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Contract Language Matters, Even to Uncle Sam - Construction and Procurement Law News, Q1 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/21

No one can escape the basic rules of contracting, even the federal government. If the contract is clear and unambiguous, then the four corners of the agreement set the rules for the project and the parties – and there’s not much room for interpretation.

Senate Democrats Propose Overhaul of Clean Energy Incentives

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/21

US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Clean Energy for America Act (the Act), along with two dozen Democratic co-sponsors, on April 21, 2021. The Act will likely be a starting point for the Biden administration tax proposals intended to limit carbon emissions.

Supreme Court Rules FTC Cannot Obtain Monetary Relief Under Section 13(b)

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/21

On April 22, 2021, in a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court in AMG Capital Management v.

Is School Policy for Transgender Student Bathroom Use Discriminatory Under Title IX?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/21

School’s Policy Prohibiting the Presence of a Transgender Student in the Restroom That Matches Their Gender Identity May Be Unlawful Discrimination....
By: Rumberger | Kirk

Government’s Failure to Grant REA Can Constitute Breach of Contract - Construction and Procurement Law News, Q1 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/21

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in BGT Holdings LLC v.

California’s “Right to Recall” Law: What You Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/21

On April 16, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 93 into law, a rehiring and retention law which requires employers in certain industries to make written job offers to employees who were laid off because of the impact of COVID-19.

1st Fla. Climate Change Suit May Be Just The Beginning

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/21

For most of the last decade, creative plaintiffs attorneys and their clients — states, municipalities and environmental groups — have pushed novel, untested tort theories designed to hold energy companies, and sometimes, those same state and municipal interests, liable for climate change.

IRS Issues Safe Harbor Regarding Deductibility of Certain Eligible Expenses Paid or Incurred in 2020 by Taxpayers that Received First Draw PPP Loans

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/21

If you filed your 2020 tax return prior to December 27, 2020 when the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “CAA”) was enacted and therefore did not deduct certain expenses due to your Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan, good news has arrived from the IRS!

Leasing a Not So Spooky Ghost Kitchen

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/21

Even before the invasion of Covid-19, food delivery was an evolving trend, made especially so by the easy use of cell phone apps such as DoorDash and UberEats. The pandemic, of course, accelerated this trend and along with it, the rise of ghost kitchens....

Multistate Compliance for Employers With Out-of-State Remote Employees

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/21

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted a number of previously in-person positions to remote work and telecommuting. In the meantime, many employees have moved out of state from their usual office locations for personal or financial reasons....

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