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Important COVID Updates For Connecticut And Massachusetts

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

It is hard to believe we have passed the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 crisis and the dramatic impacts it has caused on our lives, businesses and the economy (and continues to cause in many respects).

Marijuana Laws Affecting the Workplace: Tools Employers Can Use to Stay Ahead During High Times

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

As Judge Richard A. Licht (quoting a slightly more famous source) said in a 2017 court opinion: “I get high with a little help from my friends.” Four years later, employers may be asking themselves which of their employees are getting high and what can they do about it....

Tax Reform in the American Families Plan

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

The Biden-Harris administration on April 28 introduced the American Families Plan (AFP), a $1.8 trillion legislative framework including provisions to “grow the middle class, expand the benefits of economic growth to all Americans, and leave the United States more competitive.”...

EDTX Monthly Wrap-Up — April 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

This post reviews two April 2021 opinions from the Eastern District of Texas deciding post-trial motions. The first case involves the denial of enhanced damages by the Honorable Amos L. Mazzant, III. In the second case, the Honorable J.

New York State Legalizes Recreational Marijuana: What Employers Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

On March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (the “MRTA”) into law, making New York the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana.

President Biden Expected to Impose Travel Restrictions on India

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden is expected to impose travel restrictions on India starting Tuesday, May 4, barring most non-U.S. citizens from entering the United States. These restrictions come on the advice of the U.S.

A Clean Slate for Executive Order 13920: The Bulk Power Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

Last week, the Biden Administration through the Department of Energy, took actions regarding Executive Order 13920 (the “Bulk Power Order”). Such actions effectively established a clean slate for how the Biden Administration will implement the Trump-Era order.

Unconscionable Arbitration Agreements: The Impacts of Uber Technologies, Inc. v. Heller

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

In a recently published ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada analyzed and interpreted the validity of an arbitration agreement signed between Uber Technologies Inc. (“Uber”) and one of its drivers. Uber Technologies, Inc. v.

President Biden Issues Executive Order Requiring $15 Minimum Wage to be Paid to Workers on Government Contracts

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

On April 27, 2021 President Biden issued an executive order requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to pay a $15 minimum wage to workers on federal contracts and to federal contract workers with disabilities, and directing the incremental elimination of the tipped sub-minimum wage for fe

Twisting Arms to Get Jabbed, White House Says: ‘Vaccination Incentives All Around!’

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

On April 21, 2021, in a further push to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations for those individuals who have been hesitant, the White House issued a fact sheet titled, “President Biden to Call on All Employers to Provide Paid Time Off for Employees to Get Vaccinated After Meeting Goal of 200 Million Sh

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