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Who’s calling the Hoosiers? Indiana amends its telephone solicitations law

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/09/19

Insurance companies that do business in Indiana may be concerned that they are now required to register as a telephone solicitor with the Indiana Attorney General’s Office as a result of legislation that went into effect in that state on July 1st....

Careless Smoking Causation Defense Goes Up in Smoke in Connecticut

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/09/19

In Conn. Interlocal Risk Mgmt. Agency v. Jackson, 2019 Conn. LEXIS 230 (Sept. 1, 2019) (Conn. Interlocal), the Supreme Court of Connecticut considered a careless smoking case and whether, as a matter of first impression, Connecticut should adopt the...

Pacific Sunwear of California to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/09/19

Clothing Retailer Refused to Hire Applicant in Wheelchair, Federal Agency Charged - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Pacific Sunwear of California, LLC (PacSun), an Anaheim, Calif.-based specialty retailer that sells casual apparel, accessories and footwear...

New EU regulation on the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/09/19

What is non-personal data and should I be worried about transfers of non-personal data? A new regulation (2018/1807) on the free flow of non-personal data came into force on 28 May, 2019. Not as (in)famous as its big brother the GDPR, the passing of...

Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Alaska, American Samoa, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, the Mariana Islands, Missouri, Oregon, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Washington

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/09/19

October 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Alaska, American Samoa, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, the Mariana Islands, Missouri, Oregon, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Washington to place their Annual EEO Public...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Public Notices Reissuance of General Permit 60: Lakes Hamilton/Catherine (Arkansas)

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/09/19

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corps”) issued a September 18th public notice stating that it was reissuing Department of the Army General Permit 60 on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Hydro-Operations. General...

OIG Report: SBA’s Administration of All Small Mentor-Protégé Program Falling Short

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/09/19

The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a public report on the SBA’s All Small Mentor-Protégé Program (ASMPP), in which the SBA OIG found certain shortcomings in the SBA’s administration of the...

When is Timely Untimely? Recent OHA Decision Highlights the Distinction Between Filing Deadline for Bid Protests and Filing Deadline for Size/Status Protests

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/09/19

If you are a government contractor, chances are that you have been involved in – or at least are familiar with – bid protests. If you are a small business, it’s likely that you are also familiar with size or status protests, as well....

Expanding the National Security review of foreign investments - Long-awaited regulations provide definitions, exceptions and some controversy

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/09/19

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has now released for public comment its long awaited proposed regulations (“Proposed Regulations”) to implement the landmark Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018...

Preparation and Training Critical as Illinois Employers Face New Legal Landscape

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/09/19

Illinois employers must begin preparing now for the host of new legal requirements impacting the workplace beginning in 2020. With legal changes on topics ranging from hiring practices and pay equity to drug testing and severance agreements,...

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