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Regulan el trabajo en casa en Colombia

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/05/21

El 12 de mayo de 2021, el Congreso de Colombia expidió la Ley 2088 de 2021 por la cual se regula el trabajo en casa, de la cual exponemos los principales asuntos a tener en cuenta a continuación.

Akerman Team Supports Shellpoint Successfully Reversing Texas Trial Court Opinions Voiding Liens Based on Statute of Limitations

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/05/21

Akerman recently obtained judgments from Texas’s 9th and 14th courts of appeals on behalf of Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing reversing Harris and Jefferson county district court judgments invalidating its liens based on the expiration of the state’s statute of limitations.

White House Seeks to Raise Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/05/21

The Situation: President Biden signed an executive order ("Minimum Wage EO" or "EO") seeking to raise the federal minimum wage for government contractor employees, beyond the statutory minimum wage provided by Congress, to $15 an hour.

Second Circuit Rules Homeowners Established Article III Standing for Statutory Damages Claim

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/05/21

On May 10, 2021, ruling on an issue of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Maddox v.

HK Court of Appeal confirms the exceptional nature of the taking of evidence by way of video conferencing facilities

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/05/21

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, various travel restrictions and quarantine requirements remain in place.

Insurance regulatory news, May 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/05/21

PRA supervision of annuity providers: BoE speech - The Bank of England (BoE) has published a speech (and accompanying appendix), given by Charlotte Gerken, Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) Executive Director, Insurance Supervision, on developments in the PRA's supervision of annuity provider

Illinois Restricts Employers From Using Conviction Records in Making Employment Decisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/05/21

The Situation: Recent amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act ("IHRA") restrict Illinois employers from relying upon conviction records to make adverse employment decisions unless they comply with new substantive and procedural safeguards....

Mexico's Bill to Strengthen Electronic Financial Transactions Nears Approval

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/05/21

The Mexican Senate voted on May 6, 2021, to approve a bill to reform various provisions of the General of Negotiable Instruments and Credit Transactions (Ley General de Títulos y Operaciones de Crédito or LGTOC), the Federal Code of Civil Procedure (Código Federal de Procedimientos Civiles or CFP

Workplace Law Lowdown | Michigan Employers Must Continue to Require Masks (For Now)

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/05/21

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) released the Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People late last week, which provides: “[F]ully vaccinated people can resume activities [in indoor and outdoor settings] without wearing a mask or physically distancing,

The Tax Court Addresses the Origin-of-the-Claim Doctrine and Legal Fees

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/05/21

A recent Tax Court decision addressed the deductibility of legal expenses and the so-called “origin-of-the-claim” doctrine.

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