes just as Twitter prepares to depose the Tesla CEO. The new head of Tesla legal is Donna Eskin. She takes on the role of Senior Director of Legal at the company. .

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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

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Peopletrail actively tracks the regulatory and legal environment that surrounds employment and criminal background screening. The post Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. This helps you remain compliant with the FCRA, EEOC, and other regulatory standards or agencies. California. 2017 appeared first on Peopletrail.

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SpaceX’s NASA Starship contract safe for now as Blue Origin looks to Congress

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Fresh off of a major contract loss during a competition to build NASA’s next crewed Moon lander, Blue Origin has begun aggressively lobbying Congress for the contract NASA didn’t give it. In memos to Congress, SpaceX says a proposed amendment on the HLS contract would award “Jeff Bezos with a $10 billion sole-source hand-out.”

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Elon Musk new court filing accuses Twitter of fraud

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According to the CEO’s legal team, Twitter’s alleged decision to conceal flaws in its data security — as highlighted by whistleblower and former Twitter security chief Peiter “Mudge” Zatko — amounted to fraud and a breach of contract by the social media company. . Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Teamsters notified that Yellow Corp. ceasing operations, filing for bankruptcy

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The Teamsters Union was served legal notice on Monday that Yellow Corp.—one Today’s news is unfortunate but not surprising. —one of the US’ largest less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers—is ceasing operations and filing for bankruptcy.

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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – October 2017

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Peopletrail actively tracks the regulatory and legal environment that surrounds employment and criminal background screening. The new regulations take effect Sept. Background Screening News in Brief. Mattis Sends Congress DOD Security Check Transition Plan, 08/31/2017. State Legislation. Background Checks. 09/01/2017.

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Dealers' Associations Ask Courts to Block FTC's Ban On Hidden Fees

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Known as Combatting Auto Retail Scams (CARS), the rule was set to take effect on July 30 this year, but it will remain on hold until the legal process moves forward. CARS is tremendously unpopular with car dealers, so much so that they’ve also asked Congress to step in with laws to limit the FTC’s involvement in regulating their business.

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