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Business Organizations Seek Extension on Comment Period Deadline on FTC’s Proposed Rule Banning Non-Competes | Seyfarth Shaw

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100 business organizations submitted a letter today requesting a 60 day extension on the March 20, 2023, comment period deadline on the FTC’s proposed rule banning non-competites with employees and workers. The business organizations include organizations in manufacturing, commerce, retail, insurance, franchise, health care, technology, financial services, construction, and staffing.

In support of their request, the organizations stated the “regulated community should be given sufficient time to assess the potential consequences of the rulemaking and develop insightful comments for the Commission to consider.”

“This rulemaking, as the FTC itself acknowledges, will impact a significant portion of the economy” and “[g]given

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NBC News reports federal law enforcement ‘could have prevented’ Jan. 6 riot: ‘Did not act on intelligence’

NBC Nightly News’ Lester Holt introduced a segment Tuesday that detailed federal law enforcement agencies’ failures in the lead-up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. In the segment, NBC News echoed the criticisms and concerns that conservatives have expressed since the attack occurred.

“Now to our NBC News exclusive. The January 6 Committee’s final report was more than 800 pages. But some material did not make the cut, including much of its findings on the failures of federal law enforcement leading up to the attack,” Holt said.

“The images of the attack on the Capitol stunned America and the world.

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Moulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs – UKSCBlog

In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Moulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. The appeal was heard by the Supreme Court on 17 January 2023.

The Supreme Court was asked to consider whether a sale of property by the appellant (“Moulsdale”) was exempt from VAT. More specifically, the Supreme Court considered whether Moulsdale intended or expected that the property sold was or would be a capital item in the hands of the purchaser for the purposes of the

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Delivery of the good – The Legal Lock

Section 32 of the sale of goods act, 1930 defines delivery to carriers.

(1) Where, in pursuance of a contract of sale, the seller is authorized or required to send the goods to the buyer, delivery of the goods to a carrier (whether named by the buyer or not) for the purpose of transmission to the the buyer is prima facie deemed to be a delivery of the goods to the buyer.

(2) Unless otherwise authorized by the buyer, the seller must make such a contract with the carrier on behalf of the buyer as may be reasonable having regard

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Legislation Reintroduced in Congress to Ban Non-Compete Agreements and Seeking to Go Even Further than the FTC’s Proposed Ban | Seyfarth Shaw

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US Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and US Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) on February 1st reintroduced the Workforce Mobility Act. The legislation would ban the use of non-compete agreements with some limited exceptions. US Representative Scott Peters (D-Calif.-52) and US Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.-08) introduced the legislation in the US House of Representatives. US Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and US Senator Kevin Cramer (RN.D.) co-sponsored the legislation. The bill was previously introduced in the House of Representatives in 2021.

“Across industries and income brackets, non-competitives are terrible for workers and a major drag on economic growth. It’s ridiculous we

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ROSEN, A LEADING INVESTOR RIGHTS LAW FIRM, Encourages ESS Tech Inc. Investors with Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / February 1, 2023 / Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of ESS Tech Inc. GWH between August 11, 2022 and December 7, 2022, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important March 13, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased ESS Tech securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the ESS Tech class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=10877

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Qatar Airways, Airbus reach settlement in A350 legal case

LONDON (AP) — Qatar Airways and Airbus have reached a settlement in a longstanding legal dispute over the safety of the A350 jetliner and billions of orders for other planes.

The companies said in a joint statement Wednesday that the settlement was “amicable and mutually agreeable.”

“A repair project is now underway and both parties look forward to getting these aircraft safely back in the air,” the companies said in a statement.

Qatar Airways had grounded Airbus A350s over what it described as fuselages “degrading at an accelerated rate” in the long-range aircraft. The airline had raised questions about the

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Criminal Misappropriation of Property and Criminal Breach of Trust – 403-409 IPC – The Legal Lock

Section 403 ‐ Dishonest misappropriation of property.

Whoever venally mis-appropriates or converts to his own use of any movable property, shall be chastened with imprisonment of either description for a term which can reach 2 years, or with fine, or with each.

Illustrations

﴾a﴿ A takes property happiness to Z out of Z’s possession, in straightness, believing, at any time once he takes it, that the property belongs to himself. A isn’t guilty of theft; however if A, when discovering his mistake, venally appropriates the property to his own use, he’s guilty of Associate in Nursing offense beneath this section.

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