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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Provides Guidance on the Scope of The Automatic Stay

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

On December 3, 2020, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware entered an opinion in In re Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., Case No. 20-11548 (CSS), holding that two entities (the “State Court Plaintiffs”) violated the automatic stay of 11 U.S.C.

OFCCP Announces Response to Revocation of Executive Order Limiting Diversity Trainings

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

As we previously reported, shortly after taking office, President Biden revoked the controversial Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping Executive Order (the “Order”) as part of a new Executive Order focusing on “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Go

President Biden Rescinds Muslim travel bans

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

On his first day in office, President Joseph Biden sought to end a series of discriminatory travel bans set forth by the previous administration.

Key Priorities for Boards of Directors in 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

Boards of directors continue to navigate a complex, unsettling environment following a year of geopolitical turmoil, social unrest, economic volatility and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

L Brands Executives Face Derivative Suit

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

As we move into 2021, shareholders of public corporations continue to seek to hold corporate executives accountable for workplace discrimination and misconduct, a trend that began in connection with the Me Too movement and does not show any signs of stopping....

More Breathing Room for Commercial Tenants in Bankruptcy

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 ("CAA") took effect on December 27, 2020. The mammoth spending and COVID-19 pandemic relief bill contains provisions related to commercial real estate leases in bankruptcy.

Updated Key Considerations for PPP Documentation under the Economic Aid Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

Borrowers under the Small Business Administration’s (the “SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) are required to either maintain or submit to lenders and the SBA certain documentation associated with their application for and their use of PPP loan proceeds.

Implementing Pharmacist Contraceptive Prescribing: A Playbook for States and Stakeholders

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

Editor’s Note: In a new playbook, supported by Arnold Ventures, Manatt Health provides state policymakers and other stakeholders with legislative, regulatory, reimbursement and operational strategies to increase access to contraception by effectuating pharmacist prescribing.

Govt’s Failure to Grant REA Can Constitute Breach of Contract

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in BGT Holdings LLC v.

NLRB Division of Advice Weighs in on Cannabis Workers

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

As we previously blogged, “agricultural employees” are excluded from coverage under the federal National Labor Relations Act, which governs unionization.

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