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Florida Governor Issues Executive Order Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/04/21

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-81, which preempts government agencies and municipalities from issuing any type of standardized documentation of vaccine status—including so-called “vaccine passports”— for the purpose of sharing an individual’s vaccination status with a thir

Consumer finance regulatory news, April 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/04/21

COVID-19: FCA updates mortgage guidance and reports on mortgage and consumer credit firms' implementation of tailored support guidance - On 25 March 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published updated Finalised Guidance on Mortgages and Coronavirus: Tailored Support Guidance.

SEC Signals Enhanced Scrutiny of SPAC Transactions

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/04/21

On March 31, 2021, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance and Acting Chief Accountant issued separate public statements concerning Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”).

Regulators Continue to Take on Diversity

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/04/21

If it were not for the word “coronavirus,” the word of the year might have been “diversity” — the social unrest in 2020 pushed diversity and inclusion matters to the forefront of private and public institutions alike, and has also triggered similar responses within the agencies that regulate thos

SDNY Rules that Trump Campaign Non-Disclosure is too Broad to Enforce

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/04/21

In another strike against restrictive covenants in employment contracts, Judge Paul G. Gardephe of the Southern District of New York ruled in Jessica Denson v. Donald J. Trump For President, Inc.

Industry-Focused American Rescue Plan Act Summary – Aviation

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/04/21

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP Act) into law, which provides approximately $1.9 trillion in financial assistance to individuals and industries impacted by COVID-19.

Initial Takeaways from the American Jobs Plan

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/04/21

The Biden-Harris administration announced its American Jobs Plan, a legislative framework laying out an ambitious $2 trillion investment in physical and human infrastructure, on March 31.

California Court Denies Class Certification In Reverse Discrimination Case Brought By Job Candidates

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/04/21

Seyfarth Synopsis: In Handloser v. HCL Technologies LTD, No. 19-CV-1242, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45183 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 9, 2021), Plaintiffs alleged that an Indian-based company with its U.S. headquarters in California gave preferential hiring treatment to foreign visa-holders over U.S. citizens.

Ontario iGaming on a Roll as Draft Standards Released

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/04/21

As mentioned in our recent bulletin, the Ontario government is in the process of developing the framework for a modern, competitive iGaming market in the province that welcomes private operators of iGaming offerings.

Arizona Supreme Court Finds That Reasonableness of Insurer’s Refusal to Consent to Settlement Under D&O Policy Is in the Eye of the Insurer

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/04/21

In Apollo Education Group Inc. v.

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