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DOJ’s First False Claims Act Settlement Against PPP Borrower Signals Robust Fraud Enforcement Ahead

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

As the government revives its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) with hundreds of billions of dollars in additional loans available to small businesses, there are fresh signs that government fraud investigations and whistleblower litigation related to the loan program are ramping up.

ADA Disability In The Age Of COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

An employee refuses to come in to work or calls in sick or doesn’t show up or call in at all because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are plenty of excuses to do that, some real and some not so real. Many employees have been working from home these days, and they like it.

Mexican Supreme Court Invalidates Sections of Ministry of Energy's Controversial Reliability Policy

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

On February 3, 2021, the Second Chamber of the Mexican Supreme Court decided Constitutional Action 89/2020, filed by the Federal Antitrust Commission (Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica, “COFECE”), against the Ministry of Energy's (Secretaría de Energía, “SENER”) Policy for the Reliability

North Carolina firm pleads guilty to distributing illegal drugs

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

Compliance Today (February 2021) - The U.S. Department of Justice issued a news release regarding the case of Brian Parks and MedFitRX Inc.

A Shotgun Buy-Sell Agreement and an Email Deal Walk into a Beachside Bar . . .

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

One of the more attractive features of LLCs as a business organization is that they are, in large part, creatures of contract.  Most provisions in the NY LLC Law are default rules, and members are free to adopt those or almost any other rules governing the ownership and management of the LLC. ...

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 # 5

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

In Washington: The Senate approved a budget resolution early Friday morning to eventually serve as a vehicle for the next coronavirus relief package. Vice President Harris broke a 50-50 party-line tie vote to pass the resolution. The House approved the resolution later Friday.

Private Use Networks & Self-Generation: What You Need To Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

ERCOT has experienced more attention to and development of Private Use Networks (“PUN”) in the last months and years. This post summarizes what these “islands in the grid” are, their positive attributes, and how to create one......

Immigration Under Biden Administration: H-1B Visa Cap Registration Period

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

In the first few weeks under the new Biden Administration, the United States has already seen the unraveling of some of the more restrictive measures taken by the Trump Administration, and more dismantling is expected to come....

Strengthening Price Gouging Statute | FTC Tamps Down on Unauthorized Account Openings

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

Strengthening Price Gouging Statute | FTC Tamps Down on Unauthorized Account Openings | Stormwater Leads to Solar Company Settlement...
By: Cozen O'Connor

Biden Administration Halts Proposal to Exempt Some Class II Devices Currently Subject to Enforcement Discretion from 510(k) Requirement

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

In one of the last proposed notices from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Trump administration, HHS removed the 510(k) premarket notification requirement for seven types of gloves and proposed the same for 84 other devices ranging from gowns to ventilators....

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