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Women's-Only Gym Section Faces Discrimination Lawsuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

Executive Summary: For decades fitness facilities have been offering “women-only” sections, allowing women to exercise in private without self-image worries or unwanted male attention....
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CFPB Finalizes Delay of Mandatory Compliance Date for General Qualified Mortgage Final Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

On April 27, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a final rule formally delaying the mandatory compliance date for the rule defining a “qualified mortgage” (QM) (the General QM Final Rule) from July 1, 2021 to October 1, 2022....

[Audio] PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Employer Retention Tax Credit Expansion

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Williams Mullen tax attorney, Philip Delano, to discuss the Employer Retention Tax Credit , the significant expansion to the tax credit for 2021 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act and its potential goo

So Your Employee Wasn’t Selected in the H-1B Lottery… Now What?

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

On March 30, 2021, USCIS announced completion of the initial FY2022 H-1B Cap-Subject lottery selection process.  Beginning April 1st, those selected were eligible to start filing.  But what if your employee was not selected?...

OCC Conditionally Approves Trust Company Charter for Crypto Firm

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

The OCC granted preliminary conditional approval on April 23 to an application to charter Paxos National Trust (Paxos) as an uninsured national trust bank.

Evidence supports RICO conviction of man who said his gun ‘burst out’ before shooting judge, appeals court says

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21


[Audio] JONES DAY TALKS®: CFTC and DOJ Target Derivatives Trading Across Industries

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

In an effort to pursue unlawful trading in the derivatives markets, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") have in recent years engaged in unprecedented levels of cooperation.

Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: DFPI Reminds Debt Collectors about Rental Protections for COVID-19 Rental Debt

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

Acting under its new Debt Collection Licensing Act licensing administration and enforcement authority granted by SB 908, the DFPI Commissioner issued a public statement on April 9th reminding all future license applicants under the Debt Collection Licensing Act of California’s renter protections

Carr v. Saul – Has the Court Tired of Issue Exhaustion? Potential Effects on Arthrex

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

On April 22, 2021, the Supreme Court decided Carr v. Saul, a case with interesting parallels to Arthrex, which deals with appointments clause challenges to the PTAB judges and which will be decided later this Term.

Principal Deputy Inspector General Grimm’s Speech On OIG’s Top 10 Priorities

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

On April 19, 2021, HHS OIG Principal Deputy Inspector General Christi A.

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