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Maximize the Impact of Your Legal Invoice Review Process

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/02/21

After a wild ride through COVID-19, economic uncertainty, and political turmoil during 2020, legal departments are gearing up to enter an altered landscape in 2021.

State AGs Announce $4.2 Million Settlement with National Bank for Alleged CARD Act Violations

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/02/21

On February 8, state ​Attorneys General for North Carolina, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania (State AGs) announced a $4.2 million settlement ​with a national bank to resolve allegations that it overcharged credit card interest for certain customers.

COVID-19–Related Employment Litigation: How It Started...How It’s Going

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/02/21

Over 2,500 COVID-19–related employment lawsuits were filed in the United States in 2020. Ogletree Deakins’ Interactive COVID-19 Litigation Tracker highlights the industries impacted, locations, and types of claims in these matters....

Business Immigration and the Biden Administration

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/02/21

The first two weeks of the Biden Administration have seen a flurry of activity indicating it will move away from the more restrictive immigration environment of the Trump era, including for employment-based immigration programs.

OSHA Update: Biden Administration Signals New Employer COVID-19 Obligations

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/02/21

President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Jan. 21, 2021, directed at the health and safety of American workers and workplace safety. Within days, on Jan. 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued new guidance in response to the executive order....

CFPB Investigating Digital-Payment Company’s Collection Practices

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/02/21

​On February 5, 2021, a digital-payment company disclosed in a filing with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) that they received​ a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on January 21, 2021.

Don’t Trust Cupid, Trust the Black Box

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/02/21

Valentine’s Day is here. The holiday is easily recognizable since pink and red cards, chocolates, and stuffed animal menageries appear on displays at your local pharmacy about one week after New Year’s. Often, the day centers on feelings of love or friendship and celebrates human relationships.

California’s Mini-CFPB Enters into Memorandums of Understanding with Earned Wage Access Fintech Companies

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/02/21

In January 2021, the new California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) entered into memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with five earned wage access fintech companies so that these companies can continue to operate in California while providing consumers with protection agai

Remote Witnessing of Wills: A Step in the Right Direction

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/02/21

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the benefits of post-death planning, whilst also giving individuals the much-needed down-time to reflect on their wishes. This has brought about a flurry of requests for new wills to be drafted or old wills to be revised.

DOL Seeks Delay of Effective Date for Trump-Era Tip Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/02/21

In December 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule (the Rule) which, according to the DOL, is intended to implement changes made by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 to Section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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