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Uptick in FCA Investigations and Litigation Targeting Tech Services

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

The shift to a remote working environment as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has drawn attention to data security and business continuity risks.

IRS Issues Guidance Clarifying Implementation of SECURE Act Retirement Plan Provisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

IRS Notice 2020-68 provides guidance concerning the implementation of several retirement plan provisions of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (“SECURE Act”) and the Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019 (“Miners Act”)....

New Jersey Sets Mandatory COVID-19 Health and Safety Standards Applicable to All Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

Beginning November 5, 2020, all employers operating in New Jersey will be required to comply with a number of COVID-19-related mandatory health and safety standards....
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European Union reaches agreement to boost its trade retaliatory powers

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

The European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Council of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement on a revised Trade Enforcement Regulation to strengthen the protection of the EU trade interests in World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes....

New OSFI Guidance on Foreign Bank and Insurer Branches in Canada

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

On October 27, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada’s federal financial institutions regulator, launched a public consultation on new Draft Guideline E-4: Foreign Entities Operating in Canada on a Branch Basis (Draft Guideline).

FERC Proposes One-Year Deadline for States to Issue Clean Water Act Certifications

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

Acting in response to a Trump Administration Executive Order instructing federal agencies to reduce regulatory uncertainties and expedite construction of energy infrastructure, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on October 19, 2020, published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that woul

State Issues Guidance for NY Paid Sick Leave Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

As employers are well aware by now, New York enacted a statewide paid sick leave requirements for employers, which took effect on September 30, 2020. We provided an overview of requirements for the new law here.

[Audio] Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 109: When to Start Studying for (Possibly) Retaking the Bar

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This year, because of all the postponed bar exams you won't find out until quite late if you passed or not. When should you start to prepare for retaking the exam if you have a gut feeling you aren't going to pass?

Barrett appears confident in her first oral arguments in the Supreme Court

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20


[Webinar] WPA NECA: Prompt Payments – How CASPA and Other State Laws Afford Contractors Protections - November 17th, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

2018 saw the enactment of important changes to CASPA, a Pennsylvania law that helps contractors and subcontractors enforce their contractual payment terms.

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