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Paid Time Off For Getting The Vaccine: States Are Moving Towards That.

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

I have been asked many times by clients if they need to give employees paid time off in order to get the vaccine. I tell them (in New Jersey) that they are not compelled to do so, but it is a good idea.

An Update On Pending Revisions To The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

ASTM International is required to review and either update or renew the existing version of its ASTM E1527 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment standard (Phase I ESA standard) every eight years. Since the current version was last updated in 2013, it is now time for a reassessment.

Biden DOL Proposes To Dismantle Trump regs On Tipping, FLSA

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

In a pair of proposed rules published in this morning’s Federal Register, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor has taken additional steps to derail and eventually modify regulations issued during the Trump Administration.

Benefits and Risks of Involving a Project’s Contractor in The Design

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

The roles of designers and contractors are being combined for more and more construction projects. This approach has benefits, but it also creates risks. Originally published as an Op-Ed by the Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce on March 18, 2021....

Cannabis Client Alert - Week of March 22, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

In this week’s edition - - Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act reintroduced into US House of Representatives - Biden’s top candidate for drug czar worked on state cannabis legalization - Curaleaf gets state approval to expand in Illinois via an US$830 million acquisition - Join D

The Role of Conceptual Ecological Models in Implementing the Federal Endangered Species Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

This week, I published a post on the Center for California Water Resources Policy and Management’s DeltaCurrents blog discussing the role of conceptual ecological models in implementing the federal Endangered Species Act....

Individual Income Tax Filing and Payment Deadline Extended to May 17, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service announced on March 17, 2021, that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals will be automatically extended from April 15 to May 17, 2021. This extension applies to Individual Income Tax Returns only.

Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

California Senate Bill 95 - Senate Bill 95, signed late last week by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, requires employers to provide up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave to employees who cannot work or telework due to certain reasons related to COVID-19.

LIBOR transition to SOFR – A brief summary and update

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

The end of LIBOR - In 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it and the remaining panel banks submitting London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) quotations to the ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) would commit to supporting the LIBOR-setting process through the end of December

Update on Revised DOR Income Tax Pandemic Regulations for Telecommuters

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

On March 5, 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) codified final regulations to extend Massachusetts income tax withholding to non-residents formerly commuting to Massachusetts but now telecommuting due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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