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Another Reminder of the Low Bar for Class Action Certification in British Columbia

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

In McCorquodale v RBC Global Asset Management Inc., 2021 BCSC 144, the British Columbia Supreme Court relied on the principle of consistency in case law in applying a low bar to certification in class proceedings. In doing so, B.C.

Suitable Employment: 10 Tips

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

If open long enough, a “Suitable Employment” issue will arise in almost all workers’ compensation claims.  Here are 10 tips that may make your life easier......
By: Cranfill Sumner LLP

COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Scams Continue Well Into the Pandemic

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

A nationwide fraudulent unemployment benefits cyber scam has been making headlines for many months now and still continues to threaten employers and countless individuals throughout the United States.

EBSA Notice and COBRA Extension Expiration

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

Early Friday, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released Notice 2021-01 (the Notice) providing guidance to employers and COBRA administrators on the duration of the previously-issued COVID-19-related relief suspending, among other things, certain COBRA-related deadlines (referr

Texas Court Strikes Down Federal Eviction Moratorium

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

A&B ABstract: On February 25, 2021, Judge J. Campbell Barker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a declaratory judgment that the nationwide eviction moratorium ordered by the U.S.

PA Supreme Court Finds Intent Is Not Nine-Tenths of the Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

We regularly tell clients that intent is meaningless when it comes to deception under Section 5 of the FTC Act. And that’s true (or we wouldn’t say it). But fewer people realize that it’s not necessarily true when it comes to a minority of the states.

Is D&O Insurance a Good Idea for a Family Business?

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

Directors and officers (D&O) insurance is intended to protect the directors and officers of a business against personal losses they may suffer as a result of a lawsuit against them.

The False Claims Act and Health Care: 2020 Recoveries and 2021 Outlook

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

False Claims Act (FCA) civil fraud recoveries in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 dropped over US$850 million when compared to those in FY 2019.

March 2021 Global Immigration Alert

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

Please note: while we address some country-specific updates related to the COVID-19 outbreak, the below contains information regarding global restrictions and closures as they stand today.

Suspended Deadlines Under ERISA, Part Two: Sound the Alarm!

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

At the 11th hour, the US Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), with coordination and review by the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Health and Human Services (collectively, the Agencies), finally issued guidance on the suspension of certain deadline

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