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Coca-Cola bottler sued over their 401(k) Plan

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.’s $784 million 401(k) plan is one of the latest class-action ERISA lawsuits for breaching their fiduciary duty....
By: Ary Rosenbaum

IPO Sends Letter on IP Law and Policy to President-Elect and Vice President-Elect

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

Last month, Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) President Daniel J.

2020 Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

In 2020, Rx IP Update reported on a number of developments in Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law. We review top developments below: Table of Contents 1. COVID-19: CIPO, Federal Courts, Health Canada 2.

How Changes to the CARES Act and FFCRA Affect California Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

On Dec. 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Congress did not extend the mandate to provide leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), but did extend the payroll tax credit benefit for those who continue to provide compliant leave.

Attention Buyers of Assets in Bankruptcy: How To Be A Good Faith Purchaser and Ensure Any Post-Closing Challenges Will Be Dismissed as Statutorily Moot Under Section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

Two recent district court decisions, each involving appeals of a bankruptcy sale order where the appellant(s) failed to obtain a stay pending appeal, provide insight into statutory mootness under section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code.  In both In re HDR Holdings, Inc., and Barnes v. 309 RTE 100 D

Class Action Targeting ‘Recyclable’ Claims Used in Connection With Single-Serve Coffee Pods Moves Forward

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

In September 2018, a consumer filed a putative class action in California against Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

DOL Issues Opinion Letter on Compensability of Travel Time for Teleworkers

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

On December 31, 2020, the Administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter addressing whether certain travel time that occurs on a partial telework day is compensable under the FLSA. Opinion Letter FLSA2020-19 (December 31, 2020).

Arent Fox's Advance Look at Hot Button Trade Issues For 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

Looking towards 2021 and a new Administration, Arent Fox's International Trade & Investment group has prepared a series of primers on six key areas that can impact your business: The Biden Transition, Special Tariffs, Customs, Trade Litigation, Export Controls, and Trade Policy.

GSP Reauthorization Up in the Air

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

Our final section returns to trade policy with three narrower but equally important articles – the first in regard to US renewal of GSP benefits and the tension between the Biden administration's promise to protect US workers while achieving climate goals.

Climate Change Litigation Goes Before the Supreme Court

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

In January, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in one of the lawsuits filed against oil and gas companies for their alleged contribution to climate change.

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