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CFPB Encourages Financial Institutions Not to Intercept Stimulus Funds

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

CFPB Acting Director Dave Uejio issued a statement encouraging financial institutions and debt collectors to permit consumers to access the full value of their Economic Impact Payment (EIP) funds distributed through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Is Participant Data a Plan Asset? Another Court Says No

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

One of the novel claims in 401(k) and 403(b) plan litigation has been that vendors violate ERISA when they use participant data to cross sell other products to plan participants.  These can include products such as annuities, life insurance, brokerage accounts and wealth management services....

Time Periods in Toolgen Interferences Extended by Party Stipulation

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has issued a notice of extension of certain deadlines by party stipulation in the two interferences involving ToolGen Inc. as Senior Party (No.

The 2021 ICDR Arbitration Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

The International Centre for Dispute Resolution ("ICDR"), the international branch of the American Arbitration Association, recently revised its 2014 arbitration rules and 2008 mediation rules, issuing a revised set of rules that entered into force on March 1, 2021.

CFPB Rescinds Temporary Flexibilities and Supervisory Recommendations

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

Effective April 1, 2021, the CFPB is rescinding several past issuances that extended temporary, COVID-19 related flexibilities to financial institutions in the mortgage, credit reporting, and credit card and prepaid card industries.  As a result, among other things, the CFPB......

How to Prove Value in the M&A Process Through Pricing and Legal Project Management

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

Over the past year of lockdown, Clocktimizer has partnered with industry leading organisations like Elevate and Law Vision to deliver a series of webinars around pricing, legal project management and change management.

Uzbekistan requires UBO disclosure for company registration

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

Starting from March 4, 2021, the state registration of a new company in Uzbekistan requires disclosure of its ultimate beneficiary owner (UBO). Government resolution no.

Energy Tax Implications of New Infrastructure and Tax Plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

The American Jobs Plan - On March 31, 2021, the Biden administration released the American Jobs Plan (the “Infrastructure Plan”), which is a proposal that, if ultimately enacted, aims to modernize outdated infrastructure, create additional jobs and increase the United States’ global competitiven

Retroactive Payments: California Enacts Expanded COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

On March 29, 2021, a new law took effect in California requiring most employers to provide supplemental paid sick leave to employees for a variety of COVID-19-related circumstances.

The Supreme Court - April 1, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, No.

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