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U.S. Department of Justice Reports on Heightened Enforcement Activities Against COVID-19 Related Fraud

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/04/21

On March 26, 2021, the U.S.

House Financial Services Committee to mark-up bills dealing with debt collection, diversity and inclusion

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/04/21

Today, April 20, the House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to mark-up a series of bills that include a bill dealing with debt collection and two bills dealing with the diversity and inclusion practices of banks and other federally-regulated entities....

SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation: Mandatory testing offer

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/04/21

After weeks of tough wrangling, the Federal Cabinet has decided to oblige companies throughout Germany to offer coronavirus tests to their employees. This obligation will be included in the SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and will come into force this week.

Paycheck Protection Program Audits Are Upon Us—Borrowers Prepare!

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/04/21

In our last post on this topic, we touched on how the acceptance, use, and forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans can be viewed in the context of a Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”) audit. This post focuses on audits and investigations involving PPP loans....

China’s Digital Yuan: What to Know About the First Major Central Bank Digital Currency

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/04/21

With the rise of digital currencies, it was inevitably going to attract the attention of governments.  Not just in the regulatory sense, but also in terms of utilization.  The blockchain technology underlying these virtual assets provide certain advantages over traditional paper money, some of wh

NRC Seeks Public Comment on Petition for Rulemaking to Require Advanced Notice to Tribes of Radioactive Materials Shipments

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/04/21

The NRC published a notice of a petition for rulemaking from the Tribal Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee (TRMTC) in the Federal Register on April 9 asking the NRC to revise 10 CFR Part 37 to require that licensees provide advanced notification to participating tribal governments of

Bank Entitled to Pursue Claim for Longer Statute of Limitations on Loan

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/04/21

Under Alabama law, the statute of limitations for an “open account” is shorter (3 years) than for an “account stated” or breach of contract claim (6 years). In Cadence Bank, N.A. v. Robertson, No. 1190997, 2021 WL 1230165 (Ala. Apr.

Competition Newsletter - April 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/04/21

This month we invite you to Poland, where the competition authority has announced a definite tightening of its fines, a tightening that should particularly affect the Polish subsidiaries of foreign groups....
By: Dentons

Giving it Our Best Shot – Statewide Vaccination Plans (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/04/21

Vaccine approval and administration are the next steps in the fight against COVID-19. As with nearly everything about this pandemic, guidance and action plans vary by jurisdiction, and are constantly evolving.

Fifth Circuit Upholds Federal Trade Commission Ruling in Impax Laboratories, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission and Grants Substantial Deference to the FTC

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/04/21

On April 13, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion in Impax Laboratories, Inc v. Federal Trade Commission, affirming the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) unanimous decision that Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s settlement with Impax Laboratories, Inc.

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