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BREAKING NEWS: President Biden Overturns Trump-Era Executive Order On Combatting Race And Sex Stereotyping

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

As one of his first actions as President, Joe Biden has issued an executive order overturning the much controversial Executive Order 13950: Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping......
By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Winter Of Despair Followed By . . . A Spring Of Hope?

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

Charles Dicken’s A Tale of Two Cities famously opens with “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness … .”....

Role Reversal: Ninth Circuit Rejects Consumer’s Attempt To Enforce Updated Arbitration Provision In Website Terms Of Use

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

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New COVID-19 Related Changes To Massachusetts Evictions Procedure

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

As of October 19, 2020, the Massachusetts Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency (the “Moratorium”) expired.

[Audio] 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program-Day 21 Continuous improvement in a compliance program

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

The 2020 Update was very clear about the need for continuous improvement in any compliance program. It stated quite succinctly, “One hallmark of an effective compliance program is its capacity to improve and evolve.

[Audio] The Wirecard Saga – The Family Tree

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors.

[Audio] Leadership Lessons from Woodrow Wilson, Part 1-Up to Presidency

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

Richard Lummis and Tom Fox begin a two-part series on leadership lessons from Woodrow Wilson.

[Audio] Daily Compliance News: January 21, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. Trump Administration and post-election sanctions. (WSJ) 2. Tech under the Biden Administration. (NYT) 3. Anti-union NLRB General Counsel fired. (WaPo) 4. Biden Administration to strengthen OSHA. (WaPo)...

DOL Guidance on Missing Pension Plan Participants Benefits Law Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has undertaken a nationwide compliance initiative to ensure that retirement plan participants receive the benefits that they were promised when they reach their retirement age.

Flexible Spending Account Relief in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21

As noted in our prior blog post, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act) includes several types of relief for flexible spending accounts (FSAs), impacting both health FSAs and dependent care FSAs.

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