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Not a Preferred Course: 11th Circuit Decides FDCPA Question in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

On 21 April 2021, the 11th Circuit held that a debt collector’s transmittal of a customer’s debt-related data to a third-party letter preparation vendor without authorization stated a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claim under 15 U.S.C. § 1692c(b).

A Court-Side Seat: Permit Shields, Hurricane Harvey and the Decriminalization of “Incidental Taking”

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

This is a brief review of some of the significant environmental (and administrative law decisions) released the past few weeks. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT - On April 22, 2021, the Court decided two important administrative law cases: Carr, et al. v. Saul and AMG Capital Management v.

CMS and CDC Update Guidance for Nursing Home Resident Testing, Visitation, and Communal Activities

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

Long-term care providers that have been clamoring for updated guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to address the effect of COVID-19 vaccination status on nursing home testing, visitation, and communal activities f

DOJ Investigates FinTechs Over PPP Loan Miscalculations

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

According to Reuters, the civil division of the U.S.

UPDATE: USITC to Investigate Censorship as a Non-Tariff Barrier to Trade

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

*This alert was originally published on January 6, 2021 and updated on May 13, 2021. UPDATE: On May 6, 2021, following a request from the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, the U.S.

The 21st Century’s “Chernobyl moment” - Panel finds crucial failures in WHO and worldwide response to COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

The Helen Clark-led COVID-19 panel of experts has found there were crucial shortcomings in the world’s response to the deadly pandemic, which has now claimed over 3.3 million lives. ...
By: Dentons

Privacy Tip #284 – Check Out EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense Playlist: Getting to Know Your Phone

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) (www.eff.org) is a wonderful resource for privacy-related issues and concerns. I check its website frequently to make sure I am aware of the latest issues and concerns around privacy....

Ontario, Canada Court Finds Employee Repudiated Her Employment Contract When She Refused to Work Unless New Conditions Were Met

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

In Anderson v Total Instant Lawns Ltd, 2021 ONSC 2933 (Total Instant Lawns), an employee claimed her job was terminated and sought damages for wrongful dismissal.  The employer denied the employee was dismissed and argued that she either resigned, repudiated, or abandoned her employment, and coun

Key tax measures from the Federal Budget 2021-2022

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

Australia's Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, has handed down a Budget aimed at economic recovery as Australia emerges from a pandemic and brief recession....
By: Dentons

MoneyGram Payment Systems Agrees to Pay OFAC $34k for Sanctions Violations

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

MoneyGram settled with OFAC for $34,329 for 359 sanctions programs violations.  MoneyGram is a global payments service.

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