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Account for the Optimism Bias

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/21

With the coronavirus pandemic infections and deaths once again surging back to peak levels, it is an odd juxtaposition that people seem to be getting out and about at increasing rates.

Financial Daily Dose 1.22.2021 | Top Story: Google Threatens to Pull Search From Down Under Over Proposed Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/21

Google has threatened to pull its search engine from the entirety of the Australian continent “if the government approved legislation that would force tech companies to pay for journalism shared on their platforms.” Facebook made a similar threat to “block users in Australia from posting or shari

New York Passes COVID-19 Related Eviction and Foreclosure Protections

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/21

The New York legislature recently passed a bill granting certain eviction and foreclosure protections, among other protections, for residential tenants and homeowners suffering from hardships related to COVID-19.

Energy and Climate Update: Day 1 of Biden’s Presidency

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/21

As the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden took significant steps on his first day in office to advance the energy and climate initiatives of his administration.

BREAKING: President Biden Continues NLRB Shake-Up By Firing Acting NLRB GC

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/21

One day after a standoff between President Biden and NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb resulted in his unprecedented termination, President Biden fired the NLRB’s second-ranked attorney, NLRB Deputy General Counsel Alice Stock, according to a Bloomberg report......

Stand Pat, Don’t Act: Supreme Court Holds That Mere Retention of Debtor Property Does Not Violate Section 362(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code’s Automatic Stay Provision

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/21

On January 14, 2021, the U.S.

The Zoo at 38,000 Feet

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/21

The final rule on Traveling by Air with Service Animals in the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), codified in 14 CFR Part 382 and published in December, took effect January 11, 2021....
By: Womble Bond Dickinson

New Disclosure Requirements for Those that Contract with ERISA Group Health Plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/21

Included within the 5539 pages of statutory changes in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the COVID-19 relief bill signed into law at the end of December 2020) are important new “transparency” laws that affect third party administrators and other providers who contract with ERISA-regulate

HHS proposal to exempt medical devices from 510(k) process halted

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/21

On January 15, the U.S.

[Podcast]: Cyber-theft of 401(k) Accounts

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/21

In this episode of the Proskauer Benefits Brief, partner Robert Projansky and special guest Garrett Fenton, senior attorney at Microsoft Corporation, discuss cyber theft of 401(k) plan accounts.

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