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Title IX Regulations: Biden Administration Signals Changes Ahead

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/03/21

On March 8, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the “Executive Order on Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity,” making clear his administration’s intention to implement changes to the regulations issued o

Direct Energy Defeats TCPA Claim: No Liability for Unknown Telemarketer’s Calls

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/03/21

With all the talk of the Supreme Court’s decision in AAPC, it’s upcoming decision in Facebook, and all the other currently hot items-of-the-year in TCPA litigation (Creasy, etc.), it can be easy to skip past decisions that serve as a reminder that fundamentals matters.

US COVID-19: Employees Are Getting Vaccinated... Is It Time To Update COVID-19 Workplace Prevention Protocols?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/03/21

As more employees across the country have received the COVID-19 vaccination, employers are naturally asking questions. Should we continue to maintain preventive measures (masking, distancing, gathering restrictions)?...

Iowa 2021 Legislative Report - Week 9

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/03/21

With funnel week behind us, both chambers focused their efforts on floor work to move bills past the second funnel (April 2).

Loving—and Living with—the Neutrality of Administrative Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/03/21

One salutary feature of administrative law—the core practice of many environmental litigators—is its predominant neutrality.

How to Report a Doctor for Malpractice in Pennsylvania

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/03/21

How to Report a Doctor for Malpractice in Pennsylvania - Medical errors are among the leading causes of injury and death in Pennsylvania and across the United States....
By: Console and Associates, P.C.

Financial institutions general regulatory news, March 2021 # 3

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/03/21

AI Public-Private Forum: BoE publishes minutes of second meeting The Bank of England (BoE) has published minutes from the second meeting of the Artificial Intelligence Public-Private Forum (AIPPF), which was held on 26 February 2021.

Afternoon Briefs: Judge trims maternity claims against BigLaw firm; prison guards ordered to wear body cams

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/03/21


The New York Attorney General’s Office Reaches Settlement with Bitfinex and Tether

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/03/21

In late February, the New York Attorney General’s office (“NYAG”) settled with Bitfinex and Tether stemming from charges relating to financial mismanagement.  The NYAG alleged that Bitfinex and Tether attempted to cover up the loss of approximately $850 million in customer funds....

Keeping it Local to Extend COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Ordinances

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/03/21

California’s supplemental paid COVID-19 sick leave expired on December 31, 2020. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) also expired on December 31, 2020. Nevertheless, many local jurisdictions have extended emergency paid sick leave to employees affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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