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[Webinar] Return To Work Webinar Series for Employers - The COVID-19 Vaccine: What Can Employers Require? - February 4th, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm EST

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented strain on organizations of all sizes across all industries. The uncertainty of the “new normal” is forcing employers all over the world to consider various new policies as workers return to the workplace.

Biden Administration Executive Order Further Signals Environmental Justice Focus

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

On January 27, 2021, President Biden released an “Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.” Among a host of sweeping proclamations and orders involving foreign and domestic policy on climate change, the Biden administration has reaffirmed that Environmental Justice (“EJ”

New York State Attorney General Adopts Solicitor Registration And Drops Finder Registration 

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

In April 2020, the Investor Protection Bureau of the New York State Attorney General’s office (OAG) announced its efforts to modernize the state’s securities laws. As part of this initiative, the OAG proposed the registration of “solicitors” as investment advisers and “finders” as brokers.

COVID-19 Insurance Coverage — The Uncertainty Continues

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

Last week we reported Judge Polster’s Decision in Henderson Road Restaurant Systems, Inc., et al. v. Zurich American Ins. Co., U.S.N.D.

New Proposed EEOC Regulations Pose Potential Hurdles On Common Wellness Incentives

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

On January 7, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued proposed wellness program rules that, if they become effective, will significantly restrict the ability of employers to provide incentives to participate in wellness programs.

California’s Proposition 65: New Requirements For Alcoholic Beverages Purchased Over the Internet Or Through Mobile Apps Effective April 1, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has recently amended Proposition 65. These amendments include substantive changes related to the methods for providing warnings for alcoholic beverages purchased over the internet or through mobile apps.

Biden Administration Signals Enforcement Of “Made In America” Laws Is A Top Priority

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order titled “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers” (the “Order”). The Order aims to promote and enhance the enforcement of “Made in America Laws,” including the Buy American Act of 1933, 41 U.S.C.

Employers Will No Longer Get PAID

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

On January 29, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it was abandoning the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, effective immediately.

The Biden Administration’s Expected Criminal Enforcement Stance On Marijuana

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

As a candidate running for the office he now holds, President Biden advocated decriminalizing the use of marijuana, automatically expunging all prior marijuana use convictions, legalizing marijuana for medical purposes and rescheduling marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II in order to permit s

[Audio] Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 120: Listen and Learn -- Piercing the Corporate Veil

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we have another episode in our "Listen and Learn" series, where we review a substantive area of the law and apply that law to fact patterns.

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