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Ontario, Canada Court Reminds Employers that Improperly Drafted Restrictive Covenants are Unenforceable

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21

In Labrador Recycling Inc. v.

FFIEC Publishes 2020 HMDA Data on Mortgage Lending

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently released Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Modified Loan Application Register data for 2020.

Ex Parte Appeals During Examination

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21

If a patent application has been twice rejected at the US Patent and Trademark Office or a final office action has been issued, it may be time to file an appeal....
By: Morgan Lewis

A healthy dose of change? - The health postcode lottery is no more, the Government announces a health system to produce equal outcomes.

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21

Introduction - The Government just announced the largest overhaul of the health system in 30 years. The proposals are radical, and go further than the suggestions of the Simpson review....
By: Dentons

To Vote or Not to Vote: Court Holds That “Out of Money” Junior Creditor Barred from Objecting to Plan

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21

On March 31, 2021, the U.S.

Virginia Makes Sweeping Changes to Its Overtime Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21

On March 31, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) into law. Prior to this, Virginia did not have its own overtime law, which meant that only the overtime pay provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applied.

CPSC Takes First Step to Expand Enforcement

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21

On March 1, 2021, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) signaled its intent to increase enforcement of its product safety regimen by seeking to more than double its current $135 million budget via a public letter from Robert Adler, acting chairman of the CPSC, to Rosa DeLauro, chairwoman

Arizona Joins Other States in Passing COVID-19 Liability Protection for Businesses

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recently signed Senate Bill 1377 after a push from Republican legislators to limit civil liability exposure for “Good Samaritans” who have worked to protect and provide for Arizonans during the COVID-19 health crisis....

New code of conduct issued for Crown entity board members - Will this stop elected District Health Board members from criticising the Government’s reforms?

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21

Introduction - On the eve of the announcement that all district health boards (DHBs) are to be scrapped Public Service Commissioner, Peter Hughes, used his power under section 17(3) of the Public Service Act 2020 to issue a new code of conduct for Crown entity board members (Code)....

Lenders and Borrowers Beware: EIDL Fraud Alert

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21

Holland & Knight has learned through customary deal due diligence that some borrowers – especially those who received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan through the U.S.

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