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DOJ Announces the First Open Payments Program / Sunshine Act Enforcement Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

On October 29, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first publicly-available settlement involving alleged violations of CMS’s Open Payments Program, otherwise known as the Sunshine Act.

Illinois Supreme Court Allows Remote Jury Selection

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

The Illinois Supreme recently entered an Order allowing for immediate remote jury selection in an attempt to alleviate the COVID-19 pandemic’s enormous impact on the court system. See In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency/Remote Jury Section in Civil Cases, M.R. 30370....

An Election Agenda for Management if Biden Becomes President

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

Although the election will be the buzz in every workplace for at least the rest of this week, the prospect of a Biden administration has prompted companies and executives to begin planning for significant changes affecting a host of executive employment issues....

Stand By for Action on EPCs!

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

Back in July 2018, the government launched a “Call for Evidence on Energy Performance Certificates”. Over two years later the government has published an “Action Plan”, setting out what it is going to do in the light of the responses it received....

Senate Banking Committee Members Propose Fair Access to Financial Services Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

Members of the US Senate Banking Committee recently introduced a bill to create the Fair Access Financial Services Act of 2020, which is aimed to make any practice of discrimination by a financial institution on the grounds of the consumer’s race, color, religion, national origin, or sex (includi

What employers should know about lifetime income disclosure requirements for defined contribution plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

Section 203 of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (“SECURE Act”) amends the disclosure rules under Section 105 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), to add an annual lifetime income disclosure requirement for all defined contribut

2021 Benefit Limits Announced

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

The Internal Revenue Service has announced the cost of living adjusted dollar limits applicable to benefit plans for 2021 (see IRS Notice 2020-79)....
By: Hodgson Russ LLP

“Complexity will not hide crime from law enforcement,” California U.S. Attorney on Brockman Indictment

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) 39 count indictment charging Robert T.

What Comes Next? Eight Things to Look for in the Healthcare Industry After the Pandemic

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

At this point, there are few if any people left in the United States whose lives have not been impacted by COVID-19.  In New York, where the impact has been especially pronounced, the peak of the pandemic has passed, and the loss of life – while profound – has not been as extensive as originally

DOJ Civil Division Issues New Guidance on Inability-to-Pay Assessments

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division has published new Guidance on how it will evaluate the assertions of parties who claim they are unable to pay judgments or penalties in False Claims Act (FCA) and other civil enforcement cases....

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