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How A Failed Royal Pardon Became A Limit To A President's Power Of Pardon

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

The English word "impeach" is derived from the Latin preposition in, meaning in, on or into, and noun pedica, meaning a shackle or snare.  The earliest recorded case of impeachment by the English House of Commons was in 1376 during the reign of Edward III.  The accused was William Latimer, the 4t

Nasdaq Proposes Board Diversity Disclosure Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

On Dec. 1, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) submitted a proposal to the U.S.

Projections on Senate committee leaderships for the 117th Congress

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

Please see below for projections on Senate committee leaderships for the 117th Congress....
By: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Client Alert: Collaboration in Congress: The Road to Finally Passing an End-of-Year COVID-Relief Bill

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

Late on Sunday, December 27th, after initially raising concerns about the pandemic relief measure that had overwhelmingly passed Congress days before, President Trump signed the measure into law, ending a long political stalemate and beginning the process of sending financial relief to American f

The Energy Act of 2020 revitalizes and reforms the DOE Loan Guarantee Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

The US$900 billion COVID-19 relief bill signed into law in the waning days of 2020 includes the American Energy Act of 2020, a sweeping package of energy provisions that includes significant new government support for energy investments. Among these is a revamped U.S.

In nursing homes, Covid-19 deaths and infections spike, as vaccinations lag

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

The brutal data slip in and out of the headlines. But the terrible toll of the coronavirus on the aged, injured, and sick in institutions is increasing in unceasing and unacceptable fashion....

Ontario, Canada Declares Provincial Emergency and Imposes Stay-at-Home Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

On January 12, 2021, the Office of the Premier of Ontario announced that in response to modelling data showing the province is in a COVID-19 crisis and its hospitals’ Intensive Care Units will be overwhelmed in a few weeks, a second state of emergency was being declared along with a new stay-at-h

Contract Corner: SaaS and Cloud Services Solutions – Operational vs. Customer Business Data and Who Gets to Use What

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

If you have been involved with SaaS agreements or agreements that are for, or are enabled by, cloud services, you have seen or even drafted provisions relating to the right to use data processed on or generated through the use of the cloud platform....

Compliance and Cybersecurity Best Practices Rewarded with HIPAA Safe Harbor

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

On January 5, 2021, H.R. 7898 was signed into law with little fanfare, thereby amending the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.

EEO-1 Reporting Opening April 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this week that it will open the EEO-1 Component 1 Report in April 2021.  The EEO-1 requires covered employers to report by job category the race, ethnicity and gender of its employees....

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