News

Highlights of Business Laws (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2021: Part 1

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/04/21

Introduction - The Business Laws (Amendment) (No.2) Act of 2021 (the Act) came into force on 31 March 2021 seeking to facilitate ease of doing business in Kenya....
By: Dentons

Eleventh Circuit Holds Transmitting Consumer Information to Third Parties Exposes Debt Collectors to Liability under the FDCPA

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/04/21

In a decision that could throw the debt-collection industry into turmoil, on April 21, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals released its opinion in the case Hunstein v. Preferred Collection & Mgmt. Servs., Inc., No. 19-14434, 2021 WL 1556069 (11th Cir. Apr. 21, 2021). ...

Cryptocurrency: Tombstones on the Road to Regulatory Clarity

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/04/21

In the intersection of financial markets and the internet, sometimes it seems like the only certainty in the year of cryptocurrency and “meme stocks,” like GameStop and AMC, is the continuing legal haze of cryptocurrencies.

California DFPI Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Debt Collector Licensing

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/04/21

As a follow up to my article on December 4, 2020, reporting that California enacted SB 908 – the Debt Collection Licensing Act, Financial Code Division 25, Sections 100000, et seq., the administering agency Department of Financial Protection and Innovation issued its Notice of Proposed Rulemakin

It’s (Finally) That Time of Year Again—Not Taxes, but EEO-1 Reporting

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/04/21

After a yearlong delay due to the pandemic, it’s time for filing an EEO-1 Component 1 Report (EEO-1 Report) again. Last May, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it was delaying collecting EEO-1 reports until 2021 due to the impact of COVID-19.

New Mexico Check-Up: Paid Sick Leave Coming 2022

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/04/21

Beginning July 1, 2022, New Mexico will require private employers to provide up to 64 paid sick leave hours to their employees each year.

EEOC Announces Opening of 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/04/21

Employers Have Until July 19, 2021 to Submit Two Years of EEO-1 Component 1 Data - WASHINGTON – After delaying the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection on May 8, 2020 in light of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S.

Biden Administration to Utilize Export-Import Bank as Key Element in New International Climate Finance Plan

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/04/21

On April 22, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his International Climate Finance Plan as a follow up to his January Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. 2021-02177.pdf (govinfo.gov).

Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: PPP Loans Now Available to Otherwise-Eligible Companies That Have Ended Their Bankruptcy Proceedings

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/04/21

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has made an adjustment to its guidance to provide that entities which have concluded a bankruptcy proceeding are not, for purposes of PPP eligibility, considered in bankruptcy.

The City of Denver a Trendsetter in Cannabis Reform?

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/04/21

On April 20, 2021, Denver Mayor, Michael Hancock, signed the Marijuana Omnibus Bill and Marijuana Hospitality Bill into law, which make significant changes to Denver’s current cannabis laws.

Pages