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“Real Housewives” Star Indicted for Money Laundering and Fraud

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment charging Jennifer Shah and another person for conspiring to commit wire fraud and money laundering.

Biden Unveils Infrastructure Plan with Heavy Focus on Organized Labor

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

On March 31, 2021, President Biden unveiled his $2 trillion infrastructure plan, the American Jobs Plan (AJP), which comes on the heels of the enactment of last month’s $1.9 trillion COVID-recovery legislation, the American Rescue Plan....

Court Determines Applicability of Statute of Limitations for the Medicare Secondary Payer Act’s Private Cause of Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

RumbergerKirk attorneys Nicole Smith, Samantha Duke, and Jeffrey Grosholz secured a final summary judgment in MSPA Claims 1, LLC v. Tower Hill Prime Insurance Co. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

Foreign Branches of Singapore FIs May Offer Cross-Border Services under a Business Arrangement Subject to Ex-Post Notification

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has proposed allowing foreign head offices and other branch offices (collectively, foreign branches) of financial institutions in Singapore (Singapore FIs) to provide cross-border financial services under an arrangement with Singapore FIs forming part of

An Inside Look at a Court Reporter's Remote Deposition Setup

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

When the COVID-19 pandemic first forced workplace closures back in March of 2020, people across the country, and even the world, quickly found themselves working from their home office, dining room, table, couch and other unique locations within their homes – nearly anywhere they could find a qui

New Mexico Enacts 98 Percent Gas Capture Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

After two years of rulemaking, and more than a year of public comments, on Thursday, March 25, 2021, New Mexico’s Oil Conservation Commission (OCC) unanimously approved new regulations on natural gas emissions that require New Mexico operators to capture 98 percent of natural gas emissions by 202

Supreme Court Defines ATDS Under The TCPA

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

On April 1, 2021, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS”) under the TCPA is limited by the plain grammar of the statute itself.

Regulators Likely to Focus on Hybrid Transactions and IoT Devices

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

Hybrid Transactions Consumers used more connected devices in 2020 than any year before it.

EEOC FY 2020 Statistics: EEOC’s Recovery on Behalf of Employees Dramatically Increased, Number of Discrimination Charges at All-Time Low

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

The number of charges of discrimination filed has decreased, but the EEOC has dramatically increased the amount of money recovered for employees alleging discrimination, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) Enforcement and Litigation Statistics and Agency Financial

Pennsylvania Governor Seeks Nation’s Largest Government Commitment to Solar Energy

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/21

On March 21, 2021, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced the largest government commitment to purchase solar energy in the United States. The proposal, called Pennsylvania PULSE, would produce enough electricity from solar energy arrays to supply 50% of the state government’s usage.

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