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Employee Benefit Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

President Donald Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Omnibus Bill) on December 27, 2020.

Implications of the Decrease in Primary Healthcare Admissions During COVID-19–Not Presenting and Surviving or Not Presenting and Dying? What are the Legal Implications?

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, statistics have shown a significant decline in emergency room and hospital admissions for multiple conditions, including acute coronary syndrome (ACS) (-40–50%), stroke (-30–40%), and cancer (-~13%), as well as acute surgical admissions (-25%) compared to 2019..

Key Takeaways from GAO’s Annual Bid Protest Report

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued to Congress its annual bid protest report.

Major Changes in Procurement of Medical and Surgical Items for VA and DoD

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

On December 18, 2020, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) expanded the VA’s adoption of the Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support (DMLSS) inventory management system.

Cybersecurity 2021 – The Year in Preview: The GDPR's New Transfer Landmines

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

Editors’ Note: This is the third in our fifth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Read our previous posts on Energy and Cannabis.

CFPB Releases Advisory Opinion Finding that Earned Wage Access Programs, When Structured Properly, Are Not Credit Under TILA and Regulation Z

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

On November 30, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an advisory opinion concerning earned wage access ("EWA") products. The opinion was released as a sort of "launch day bonus" for the release of the Bureau's Final Advisory Opinions Policy and accompanying website page.

Managing Human-Wildlife Conflict to Support Pandemic Prevention

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

The Case of the Elephants, the Bees and the Firecrackers - Human-wildlife conflict is frequently caused by land-use change and can ultimately end in pandemics like COVID-19 (see Recent UN Report on Escaping the “Era of Pandemics” — More Are Coming If We Don’t Change Our Ways).

‘Pragmatic and Proportionate’ Enforcement Expected for Future Chemical Regulation in the United Kingdom Post-Brexit

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

Following years of negotiations and missed deadlines, the United Kingdom reached agreement with the European Union on post-Brexit trade on December 24 2020.

New York State Passes Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium Protecting Renters, Homeowners, and Small Landlords

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

On Monday, December 28, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020.

Brexit trade deal allows data transfers to continue (for now)

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

In a positive development for multinational businesses, the Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides a temporary solution to allow the continued transfer of personal data from the EEA to the UK without the need for additional compliance measures, while the European Commission considers an

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