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NLRB Finds Elon Musk Tweet and Tesla Confidentiality Agreement Violated Employee Rights

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently held that Tesla Inc.

Second Circuit Climate Change Ruling Affirms Dismissal of State-law Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

In the past four years, state attorneys general or municipalities have brought 21 lawsuits based on state-law claims (e.g., nuisance, trespass, consumer fraud) seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for costs allegedly resulting from climate change.

College Covid Class Actions

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

Almost exactly a year ago, the first COVID-19 tuition reimbursement lawsuits were filed against higher education institutions across the United States and we warned of the continued onslaught of such litigation.

Anti-Renewables Legislative Proposals in Texas

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

There are several state legislative proposals in Texas that could have adverse impacts on the development and operation of renewable energy projects in Texas....
By: Mayer Brown - Tax Equity Times

Advanced Nuclear Included in Biden’s American Jobs Plan

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

On March 31st, President Biden unveiled a massive $2 trillion infrastructure and clean energy plan called the American Jobs Plan that aims, in part, to tackle what the White House calls two of the greatest challenges of our time: the climate crisis and competition with China. ...

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether Clean Water Act Permit Shield Provides Protection Under Both Statutes

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Fourth Circuit”) addressed in a March 30th Opinion the scope of the federal Clean Water Act Permit Shield. See Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, et al. v. Red River Coal Company, Incorporated, No. 19-2194.

How Should ELM Software Align to CLOC Core Competencies?

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

The role and responsibilities of your organization’s legal operations department are constantly evolving, increasing and growing more complex.

EU Returns to Science-Based Decision-Making in Landmark Nuclear Report

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

EU’s in-house science body determines that nuclear energy is a sustainable technology under the EU’s green finance rules; ruling has positive impact for government and private sector support for nuclear technologies in the EU and beyond.

California Supreme Court Rules Against Rounding Meal Periods

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

On February 25, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued an important ruling affecting meal period compliance and rounding policies. In Donohue v.

EEOC Announces New Reporting Deadline for Employers to Submit 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Data

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

On March 29, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that the EEO-1 data collection reporting period will open on Monday, April 26, 2021, and employers will have until Monday, July 19, 2021, to submit Component 1 data for the years 2019 and 2020.

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