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VA Extends COVID-19 Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) extended the eviction and foreclosure moratorium for properties secured by VA guaranteed loans from December 31, 2020, to February 28, 2021. The moratorium does not apply to vacant or abandoned properties.

Farm Credit and Agribusiness Highlights from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

The Farm Credit Group here at Nexsen Pruet has compiled the highlights from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (recently passed as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021) that would pertain to those in the farm credit and agribusiness realm....

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Brazil (Updated)

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

[co-author: Cara Fernandes] 1. OVERVIEW OF BRAZILIAN HISTORY - Brazil is a federative republic and the largest country in both South and Latin America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and sixth by population.

6 Steps Employers Can Take To Diffuse Skyrocketing COVID-19 OSHA Complaints

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

The year 2020 has presented very different workplace safety issues for employers.

Copyright Small Claims Court Established as Part of Spending and COVID-19 Relief Package

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

Included in the $2.3 trillion spending and coronavirus pandemic relief package signed Sunday, December 27th, by President Trump was the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act, an alternative dispute resolution program that was first approved by the House of Representatives o

MarkIt to Market® - December 2020: gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open: December 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

As first reported in our December 2013 newsletter, the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs, the group of letters after the "dot" in a domain name) have launched their "Sunrise" registration periods.

Protection of Photographic Works

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

With the development of science and technology, cameras or mobile phones are now having various built-in shooting modes or parameters to facilitate photographers to quickly shoot assorted scenes or atmospheres, which is quite different from the traditional way that photographers need to adjust va

Federal Court Rules That Instacart Workers Cannot Escape Arbitration Despite FAA Argument

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

A federal district court in Illinois just ruled that a proposed class of gig economy delivery drivers and paid shoppers must individually arbitrate their claims that they were misclassified as independent contractors, rejecting an attempt to escape arbitration that has been successful in other pa

EEOC Issues Guidance On Employer-Mandated Vaccines

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

The first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have arrived in Oregon and in states across the nation.

New OFAC FAQs Clarifying And Broadening Sanctions On Chinese Military Companies

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

On December 28, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued five new frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) that clarify the scope of Executive Order (“E.O.”) 13959, the basis for OFAC’s new Chinese Military Companies sanctions program.

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