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Policy Review Heats Up Under New EPA Administrator Regan

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/03/21

The swearing-in of Michael Regan as EPA Administrator means that open questions on policy, agenda-setting, and prioritization for the Agency will soon be answered.

Have You Been Part of Solving a Murder? This Legal Interpreter Has.

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/03/21

When you think of a legal interpreter, you probably don’t picture someone sitting on a bench in the Everglades or on a couch in a New York City high-rise apartment.

Global Accountants’ Liability Update – March 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/03/21

Recent regulatory and enforcement developments - Hong Kong - Court rules on disclosure of disciplinary decisions- Accountants and other professionals should not expect that disciplinary decisions against them will remain confidential following a recent Hong Kong Court of First Instance (CFI) deci

New York Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Paid Leave for COVID-19 Vaccinations 

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/03/21

On March 12, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed a new law that grants paid leave to employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Under the statute, employees may take up to four hours of paid time off per vaccine injection....

2021 WME Awards: Part 1 – The Ethics Premium

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/03/21

The Ethisphere 2021 World’s Most Ethical (WME) companies awards and reports are out. Over the next few posts, I will be examining these reports and information together with Erica Salmon Byrne, Executive Vice President and Chair of Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA), Ethisphere.

Seventh Amendment to PREP Act Declaration Further Increases the Pool of Authorized COVID-19 Vaccinators

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/03/21

On March 12, 2021, the US Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) amended, its Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (“PREP Act”) for the seventh time.

Closed Hazardous Waste Units: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General Report

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/03/21

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a March 29th report titled: EPA Does Not Consistently Monitor Hazardous Waste Units Closed with Waste in Place or Track and Report on Facilities That Fall Under the Two Responsible Programs (“R

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 – the most significant insolvency reforms in the UK for a generation

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/03/21

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the Act) entered into force on 26 June 2020. The Act represents the most significant reforms to the insolvency framework in the United Kingdom since, at least, the widespread introduction of administration under the Enterprise Act in 2003.

NC Legislative Update: March 29, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/03/21

Legislators continued their work in Raleigh this week, discussing a new regulatory reform bill while also wrapping up the Joint Appropriations Committee meetings in advance of the Senate starting work on its budget bill next week.

United States Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects a Causal Link Requirement in Specific Jurisdiction Inquiry

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/03/21

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held in Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court that the connection between Ford’s activities in a forum state and products liability claims was close enough to support specific jurisdiction.

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