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Executive Order Prohibiting “Divisive” Training Is Put On Hold

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Preliminary injunction stalls bias training order. A federal judge in California has imposed a nationwide injunction prohibiting enforcement of portions of Executive Order 13950.

The New Years Resolution Divorce

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

For many divorce attorneys, the busy season starts after the first of the year. For the last several years, I have posted on the phenomenon of the New Year’s Resolution Divorce. For whatever reason, this post has struck a chord and has been both well received and cited by other bloggers.

Trademark Modernization Act Becomes Law: Establishes New Procedures to Remove Deadwood Registrations, Restores Presumption of Irreparable Harm, and Protects the Independence of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Introduction - On December 27, 2020, the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) became law after it passed Congress and was signed by the President as part of the year-end Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021.

CARES Act, Take 2: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Extended for Independent Contractors

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

On December 27, the President signed the next stimulus bill that Congress passed on December 21. The legislation extends unemployment assistance not only for employees but also for independent contractors and other self-employed individuals for 11 weeks. The bill (H.R.

Colorado Confirms COVID-19 Triggers Public Health Emergency Leave Under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Earlier this year, Colorado enacted a complex paid sick leave law, the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA), which requires Colorado employers to provide three distinct types of paid sick leave......
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MarkIt to Market® - December 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

[co-author: Joseph Diorio, Law Clerk] The December 2020 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses the implications of Brexit on .eu domain names owned by UK registrants, recent cannabis legislation, and the new gTLD open sunrise periods.

FERC Establishes New Oil Index Level and Withdraws Proposed Affiliate Contract Guidance for Oil Pipelines

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

On December 17, 2020, FERC issued an order concluding its review of the index level used to determine annual changes to oil pipeline rate ceilings, establishing an index level of Producer Price Index for Finished Goods plus 0.78% (PPI-FG+0.78%), and also issued a Withdrawal of Proposed Policy Sta

HHS Releases New Frequently Asked Questions Regarding CARES Act Provider Relief Funds - December 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

This month, HHS released over twenty new and modified Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding payments distributed to providers via the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund.

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Marion County Fiberglass Boat Manufacturer Enter into Consent Administrative Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and White River Marine Group, LLC (“White River”) entered into a December 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 20-192.

Court Enjoins Federal Government from Enforcing Key Provisions of Executive Order 13950

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

In a major setback for the Trump administration, US District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman, of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, issued a nationwide injunction, barring the federal government from enforcing two key provisions of Executive Order 13950, entitled Execu

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