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The Netherlands: Reassignment Obligation Does Not Require Job Creation

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

Apart from summary dismissal situations, employers in the Netherlands can terminate an employment contract only if (i) they have reasonable grounds for doing so, and (ii) reassigning the employee within a reasonable timeframe is impossible or impractical....

Spain’s new Digital Services Tax comes into force

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

Effective as of 16 January 2021, a new Digital Services Tax has come into force in Spain. The rate is 3% and it is levied on certain digital services provided by large multinational companies with the participation of users located in Spain....

China Unveils Its First Draft of Personal Information Protection Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

On October 21, 2020, a draft of China’s Personal Information Protection Law (the “Draft PIPL”) was released for public comment on the website of China’s National People’s Congress – the national legislature. The comment period ended on November 19, 2020....

OFAC Publishes Hong Kong Sanctions Regulations: Implications for Business With Hong Kong Entities

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published final rules on January 15, 2021, implementing the sanctions put in place by Executive Order 13936 (EO 13936) and the Hong Kong Autonomy Act of 2020 (the Act or HKAA).

Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets: Taskforce Releases Core Carbon Principles and Roadmap

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

Over 1,000 firms have made either indicative or concrete pledges to align their greenhouse gas emissions with the Paris Agreement—which means reducing emissions to zero by 2050....
By: Mayer Brown - Energy Forward

Virginia Establishes Permanent COVID-19 Workplace Safety and Health Standards

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

On January 27, 2021, the Commonwealth of Virginia became the first state in the country to adopt permanent COVID-19 workplace safety and health standards.

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 16

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

In Washington: On Friday, President Biden pushed Congress to act urgently on his proposed COVID-19 relief package as the White House scraps to garner bipartisan support. "[T]his is a time to act now,” Biden said during a meeting with top economic advisers in the Oval Office....

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Prohibited Transaction Exemption Regarding Compensation for Fiduciary Investment Advisers of Retirement Plans and IRAs

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

On December 15, 2020, the U.S.

OFCCP Week In Review: February 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer.

President Biden executive orders lay out “whole of government” strategy for climate change

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

During the campaign and throughout his early days in office, President Biden has called climate change one of the four “historic crises” facing the US, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy and racial injustice....

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