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The Energizer – Volume 89

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

HYDROSTOR RECEIVES FUNDING FOR UTILITY-SCALE A-CAES FACILITY - On 15 April, Hydrostor announced receipt of nearly US$4 million in funding from Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program and Sustainable Development Technology to develop a 300-500 megawatt (MW) Advanced Compressed Air Ene

Hemp: Challenges and Opportunities in a Budding Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

On May 12, Schwabe collaborated with Moss Adams to host a virtual roundtable that explored legal realities around owning and operating a hemp business in Oregon.

Clarification of social media laws #notanad

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

Recently, Ad Standards Australia (Ad Standards) found two social media influencers breached the Australian Association of National Advertisers Code of Ethics (the Code) in relation to their obligations to disclose paid promotions on social media platforms....

The HERO Act Becomes Law in New York: Employers Must Now Adopt Airborne Infectious Disease Prevention Plans and Allow Employees to Form Joint Labor-Management Workplace Safety Committees

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”), which adds two new sections to the New York Labor Law......
By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey – First Quarter 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

Our latest survey, analyzing the terms of 259 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2021 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley, shows valuation results continued their momentum from the fourth quarter of 2020 and reached historical highs.

HIPAA Safe Harbor Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

The HIPAA Safe Harbor Bill was signed into law by the President on January 5, 2021.

2022 N.C. CON Filing Opportunities & the All-Important Petition Process

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

North Carolina planners have given providers their first looks at the health care capabilities the State will likely identify as needed in the 2022 State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP).

The Post-Revlon Reaction: Pitfalls for Lenders in the Proposed Erroneous Payment Language

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

To address the key issue in the litigation In re: Citibank August 11, 2020 Wire Transfers, on March 19, 2021, the Loan Syndication and Trading Association (LSTA) circulated a Market Advisory that contains draft erroneous payment language to be incorporated into credit agreements that purports to

Biden Administration Rescinds Trump-Era Rule on Independent Contractors

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

On May 5, 2021, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule rescinding a 2020 rule promulgated by the Trump administration that made it easier for workers to be classified as independent contractors rather than employees for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Further Defines Qualifying Alternative Energy Sources

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21

Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act (AEPS Act) requires that a certain percentage of the electric energy that electric distribution companies (EDCs) and electric generation suppliers (EGSs) sell to retail customers be derived from qualifying alternative energy sources....

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