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Energy Act of 2020—Variety of Provisions for Fission and Fusion

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Last week, Congress passed a $900B omnibus spending bill, which contains, most importantly, relief measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also various authorizations and appropriations for FY2021, including $1.5 billion for fission and fusion energy programs....

Managing Third-Party Risk: Due Diligence and Evaluation

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

In Risk & Compliance magazine’s latest expert forum, Bryant Aaron from Novartis moderates a panel with Withers' Jamal Saleh and FTI Consulting’s Andrew Durant, Wayne Anthony and Shahin Shamsabadi on the red flags to be aware of when conducting third-party due diligence.

Eleventh Circuit Decisions May Chill Future Data Breach Class Actions

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

The holidays came early for class action defendants in the Eleventh Circuit. Within just over a month, that court issued two decisions with potentially large consequences for data breach litigation in the Eleventh Circuit: Johnson v. NPAS Solutions, LLC and Muransky v.

Massachusetts Imposes New Temporary COVID-19 Restrictions

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Seyfarth Synopsis: In response to increasing COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker issued COVID-19 Order No. 59, which will impose temporary capacity limitations on businesses and gatherings. ...

USPTO Codifies Burden of Persuasion Rules for AIA Amendments at the PTAB

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

It has been argued that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) cannot engage in rulemaking through decisions made by its administrative patent judges (APJs), even if those decisions are made precedential, as APJs are not Article III judges....

State Taxation Of Telecommuting Employees And Their Nonresident Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Mending Walls- “Good fences make good neighbors,” or so Robert Frost’s neighbor from “beyond the hill” says to him when “on a day” they “meet to walk the line and set the wall between” them “once again.” The neighbor repeats this proverb in response both to Frost’s question regarding the purpose

Can Employers Require Vaccinations For COVID-19?

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

On December 16, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employer Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a much-anticipated guidance to employers considering mandatory vaccinations for COVID-19.

[Ongoing Program] Level 2: K-12 Title IX coordinator/administrator training - January 11th, 9:00 am - 11:30 am EST

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

This advanced-level virtual training course is developed specifically for K-12 administrators to help them better understand their school’s obligations under Title IX.

FTC Settles Claims Financial Institution Failed To Oversee Its Vendor’s Data Security Practices

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Assessing the privacy and cybersecurity practices of third-party service providers is critical not only for employee personal information, but also for confidential and personal information pertaining to an organization’s business and its clients, customers, patients, students, etc.

Update on Service Users’ Obligation to Hold Hearings for Service Providers’ Employees

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Last July, the National Labor Court issued an important ruling on a service user’s obligation to take part in the termination and hearing process for contract workers employed on site.

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