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US sanctions Russian research facility for alleged cybercrimes

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/01/21

CEP Magazine (January 2021) - The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions against the State Research Center of the Russian Federation FGUP Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics, or TsNIIKhM, on October 23.

COVID-19 Relief and Government Funding Bill Brings Significant Changes to Trademark and Copyright Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/01/21

It may come as some surprise that embedded within the over 5,500-pages of the recent COVID-19 relief and government funding bill (the Consolidated Appropriations Act) are several (not-insubstantial) changes to copyright and trademark law and procedure.

New Florida E-Verify Requirements are in Effect for 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/01/21

Last summer the state of Florida enacted a new law requiring public and private employers to comply with new state E-Verify requirements starting January 1, 2021....
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Non-Marital Child’s Legitimacy is Presumed for All Purposes of New York Law, Including Inheritance, When Parents Marry After the Child’s Birth

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/01/21

When a child is born to parents who are not married, the child oftentimes must satisfy Estates, Powers and Trusts Law (“EPTL”) § 4-1.2 (which requires, among other things, an order of filiation, an acknowledgement of paternity by the father, or other clear and convincing evidence of paternity, su

Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Congress Incentivizes Rent Deferral During COVID-19 Pandemic Through Bankruptcy Code Amendments in Stimulus Bill

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/01/21

In the recently-passed Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”), Congress provided much-needed cover for landlords that enter into forbearance agreements with their tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic by protecting landlords from exposure to preference litigation arising out of the defe

‘Securing’ Your Safe-Harbor Plan: IRS Provides Guidance on SECURE Act Changes Affecting Safe-Harbor Plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/01/21

Notice 2020-86 (Notice) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides guidance to help interpret and apply certain Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) provisions that impact so-called “safe-harbor plans.”...

Proposed “Hero Pay” for Grocery Store Employees in Los Angeles and Long Beach

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/01/21

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Long Beach's City Council directed their attorneys to prepare ordinances requiring that certain grocery stores pay their employees an additional five and four dollars per hour, respectively....

Consolidated Appropriations Act Extends Construction Deadline for Tax Credits for Wind and Solar Projects

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/01/21

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020.

Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Ended, but Tax Credits Continue: What Employers Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/01/21

In March 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (FFCRA), which mandated that employers with fewer than 500 employees provide paid sick and FMLA leave to eligible employees for specified COVID-related reasons.

CVC Files Reply to Broad's Opposition to CVC's Miscellaneous Motion No. 6; Board Issues Orders

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/01/21

Motion practice continues in Interference No.

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