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Federal Judge Dismisses Wife’s COVID-19 Tort Suit Against Husband’s Employer

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

On May 10, 2021, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a lawsuit filed by the wife of a construction worker against his employer after he allegedly contracted COVID-19 at his workplace and transmitted it to her.

Gatherings On Farms in 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

In any normal year, the onset of warm weather causes Wisconsin residents to flock to the outdoors.

PTAB/USPTO Update - May 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

USPTO News - USPTO announced a new category for its Patents for Humanity Program for inventors of technology to track, prevent, diagnose, or treat COVID-19....
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M.D. Pennsylvania Grants Summary Judgment on SOX Retaliation Claim

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

On April 12, 2021, the U.S.

How should employers respond to new CDC guidance stating that fully vaccinated individuals can resume activities without masks or social distancing?

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

On May 13, 2021, the CDC updated its guidance for fully vaccinated individuals (Vaccination Guidance), stating that fully vaccinated people (fully vaccinated means two weeks after receiving a second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines or two weeks after a first dose of the Johnson & Johnso

EU Settlement Scheme Deadline of 30 June 2021 Approaches

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

There are now less than 50 days to go until the 30 June 2021 deadline for all EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals and their family members to apply under the EU Settlement Scheme.

Need an Infectious Disease Prevention Plan? In New York, You Soon Will under the HERO Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo of New York signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act) into law. The HERO Act creates occupational safety and health standards in the private sector for all airborne infectious diseases including but not limited to COVID-19....

Return to the workplace in the UK: COVID-19 testing

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

Rapid COVID-19 testing has been hailed by the Health and Social Care Secretary as vital for our roadmap out of lockdown.

FBI Says DarkSide Targets Health, Energy and Insurance Industries

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

Ransomware attacks are so frequent that they seem like old news. There is a new interest in ransomware attacks following the attack against Colonial Pipeline....

U.S. Embassy in Moscow Announces Significant Reduction of Consular Services

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

U.S. Embassy Moscow recently announced plans to reduce its consular workforce by 75 percent and significantly reduce its consular services. The announcement comes in response to the Russian government’s move to ban the U.S.

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