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Cal/OSHA Finally Updates FAQs For Emergency Temporary COVID-19 Standard

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved an Emergency Temporary Standard regarding COVID-19, effective November 30, 2020.

The CBSA Publishes its Customs Audit Priorities List

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) regularly conducts audits or “verifications” of importers, to assess compliance with Canada’s customs laws.

Avoid Trademark Infringement When Choosing a Domain Name

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

Did you know you can own a domain name and potentially be infringing on the rights of a trademark owner?When entrepreneurs are launching a new business or brand, they spend a ton of time, effort, and resources on getting the business off the ground....

No More Two-Step in Texas (and Beyond): the Fifth Circuit Rejects the Two-Stage Lusardi Approach to Conditional Certification in Favor of Employer-Friendly Standard

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

Seyfarth Synopsis: In an important decision for employers, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the all-too lenient but commonly accepted Lusardi standard for conditional certification under the FLSA.

EPA Declines to Revise Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter and Ozone

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its decision to retain the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3) under the Clean Air Act.

President Signs Law Repealing Some Antitrust Immunity for Health Insurers

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

Our Antitrust and Health Care Groups examine the implications of the limited repeal of the McCarran–Ferguson Act by the just-signed Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act....
By: Alston & Bird

New Jersey Authorizes Remote Civil Jury Trials as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

The COVID-19 pandemic has foisted ten years of technological advances on the legal sector in a period of ten months.

New York attorney general sues over NYPD’s alleged use of ‘excessive force’ against protesters

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21


FEC Back in Business, Elects New Chair and Vice-Chair for 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is back at full strength after three new Commissioners were sworn into office late last month.

Age and “Sex-Plus” Discrimination Claims Against Casino Highlight Considerations To Avoid Gambling When Implementing Layoffs

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

Seyfarth Synopsis: In Frappied v. Affinity Gaming Black Hawk, LLC, 966 F.3d 1038 (10th Cir. 2020), the Tenth Circuit reversed dismissal and summary judgment in favor of Affinity Gaming Black Hawk, LLC (Affinity) on three of four discrimination claims brought by former Casino employees.

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