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Window On Washington - Vol. 5, Issue 5

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Biden Administration.

Insurer’s Refusal to Participate in Settlement Negotiations Waives Consent-to-Settle Requirement

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, applying Alabama law, has held that an insurer could not invoke a policy’s consent-to-settle requirement to avoid liability because the insurer refused to participate in settlement negotiations despite having notice of the neg

Compliance News Flash - January 2021 #1

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, which includes current news briefs relevant to background screening, immigration and data privacy, for the benefit and interest of our clients as well as employers and consumer reporting agencies generally....

President Biden Issues Order on “Made in America Laws”

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14005 to implement the President’s domestic sourcing and manufacturing policy agenda by tightening federal procurement and contracting requirements and directing rulemaking to favor domestic companies in federal contracts.

FinCEN Extends Crypto Rule Comment Period, Crypto Products Launch; Enforcement Agencies Target Crypto Crimes in US, Japan and China

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

FinCEN Extends Crypto Rule Comment Period, Crypto Payment Products Launch - This week the U.S.

Judge Hellerstein Upholds Infringement by Microsoft of Kaufman’s “And/Or” Patent

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

On January 25, 2021, United States District Judge Alvin Hellerstein (S.D.N.Y.) denied Defendant Microsoft Corp. ("Microsoft")'s motion for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to FRCP 50(b) or a new trial pursuant to FRCP 59....

Board Designates Two Decisions ‘Precedential,’ Applying Discretion for Efficient Use of Resources

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) designated as precedential two decisions involving situations where the Board determined whether to institute review, using its discretion and based on whether review would be an efficient use of the Board’s resources....

OSHA Issues Guidance on Strategies to Mitigate and Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety directing the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to issue science-based guidance for employers to assist in protecting workers from COVID-19.

The Availability of a Private Right of Action in Medicaid

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

A few years ago, we told you about the “ongoing saga” surrounding the ability of a Medicaid beneficiary or a provider of health care services to a Medicaid beneficiary to challenge a state Medicaid agency’s putative violation of a requirement of the Medicaid program.

Wireless Roundup (February 2021)

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21

Key Wireless Deadlines - FCC Seeks Comment on Implementing Section 10(a) of the TRACED Act: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement Section 10(a) of the 2019 Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforceme

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