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Court: Improved User Experience Doesn't Improve Computer Functionality Under Alice

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

In 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah dismissed Simio's lawsuit against FlexSim Software, finding that the asserted patent was ineligible under Section 101.

TiNY Special Edition: Starting the year off right (January 5, 2021)

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

I noticed that the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (the “Tax Department”) posted here the instructions to the 2020 Form IT-558 this week.

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 2

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

In Washington: In a statement on Monday, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn and Peter Marks, director of the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, responded that it was “premature” to start altering coronavirus vaccine doses to speed up the distribution

ABA president condemns mob assault on Capitol as Rep. Gohmert asks SCOTUS to stop Pence

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21


This Won’t Hurt a Bit: Employee Temperature and Health Screenings – A List of Statewide Orders (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

Governors and public health officials across the country have implemented stringent measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19, such as safer at home and face covering mandates. Some jurisdictions also require employers to screen the health of employees, often as they begin a shift....

[Audio] Hospice Innovators: A Conversation with William Finn of Hospice of the Western Reserve

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

In today’s conversation Husch Blackwell's Meg Pekarske sits down with William Finn, the CEO of Hospice of the Western Reserve, where they share stories of change, innovation and opportunity in hospice and palliative care.

FTC Loses Bid to Block Philadelphia Hospital Merger in Extraordinarily Busy Year of Hospital Merger Enforcement

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

Policing hospital mergers has become a top enforcement priority among federal antitrust enforcers.

Is At-Will Employment at Risk?

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

What’s happening to the at-will employment doctrine? The at-will doctrine has been the bedrock of employment law in the United States, guaranteeing management the right to pick its team. Employment practitioners are familiar with the trope “The Company is an at-will employer.

Provider Relief Fund Updates: COVID-19 Relief Package and OMB 2020 Compliance Supplement Addendum

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

Last week, as reported in the December 21 Health Headlines, bipartisan congressional leaders announced they had reached an agreement on a COVID-19 relief package––which would be combined into one end of year legislative package with all 12 Fiscal Year 2021 federal spending bills, a surprise billi

2020 Year in Review: Interesting Enforcement Actions (Part III of IV)

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

DOJ and the SEC each had a great year in FCPA enforcement.  But it is important to acknowledge that the blockbuster case, Goldman Sachs, was the driver of this successful year. ...
By: Michael Volkov

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