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New Jersey Common Interest Communities Subject To Workplace Protection Requirements Of Executive Order 192

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s Executive Order 192 (EO 192), which goes into effect on November 5, 2020, applies to all workplaces that require or permit employees to be physically present at a worksite in New Jersey, including nonprofit corporations......

BIS Amends License Review Policy For National Security Controlled Items Destined For China, Venezuela, And Russia

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

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Industry and Environmentalists Find Common Ground: Joint Statement Proposes Collaboration to Address Climate Change and Conservation

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

Representatives from both the hydropower industry and environmental conservation associations recently issued a Joint Statement of Collaboration on U.S. Hydropower (“Joint Statement”).

Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up: Recent Developments In Criminal Antitrust For Busy Corporate Counsel - 3rd Quarter 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

Despite the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the work of antitrust enforcers has continued largely uninterrupted in the second half of 2020.

[Audio] A Path To An Energy Transition: Now & In The Future

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

What will it take to fuel the energy transition? Opportune LLP Partner Dean Price discusses why ESG will likely be a permanent fixture among energy portfolios, why natural gas plays a significant role in the transition, and more....

IRS is Paying Attention to Virtual Currency Third-Party Information Reporting and Title 26

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

On September 24, 2020, the TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION (TIGTA) issued a final audit report: “The Internal Revenue Service Can Improve Taxpayer Compliance for Virtual Currency Transactions”  that evaluates the IRS’s efforts to ensure accurate reporting of virtual currency tra

Federal district court denies motion of merchant cash advance providers to dismiss FTC lawsuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

A New York federal district court has denied the motion filed by two merchant cash advance providers and their chief executive officer and president to dismiss the FTC’s lawsuit alleging they engaged in unfair and deceptive conduct in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act....

FDA Releases Draft Guidance on the Design and Conduct of Tobacco Product and Intention Studies

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

On October 27, FDA issued a new draft guidance, entitled “Tobacco Products: Principles for Designing and Conducting Tobacco Product Perception and Intention Studies.” The draft guidance describes the FDA Center for Tobacco Products’ proposed recommendations on designing and conducting tobacco p

Profiting off Public Panic – Abbott Laboratories et al v. Brown

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in fraud by wrongdoers seeking to profit off public panic and strained resources.

Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: San Francisco Moves to Lowest COVID Tier in California, Begins Process of Reopening Non-Essential Offices; Other Bay Area Counties Slower to Follow

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

On October 20, 2020, San Francisco County was upgraded to the “minimal” tier within the California COVID-19 tracking system, meaning it has the fewest restrictions on reopening all businesses as promulgated by the State of California.

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