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Not enough lipstick: Maryland Legislature amends digital ads and digital products taxes

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

Maryland had previously enacted two important - and troubling - sets of tax changes: a new tax on digital advertising and a substantial expansion of its sales tax to digital products and services.

Federal COVID-19 Safety Standard On Hold for Further Analysis of Vaccination and Virus Status

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

In a move that may slow the momentum toward an OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) aimed at COVID-19, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh has ordered a pause in the development of any such standard to further analyze the current state of vaccinations and the virus itself.

Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Jefferson County Developer Enter into Consent Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and USS Real Estate (“USS”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an NPDES General Permit (Stormwater)(“Permit”).

Financing Receivables – Structures and Issues

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

At the latest Trade & Export Finance webinar, partners Geoffrey Wynne and Sam Fowler-Holmes delved into the topic of receivables financing.

Colombia regula deducción de aportes a pensiones de abril y mayo 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

El 9 de abril de 2021, el Ministerio del Trabajo expidió el Decreto 376 de 2021, mediante el cual se implementaron medidas para realizar el pago de las cotizaciones al Sistema General de Pensiones por los periodos correspondientes a los meses de abril y mayo de 2020.

Helados La Tapatia to Pay $200,000 to Settle Suit with EEOC for Hispanic-Preference Hiring

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

Non-Hispanic Applicants Turned Away From Entry-Level Positions, Federal Agency Charges - FRESNO, Calif. – Helados La Tapatia, Inc. will pay $200,000 and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S.

Claims Handling: Questions Are the Answer

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

The key issue in insurance bad faith litigation is whether the claims professional reasonably handled the claim.

Someone Else’s Trademark in Your Way? Just Buy It.

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

Sometimes the quickest way out of something is straight through it. This advice holds true in life, and in trademarks. Those who deal with trademarks are familiar with obstacles to registration based on similar third-party marks.

SEC Speaks Out on SPACs

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

When a significant volume of capital is raised from investors through nontraditional capital markets transactions, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is sure to follow with increased scrutiny.

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 21, Number 4. Privacy Briefs: April 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 4 (April 2021) - A Texas Medicaid subcontractor has been terminated after a data breach caused by a ransomware attack originating from Russia exposed the personal information of tens of thousands of low-income residents.

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