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Massachusetts Trial Court: Construction Prompt Payment Statute Requires Strict Compliance

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21

A recent Massachusetts trial court decision ruled that any objections to a payment application are waived unless a reviewing owner or contractor strictly follows the Massachusetts Prompt Payment Statute, Prompt Payment Act, G.L. c.

New UK Requirements on Cross-Border Payments – "Onshoring" and Practical Issues

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21

The Cross-Border Payments Regulation (EC) No 924/2009 (CBPR) is the EU legislation that sets out the principle of equality of charges for intra-EU cross-border euro payments and corresponding national payments within an EU member state.

Pandemic practice lessons from a Jamaican solo practitioner who went virtual early

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21


Lawsuit claims lawyer’s supervisor hit her during witness cross-examination

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21


Dental Key Leader: Tim Constantine

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21

The interview below is part of an ongoing effort by McGuireWoods to profile key leaders in the dental industry.

Ninth Circuit Upholds FMCSA Preemption of California’s Meal and Rest Break Rules For Drivers

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21

Seyfarth Synopsis: Following the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s determination in December 2018 that federal law preempts California’s meal and rest break rules, observers questioned whether California courts would find that the preemption was valid.

Facial Recognition Tech and Biometrics Under Scrutiny at FTC

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21

On January 11, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement with the photo storage and organization app developer Everalbum, Inc. (Everalbum) regarding its collection of biometric data and use of facial recognition technology.

AMLA Adds Robust New Whistleblower Provisions for Anti-Money Laundering Violations

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21

The AMLA Creates a Significant New Source of Risk for Financial Institutions - Second Blog Post in an Extended Series on Legislative Changes to the BSA/AML Regulatory Regime - As we have blogged, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the “Act”) (part of the National Defense Authorization Act

COVID-19: Paris Employment Newsletter

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21

In November 2019, a national survey indicated that only three percent of French employees remotely worked on a regular basis. After a year of the global health crisis, the situation is different as companies have had to accept remote working, which has become unavoidable.

Trump Administration Midnight H-1B Changes Purport to Impose New Burdens on Staffing Firms, Service Providers, and Their Corporate Customers

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21

In its waning hours, the Trump Administration announced comprehensive, burdensome changes to H-1B visa requirements for multiple firms across virtually all industries.

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