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Afternoon Briefs: These SCOTUS justices skipped the inauguration; student loan deferments extended

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21


[Audio] Nota Bene Episode 107: U.S. Q1 Check In: Looking Forward to Trade, Security, and Environmental Regulations with Elizabeth Frazee and Chani Wiggins

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

Welcome back to a new year and a new Nota Bene episode. In this Episode, we’re joined by two U.S. political experts and lobbyists to explore several of the potential issues facing the 117th Congress under President-Elect Biden’s leadership.

[Audio] Nota Bene Episode 108: Artificial Intelligence: Landmark 2020 Developments and Rapid Business Adoption with Siraj Husain

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making a significant impact on how businesses utilize technology and is further the object of a currently estimated $13 Trillion economic arms race between the world’s leading economies from Asia to Europe and North America.

[Audio] Nota Bene Episode 109: Asia Q1 Check In: China’s Emergence as the Number One World Economy and New Hegemonic Role in Asia with Paul Kim

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

The relationship between the U.S. and China has deteriorated over the last four years. Barely missing a beat from the coronavirus pandemic, China is the only major world economy to post positive growth during the pandemic period, at a rate of 10% at that. China is now 1/6th larger than the U.S.

Mexico’s COVID-19 Traffic Light Monitoring System - January 2021 #2

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

As of January 18, 2021, the number of positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Mexico since the pandemic began had risen to nearly 1.65 million, up from 1.45 million two weeks earlier.

Risks and Benefits of the O-1A Nonimmigrant Classification

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

The O-1A is a nonimmigrant classification that allows employers and agents to temporarily employ individuals who have “extraordinary ability” in the areas of science, education, business, or athletics in the United States. It initially allows up to three years of employment in the US, and it can

Mexico's New Home Office Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

Mexico has reformed its Federal Labor Law to recognize teleworking, regulating employers' responsibilities to employees who work from home offices as well as remote workers' obligations to their employers. Key aspects of this new home office modality are summarized below....

Unlocking the process - Guide to ERISA individual prohibited transaction exemptions

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

From 1996-2020, the US Department of Labor granted more than 1,200 individual exemptons from the ERISA prohibited transaction rules.

HR Quick Take: Borrowing PTO

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

Q: One of my employees has now exhausted not only the new leave under the FFCRA but also all her PTO time. She wants to “borrow” time from future accruals. Can she do that?...
By: Davis Brown Law Firm

Remuneration Code changes now in force - What do you need to know?

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21

Amendments have been made to the FCA’s Dual-Regulated firms Remuneration Code under SYSC 19D and the Remuneration Part of the PRA Rulebook (together the “Remuneration Codes”) to implement the remuneration aspects of the EU Capital Requirements Directive V (“CRD V”).

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