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Negotiating A Contraction Option in Your Office Lease Agreement

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

With COVID-19 not yet contained, many commercial tenants are uncertain of how much office space they will need in the future. Adding a contraction option to a lease agreement allows the parties to adjust the amount of space leased to adapt to changing conditions....

A- on EEOC Report Card For 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

On January 19, 2021, the EEOC issued its second Annual Performance Review (or report card), evaluating the agency’s accomplishments in FY20 in comparison to the EEOC’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018-2022.

Connecticut Employment Legislation in 2021: What’s on the Agenda?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

Employers can expect an active 2021 Connecticut General Assembly since the 2020 legislative session was cut short. (The session lasted a little over a month before it was suspended on March 12, 2020, due to the pandemic and then officially adjourned on May 6, 2020.)...

RCEP: What does it mean for future Asia-Pacific trade and U.S. companies operating in the region?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

After eight years of back-and-forth negotiations, Asia’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership on Trade (RCEP), the world’s largest regional trade agreement, was signed in an online ceremony on 15 November 2020....

There’s a New Rule in Town: DOL Announces a New Rule on Worker Classification

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

Independent contractor or employee? The distinction as to whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee has created confusion, lawsuits, and stress. The DOL has issued a final rule on the matter and employers need to pay close attention....

Essential Guidance for Non-(Standard) Essential Patent Pools: DOJ’s UTLP Business Review Letter

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

It has long been recognized that patent pools can create licensing efficiencies by establishing “onestop shops” for patents owned by multiple rights owners. There is also broad consensus that patentee collaboration in patent pools can raise antitrust risks.

Why Communication Between Reserve Engineering, Accounting & Boards Ensures Sound Corporate Governance

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

Find out why improved communication between reserve engineering, accounting, and boards of directors ensures sound corporate governance....
By: Opportune LLP

DOJ Files Civil Complaint Against Walmart for Illegal Opioid Distribution

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

The Justice Department handed Walmart a huge slap in the face last year with the filing of a comprehensive civil case alleging that Walmart knowingly distributed large quantities of opioids in disregard of the law that fueled the national opioids crisis....

Should You Add Video Or A Podcast To Your Blog?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

You may be wondering if you should mix things up and swap out some of your blog posts with video, or maybe even a podcast. Quick Answer: Yes. This question was posed in a group I’m a part of by someone who said he was thinking about posting video on his firm’s blog now and…...

The NRA's Chapter 11 Filing Takes Aim at the State of New York: Is it off Target?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

The National Rifle Association (commonly known as the NRA), a New York not-for-profit corporation with its principal place of business in Virginia, has tested the limits of how accommodating Chapter 11 can be to a solvent company that faces a dissolution action in its state of incorporation and s

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