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Emergency Use Authorization Vaccines – A Caution to Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

Happy New Year! As we move into 2021, we know that many of you are considering whether to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccination. The current COVID-19 vaccines have received Emergency Use Authorization (“EUA”) from the Food and Drug Administration.

Supreme Court To Revisit Delegation of Arbitrability in Henry Schein II

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

For the second time in two years, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case where the central issue is whether a court (or an arbitrator) should decide whether a dispute belongs in the courts or in arbitration. The Court heard oral argument on December 8, 2020, in Henry Schein, Inc. v.

Narrowing of UK intermediaries’ DAC 6 reporting requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

On 30 December, the UK government laid regulations that will significantly reduce the type of cross-border arrangement that will need to be reported by UK intermediaries under the so-called DAC 6 rules on 31 January 2021 and in the future....

Investment Management Retrospective: 2020’s Second Half

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

In this issue, we provide a summary retrospective of regulatory, litigation and industry developments impacting the investment management sector during the second half of 2020, including SEC guidance and exemptive orders relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, updates on closed-end fund activism, and

New Year, New Rules: New York Employees May Begin Taking Paid Sick Leave January 1, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

The New York State Paid Sick Leave law (“NYSPSL”) and the amendments to the New York City Paid Safe and Sick Leave law (“ESSTA”) expanding employees’ paid sick leave entitlements will go into full effect on January 1, 2021.

CMS Finalizes Changes to Medicaid Prescription Drug Rebate Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

Earlier this year, my colleague Ross Margulies and I told you about a new proposed rule issued by CMS that makes several changes to the Medicaid prescription drug rebate program, or the MDRP. Recently, CMS finalized the rule and we thought we’d take this opportunity to tell you about it.

Special Taxes Enacted by Initiative Do Not Require Two-Thirds Supermajority Vote

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

A court of appeal ruled that provisions of the California Constitution requiring a supermajority vote for special taxes imposed by local government do not apply to a special tax enacted by local initiative. City and County of San Francisco v.

Tell Me Again — Do We Have to Give FFCRA Leave in 2021?

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

2020 is in the rearview mirror. Whew!  Unfortunately, COVID-19 is not gone and certainly not forgotten.

Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule Would Promote Information Sharing for Care Coordination Activities and Strengthen Individuals’ Rights to Access Records

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

On December 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, Subpart E (the Privacy Rule).

What Will the FMCSA Prioritize in Biden Administration?

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) historically has been less prone to large shifts in policy between presidential administrations.

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