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COVID-19 Stimulus Relief and the Construction Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/03/21

The $908 billion stimulus package (COVID-19 Relief Package 2.0) that was signed into law on December 27, 2020, which was attached to a $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through September, was an overall triumph for contractors and industry leaders hoping for renewed benef

New York Department of Financial Services Announces $1.5 Million Settlement of Second Cybersecurity Enforcement Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/03/21

On March 3, 2021, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a settlement with Residential Mortgage Services, Inc. (RMS) for $1.5 million in connection with its violation of the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation, 23 NYCRR Part 500 (Part 500).

West Virginia Legislative Brief - March 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/03/21

Welcome to the 2021 Legislative Brief, your one-stop shop for legislative news from a variety of sources throughout West Virginia, and my view of the legislative happenings on the horizon. Today marks the 24th day of the 60-day Legislative Session......

Big Bully Gone Wild

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/03/21

Dear YouDig? Me and three of my friends like to check out a nearby construction site when no one else is around. The equipment is soooo cool. Yesterday, just goofing around, I jumped on big yellow bulldozer. I was tinkering with the controls when, low and behold, the thing started!

Permitting alternative business structures could spur tech innovation, Arizona justice says

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/03/21


Advisory: Canada Designates Proud Boys a Terrorist Entity

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/03/21

Canada has designated the Proud Boys as a terrorist entity, meaning that banks and other financial services providers will no longer be allowed to deal with or facilitate transactions concerning property controlled by the group. The restrictions will apply to U.S.

Medicare Advantage Providers Be Aware: Choppy Enforcement Waters Ahead

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/03/21

When President Biden announced in December that he would nominate California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), it raised eyebrows in certain policy circles. Becerra does not fit the typical administrative profile of past HHS heads.

Privacy Perils: Bucket List List

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/03/21

According to Roger Grimes at KnowBe4 (a leading security awareness training company), the average person has to login to 170+ websites, but has only 3 to 19 different passwords. One hundred and seventy may sound like a very high number of online accounts, but they quickly add up!

Recent Decisions in Illinois Limit BIPA’s Reach, but California Begs to Differ

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/03/21

The recent flurry of Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) activity in California and elsewhere has called into question the effectiveness of an increasingly common defense to BIPA litigation in Illinois: that federal courts in Illinois do not have personal jurisdiction over companies headquar

Delaware Court Enjoins an ‘Extreme’ Stockholder Rights Plan

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/03/21

On February 26, 2021, Vice Chancellor Kathaleen S. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery permanently enjoined a stockholder rights plan — or so-called “poison pill” — with a 5% trigger that The Williams Companies, Inc.

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