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“This Won’t Hurt A Bit – Or Will It?” Practical Workplace Solutions To Address COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/21

With public hesitancy regarding the COVID-19 vaccine still running high, employers are considering whether and how to encourage – or even incentivize – employees to get vaccinated.

[Audio] Compliance Perspectives: Harassment and the Remote Workforce

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/21

The workforce has moved online and harassment has followed, reports Angela Osborne, Regional Director of Guidepost Solutions. In fact, from the data she has seen, it has actually been increasing.

COVID-à manger: COVID-19 Takes a Bite out of French Lunch Traditions

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/21

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed dining habits across the world, as governments have shut down and restricted indoor and outdoor dining.  Even where restrictions have eased, many avoid sit-down dining out of concern for COVID-19 exposure and rely on take-away for their restaurant meals.

End-of-Year Omnibus Bill Adds Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Disclosure Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/21

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”) that was signed into law on December 27, 2020, amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), the Public Health Service Act and the Internal Revenue Code to include new provisions that specifically require the Secretarie

Ninth Circuit: Insurers Must Honor Their Promises to Out-Of-Network Providers

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/21

In July, we reported (here) on a Third Circuit decision that held an out-of-network provider’s direct claims against an insurer for breach of contract and promissory estoppel were not pre-empted by ERISA. That opinion was a significant win for healthcare providers.

US and Russia in race to see their respective Nord Stream visions realized

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/21

CEP Magazine (February 2021) - The United States is seeking sanctions against Russia’s proposed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which the US has opposed on economic and political grounds.

Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments Under ERISA

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/21

On November 13, 2020, the Department of Labor (the “Department” or the “DOL”) issued its final regulation entitled Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (the “Final Regulation” or the “Final Rule”).

Why Employers Are Moving Away from Requiring COVID-19 Vaccines

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/21

Although the EEOC has issued guidance indicating that generally employers can mandate COVID-19 vaccines (see our prior client alert), many employers are continuing to grapple with the question of whether they should, in fact, implement a mandatory vaccination policy.

Sean O’Shea: Tips for Paralegals and Litigation Support Professionals – January 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/21

1/1/2021: Checking FASP Connection for RelativityOneIn order to see if a network is configured to transmit data to a fully qualified domain name via the FASP port run this PowerShell script: Test-NetConnection -ComputerName [FQDN] -Port 33001...

Public Sector Unions Are Coming to a Town Near You

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/21

Guidance for Local Governments on Collective Bargaining with Public Employees - Soon local governments across Virginia will be able to authorize collective bargaining with public sector unions.

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