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Template for Mitigation Banking Instruments in California to be Revised

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

On December 3, 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.

COVID IV legislation: A summary of provisions most impacting higher education

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, a $2.3 trillion spending bill that combines a $1.4 trillion omnibus appropriations bill for federal fiscal year 2021 (“Omnibus”) with $900 billion in supplemental appropriations to provide relief for the COVID-19 p

Top 10 Business Divorce Cases of 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

I’m very pleased to present my 13th annual list of the past year’s ten most significant business divorce cases.

January 1, 2021: The Deadline for Hospitals to Make Transparency Clear

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Hospitals that are not ready for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) new transparency requirement must act quickly. CMS has advised that the new year will begin with new auditing and monitoring of these requirements....

The matter of Michael Flynn

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Winston Churchill acknowledged that “all men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.” Likewise, Henry Ford is credited with saying that “the only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, the beneficiary of an execut

Online Travel Update: VResorts launches first virtual reality booking platform; Lufthansa and Sabre settle differences; EU releases anticipated online regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

This week’s Update features a variety of stories – short-term rental, airlines, resort fees and antitrust developments in both the United States and the EU. Enjoy....
By: Foster Garvey PC

(Un)Lucky Thirteenth HIPAA Right of Access Initiative Investigation Results in Primary Care Provider Paying $36,000 to OCR

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

On December 22, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a settlement of a thirteenth enforcement action under its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative (the “Initiative”)....

NLRB Issues Two More COVID-19 Advice Memos On Remote Bargaining And Hazard Pay

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

The NLRB recently issued a pair of advice memos governing the obligation of parties to engage in remote collective bargaining and to negotiate over the concept of hazard pay in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

OCC Reports Decline in Mortgage Performance

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

On December 16, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported that the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system declined during the third quarter of 2020, which accounts for 27% of all residential mortgage debt outstanding in the United States.

This Won’t Hurt a Bit: Employee Temperature and Health Screenings – A List of Statewide Orders (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Governors and public health officials across the country have implemented stringent measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19, such as safer at home and face covering mandates. Some jurisdictions also require employers to screen the health of employees, often as they begin a shift....

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