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New Year, New COVID-19 Relief for Employers and Plan Sponsors (Part 2)

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 133 (the “CAA”) signed into law by the President on Dec. 27, 2020 and a variety of IRS guidance issued in the first week of 2021 mean that employers entering the new year have lots of COVID-19 relief to digest.

Paycheck Protection Program Restart and New Interim Final Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

With the latest round of the Paycheck Protection Program comes a pair of interim final rules from the Small Business Administration.

California Supreme Court Applies Dynamex Independent Contractor Test Retroactively

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

The California Supreme Court has concluded that the ABC Test it developed for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee applies retroactively.  Therefore, the ABC Test, first developed in the Court’s Dynamex decision, applies to California wage and hour claims implicat

Federal Court Sheds Light on “Unforeseeable Business Circumstances” Exception to WARN Act Notice Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

A recent decision by a federal court in Florida could invite protracted litigation for large employers who engaged in mass layoffs after the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, if those employers did not provide 60 days’ notice under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and

DOL Issues Missing Participants Guidance

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

On January 12, 2021, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued three pieces of guidance detailing the DOL’s view of what steps plan fiduciaries should take to locate and distribute retirement benefits to missing or nonresponsive participants (“missing participants”).

Blog: Supreme Court Finds in Favour of Policyholders in FCA COVID-19 Test Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

This morning the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the FCA COVID-19 test case, heard on a leapfrog appeal (bypassing the Court of Appeal) from the first instance decision of Lord Justice Flaux and Mr. Justice Butcher....

Proposals to Expand Basel Convention Controls on Circular Economy Trade

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

Parties to the Basel Convention are considering legally binding amendments to the Convention that would dramatically expand controls and trade bans governing international shipments of used products managed for reuse and non-hazardous electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) destined for materia

OCC issues final fair access rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

The OCC has issued a final rule establishing standards that a bank must follow in fulfilling its obligation to provide fair access to financial services. The final rule is effective on April 1, 2021....
By: Ballard Spahr LLP

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Consider Whether Business Registration Subjects an Out-of-State Company to General Personal Jurisdiction

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

The debate as to whether companies registered to do business in Pennsylvania have consented to general personal jurisdiction continues, and the issue is finally before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

New DOD Trusted Capital Program Provides Investment Opportunities

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

WHAT: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has established a new voluntary program designed to match critical technology companies with vetted sources of private capital.

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