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Resource Extraction Issuers Must Report Payments to Governments

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

Our Securities Group reviews the Securities and Exchange Commission’s final rule for oil, natural gas, and mining companies to file reports on Form SD....
By: Alston & Bird

Congress Grants SEC New Authority in Securities Fraud Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

Congress voted to give the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sweeping new authority to prosecute violations by creating a 10-year statute of limitations for the agency to seek disgorgement of ill-gotten gains from securities fraud....

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 4, 2021)

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

CFPB Issues “Seasoned Qualified Mortgage” Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

A&B ABstract: On December 10, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an innovative final rulemaking that creates a pathway to “safe harbor” Qualified Mortgage (QM) status for performing non-QM and “rebuttable presumption” QM loans that meet certain performance criteria

Window On Washington - January 4, 2021, Vol. 5, Issue 1

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The 117th Congress began yesterday, and the 2021 Congressional Calendar can be found here. In the House, Democrats will have 222 seats and Republicans 211, but two seats are currently vacant....

President Trump Extends Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Ban

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

Seyfarth Synopsis:  Previously scheduled to expire on December 31, 2020, Proclamations 10052 and 10014 have been extended by President Trump until March 31, 2021. These visa bans will continue to restrict the issuance of certain immigrant and nonimmigrant visas....

Latent Injury Exception To Illinois Workers’ Compensation Legislation Challenged

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

On May 17, 2019, Illinois adopted legislation eliminating the state’s 25-year statute of repose under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act for latent diseases. The legislation overturned the prominent Supreme Court decision in Folta v.

The Ohio Supreme Court Holds Driving On But Not Over The Highway Fog Line Is Not A Violation Of Ohio Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

In a decision interpreting an Ohio traffic statute concerning highway driving, the Ohio Supreme Court recently held that the single solid white longitudinal line on the right-hand edge of a roadway – the fog line – merely discourages or prohibits a driver from crossing it, and does not prohibit d

Travail de la maison : les dépenses de bureau plus faciles à déduire

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

L’Agence du revenu du Canada (l’« ARC ») a récemment publié des renseignements détaillés au sujet d’un nouveau processus simplifié pour la déduction des dépenses de bureau à domicile engagées en 2020.

Beware Of Paying That Ransomware Threat

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21

At a time when the U.S. healthcare system is already overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and healthcare companies have been hit with an unprecedented number of ransomware attacks.

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