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Cal OSHA Offers Additional Guidance For Its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards: Testing Sites And Scope Of Coverage

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

It has been three months since California approved the Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (“Cal OSHA”) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”).

DOL Retracts Opinion Finding Virtual Marketplace Workers Independent Contractors

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

Classifying “gig” workers as independent contractors, rather than employees, continues to be a risky business. While things were looking like they were heading in a different direction for a while (e.g. in 2017 and 2020), the U.S.

Rare Disease: Sustained Progress In Development Regardless Of The Pandemic

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

Sunday, February 28, 2021, was Rare Disease Day. With so much focus on COVID-19 throughout 2020, it’s important to recognize the continued work done in rare disease drug development by sponsors and FDA throughout 2020.

New Jersey Legalizes Recreational Cannabis And Enacts Employment Protections For Cannabis Users

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

On February 22, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“NJCREAMMA”), which legalizes the recreational use of cannabis for adults age 21 and over.

Hemp-Derived Delta-8 THC: Legal Loophole Or Synthetic Analog Of A Schedule I Substance?...

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

Delta-8 has been the topic of many conversations over the last year in various cannabis circles. Is it legal? How will hemp-derived Delta-8 THC impact the state-legal marijuana industry? How is Delta-8 THC extracted from hemp and in what quantities?......

UPDATE: Sixth Federal NIL Bill Proposed By Kansas Senator Jerry Moran; Senator Booker Comments On Status of College Athlete Bill Of Rights

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

Amateur Athletes Protection and Compensation Act. The Amateur Athletes Protection and Compensation Act of 2021 (Protection Act), the sixth federal proposal governing student-athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights, has been introduced U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS).

SBA Prioritizes Smallest of Small Businesses in the Paycheck Protection Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

On Monday, February 22, 2021, President Biden announced changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) aimed at providing relief to particularly small businesses and promoting equitable access to the PPP. Specifically, beginning on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 9:00 A.M.

[Audio] Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 123: Listen and Learn -- First Amendment (Content-Neutral Restrictions)

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, in an episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing the First Amendment - in particular when, where, and how the government can regulate speech through content-neutral time, place, and manner restrictions.

[Audio] Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 283: Dealing with Interview and Workplace Mistakes (w/Sadie Jones)

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have our career consultant Sadie Jones back with us to share tips about dealing with mistakes in the workplace and during the job application process.

[Audio] Celebrating Women’s History Month with Holly Hotchner, President and CEO of the National Women’s History Museum: On Record PR

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21

Sarah Larson, Executive Vice President of Furia Rubel Communications, goes on record with Holly Hotchner, President and CEO of the National Women’s History Museum, to discuss the museum’s mission to tell the stories of women who transformed our nation....

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