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Sideswipe Collision Accidents

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

We may associate sideswipe collision accidents with relatively minor vehicle damage like scrapes, dents, and missing trim. Most of us do not think of these collisions as potentially catastrophic and deadly incidents, but some are....

Extended Deadline Available for Certain Discretionary Amendments to Pre-approved Qualified Retirement Plans/403(b) Plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

In general, a discretionary amendment to a pre-approved qualified retirement plan or 403(b) plan is considered to be timely adopted if the amendment is adopted by the end of the plan year in which the plan amendment is operationally put into effect....

Investigations Newsletter: Mortgage Company to Pay $24.9 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

Mortgage Company to Pay $24.9 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations - On October 28, 2020, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) announced that Guild Mortgage Company (“Guild”), a California-based mortgage company, agreed to pay $24.9 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act

Leading Collaborative Change

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

Around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has not only devastated public health, but exploded assumptions of competence and good intentions of government. Few could be optimistic of a swift reversal in circumstances.

OFAC Releases Advisory on Sanctions Risk Involving Ransomware Payments

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

In early October, the United States Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory, warning of the potential risk of sanctions to companies and individuals who pay ransomware payments.

Federal Banking Regulatory Agencies Issue Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Re: the Role of Supervisory Guidance

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

On October 29, the OCC, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, the NCUA and the CFPB (collectively, the “agencies”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”) to clarify and make into a rule the prior Interagency Statement Clarifying the Role of Supervisory Guidance issued on September 11, 2018 (“201

FDA issues list of essential medicines and countermeasures required under Buy American Executive Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

Regarding the Trump Administration’s August 6, 2020 “Buy American” Executive Order, which was the subject of a prior client alert, the U.S.

Health Care Organizations Should Be on Guard Against Heightened Ransomware Threats

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

This week the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory warning of current ransomware activity targeting the health care and public health sector

NYC DCP Releases Details on SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Proposal

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

The New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) provided greater detail on its proposal to rezone nearly 56 blocks of the SoHo and NoHo neighborhoods of Manhattan, which includes the following key features......

Marcellus Shale Update: A 2020 Voters Guide To Energy Policies On The Ballot Nationwide

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

...Every two years at election time, I publish a guide to the most interesting and important races around the country affecting energy. In 2020, however, energy, along with the coronavirus, is the election. Originally published on Forbes.com - October 30, 2020....

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