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New Jersey Governor Issues Executive Order Addressing COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements for Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

On October 28, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued an Executive Order addressing health and safety requirements for New Jersey employers that require or permit their workers to be physically present in the office.

“Can We Do That?” Kentucky Employers Should Tread Cautiously When Regulating Employees’ Off-Duty Conduct To Reduce COVID-19 Spread

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

As coronavirus cases continue to surge across the United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, wary employers are revising their policies and response plans to mitigate against potential outbreaks in the workplace.

Tip #2 for Avoiding IPR Institution: Focus on a few arguments that will affect all challenged claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

If you are a patent owner facing an inter partes review (“IPR”) or other post-grant review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”), your best chance of success is to convince the PTAB not to institute a trial.

Department Of Justice Announces Massive Healthcare Fraud Takedown Focused On Fraudulent Telemedicine Schemes

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced enforcement actions involving 345 individ

Wealth Management Update - November 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

November 2020 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts AFRs - Certain federal interest rates increased slightly for November of 2020, while others remained the same.

2020 Global Cannabis Guide Chapters - China

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

Are cannabis laws in your jurisdiction pretty well settled or are they constantly changing in material ways? Overall, cannabis laws are not well settled and may evolve from time to time. However, relevant regulations in Yunnan Province are quite settled. ...

IRS Recognizes the Issuance of Erroneous Tax-Exempt Status Revocations Due to COVID-Related Computer Issue

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

Recently, the Internal Revenue Service has acknowledged that a computer program issue caused the erroneous revocation of tax-exemption for thousands of nonprofits across the country.  This statement from the IRS followed a letter from the Committee on Ways and Means to Secretary Mnuchin, inquirin

OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Booking.com adds direct flight search for U.S. travelers and anticipates what's next for future of travel; the online travel industry reacts to the Department of Justice's antitrust claims against Google

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

What started out as a relatively quiet week in the distribution world ended with a flurry of activity and announcements (some were expected and some were not). I hope you enjoy....
By: Foster Garvey PC

This Won’t Hurt a Bit: Employee Temperature and Health Screenings – A List of Statewide Orders (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

Governors and public health officials across the country have implemented stringent measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19, such as safer at home and face covering mandates. Some jurisdictions also require employers to screen the health of employees, often as they begin a shift....

EMA and HTA bodies jointly review a proposed EU framework for patient preference studies

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

The European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) and the EU network of Health Technology Assessment (“HTA”) bodies are jointly reviewing a proposed framework for patient preference studies.

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