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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Two Final Rules Changing General QM Standard and Creating Seasoned QM Standard

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released two final rules amending the General Qualified Mortgage loan definition in Regulation Z and creating a new “Seasoned QM” loan category in Regulation Z.

Esports: What We Should Expect in 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

The esports ecosystem experienced transcendental growth in 2020 due at least in part to the Covid-19 pandemic, and is poised to act as a spring board for even further growth this year.

EEOC Sues Route 22 Sports Bar, Inc. and Crazy Mexican Restaurant & Grill, LLC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

Restaurant Owner Subjected Female Employees to Sexual Harassment and Fired Bartender When She Complained, Federal Agency Charges - WEIRTON, W.V. – Route 22 Sports Bar, Inc.

WhatsApp – An Example of How Companies Compete Based on Privacy

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

Facebook, the parent company to WhatsApp, is reporting near-record low revenue growth.  Thus, presumably in an effort to monetize WhatsApp more heavily, WhatsApp recently announced changes to its privacy policy: as of February 8, 2201, all WhatsApp users (except those that live in Europe) must ag

Florida Employers Required to Use E-Verify or Keep I-9 Documents

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

Effective January 1, 2021, every private employer in Florida must either: (1) use E-verify, a federal web-based program, to verify the identity and work authorization for each new hire, or (2) maintain for three years copies of the documents each new hire provides to complete the federally-requir

The Biden Administration and Energy Part I - Domestic Policy

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

When President Biden takes office on January 20, among the many other obstacles, issues and problems that he will need to deal with is an impending polar vortex that meteorologists now predict will descend upon the United States starting in mid-January. At the same time, Mr.

Employers Fear Not – State Unemployment Agencies Are Implementing Methods for You to Report Employee Refusals to Return to Work

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) into law, providing a long-awaited additional round of economic relief related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Consolidated Appropriations Act Provides Bankruptcy Preference Liability Protections for Landlords

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Public Law 116-260) (the Act) contains an important change in bankruptcy law beneficial to landlords of nonresidential properties.

How Long After an Accident Can Injuries Show Up?

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

Car accidents are, by nature, potentially severe, as tons of metal collide at what is often a very high speed. If you are able to walk away with a few minor scrapes and scratches, you should consider yourself fortunate.

Top 5 Telehealth Law Predictions for 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

With 2020 officially behind us, what does 2021 have in store for telemedicine and digital health policy?

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