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“Just Send a Venmo!”…To a Collection Agency?

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/02/21

As a result of COVID-19, many businesses are leery of handling cash, credit cards, or debit cards, and consumers feel concerned about using paper money and coins. It is therefore unsurprising that a byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic is a boom in touchless payment.

Privacy Bill Essentials: Utah

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/02/21

On February 16, 2021, Senator Kirk Cullimore introduced the Utah Consumer Privacy Act in the Utah State Senate.

Bid Protests – What Can I Protest if I Did Not Win a Procurement?

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/02/21

What happens when you are notified by the procuring agency that you have not been awarded the contract that you submitted a bid, proposal, or quote for? What exactly can you protest?

Supreme Court Declines to Weigh in on Requiring Objective Falsity in FCA Medical Necessity Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/02/21

As our readers know, we have long been closely watching False Claims Act (FCA) cases across the country alleging the submission of false claims based on the lack of medical necessity, particularly as a possible circuit split seemed to be developing with respect to requiring “objective falsity” to

PPP: Changes by the Biden-Harris Administration

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/02/21

On February 22, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration and the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) announced the taking of certain steps with the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) to further promote equitable relief for smaller businesses....

FDA Releases New Guidance for Covid-19 Products

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/02/21

At the beginning of this week the FDA unveiled four new and updated guidance targeting vaccines, drugs and biologics, monoclonal antibodies and diagnostic tests. to address the impact of COVID-19 variants on the efficacy and performance of their products......

NLRB: Initial Burden of Union Animus Met Largely by Timing of Employer’s Discharge of Employee

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/02/21

It is an unfair labor practice for an employer to retaliate against (1) union supporters pursuant to Section 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”), and (2) employees for filing a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, testifying in a Board proceeding, or otherwise ut

Managing the World of Cybersecurity in a New Era

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/02/21

Cyberattacks have become big business from the standpoint of attackers.

When Genetic Engineering Met the Endangered Species Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/02/21

Innovations in genetic engineering have provided us with advancements in medicine, agriculture, food, and other applications. More recently, genetic engineering has been used to create the technology to combat COVID-19.

Gold Dome Report — Legislative Day 22

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/02/21

Wednesday marked a widely welcomed halfway point to a full legislative week under the Gold Dome.

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