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SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Proposes a Path for Regulatory Certainty in Token Sales

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

In a speech on February 6, 2020, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester M. Peirce outlined a proposed safe harbor to address certain regulatory difficulties faced by individuals desiring to build functioning token networks....

Work-Related Stress Not A Disability

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

It is a common scenario: An employee claims a particular supervisor causes too much stress, exacerbating a medical condition, and the employee requests reassignment as an accommodation. Must the employee be reassigned as a reasonable accommodation...

Cayman Islands Added To European Union Tax Blacklist

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

The Council of the European Union confirmed on Tuesday, 18 February 2020 that the Cayman Islands, a British overseas territory, has been added to the European Union’s ‘blacklist’ of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. In this alert, we...

Recovering Attorney’s Fees in Texas: Five Lessons

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

Obtaining an award of attorneys’ fees might be the final step in a long-waged litigation battle but to do so successfully requires careful planning and diligence from the outset of a case. The Texas Supreme Court recently clarified the evidence...

California Appeals Preliminary Injunction Against State Ban On Employment Arbitration Agreements

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

The State of California has filed a notice of appeal of the district court’s decision granting a preliminary injunction enjoining the State from enforcing Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51) against employment arbitration agreements governed by the Federal...

OFAC Sanctions Rosneft's Swiss Trading Arm for Operating in Venezuela's Oil Sector

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Rosneft Trading S.A., the Swiss trading arm of Russia's state-controlled oil company, and its chairman of the board of directors...

CVC Files Motion in Opposition to Broad's Substantive Motion No. 4

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

On January 9th, Junior Party the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Vienna; and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") filed its motion in opposition to Senior Party the Broad Institute (joined by Harvard University and MIT)...

The coronavirus provides an opportunity to hone crisis response plans for the next big challenge

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 4 (February 20, 2020) - The coronavirus that has, at the time of writing, infected more than 40,000 people around the world and killed more than 1,000, is also ravaging international trade and global supply...

California Air and Climate Vol. 13: CARB Adopting Commercial Harbor and Zero-Emission Truck Rules; Workshops for New CARB Emission Reporting Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

CARB Developing Revisions to Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations - The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is in the process of developing revisions to regulations that are applicable to commercial harbor craft in California, including fishing...

CFPB Settles Long-Running Suit Against Now-Bankrupt Fintech Lender

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

The CFPB recently settled a case against a fintech company that had been in litigation for two years, over the company’s alleged unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices in collecting online installment loans that were allegedly partially or...

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