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UK sanctions three Myanmar military officers for serious human rights violations

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/02/21

Following the military coup on 1 February 2021 and subsequent human rights violations, the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office added three Myanmar military officers to the UK Sanctions List on 18 February 2021....

For Two Weeks, Only Businesses With Fewer than 20 Employees May Apply for PPP - February 24 through March 9

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/02/21

The Biden-Harris administration announced on Feb. 22, 2021 several changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including a focus on small minority-owned businesses.

Will Oregon Mandate Closing Services and Title Insurance for Cannabis Transactions?

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/02/21

A proposal pending in the Oregon Legislative Assembly would limit title insurers’ potential grounds for refusing to insure certain real property transactions involving cannabis. Specifically, HB 2806, presented by Reps.

Latest Developments in Health Care Consolidation

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/02/21

Perhaps the most significant court decision in 2020 directly impacting the South Carolina hospital industry was issued in late 2020, when Judge Ralph King Anderson III of the South Carolina Administrative Law Court denied Greenville County-based Prisma Health the use of a 1997 certificate of publ

Declaration by Credit Card Company Regarding Vendor’s Mailing of Card Agreement Insufficient to Enforce Arbitration Provision Against Cardholder, District Court Finds

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/02/21

A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia underscores the significance of issues of proof when trying to enforce arbitration agreements. The case is Proctor v. First Premier Corp., No. 1:20-cv-02162-BAH, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6502 (D.D.C. Jan. 13, 2021)....

State Of California Releases New Employer Portal To Assist With COVID-19 Compliance

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/02/21

As the state of California approaches one year of being under various shelter-in-place orders, the Labor & Workforce Development Agency and the Department of Industrial Relations have consolidated resources for employers into a new website.

Carried Interests: Final Capital Gain Recharacterization Rules Released

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/02/21

In the 2017 Tax Act, Congress adopted Code §1061, a provision which affects non-corporate holders of certain carried interests, which the new law refers to as applicable partnership interests (“APIs”).

UK Supreme Court Ruling: Uber Drivers Are “Workers”

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/02/21

Uber BV & others v Aslam & others - On 19 February 2021, the UK Supreme Court unanimously upheld that drivers working for ride-hailing app giant Uber Technologies Inc. are to be classified as “workers” under employment law and are not self-employed.

2021 Oregon Legislative Forecast Is Hazy With A High Chance Of Storms

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/02/21

The 2021 legislative session is underway, and it’s already shaping up to be one of the most dynamic in a string of dynamic sessions.

Ethical Obligations in Technology Assisted Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/02/21

Technology Assisted Review (TAR), also known as predictive coding or computer-assisted review, has been defined as “[a] process for prioritizing or coding a collection of documents using a computerized system that harnesses human judgments of one or more subject matter expert(s) on a smaller set

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