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Republic of Labour Law – Irish HR Updates (UPDATED )

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

This week in the Republic of Labour Law, we look at the employment law winners and losers from 2020. In January, Brexit was the headline. In December, Brexit is the headline once more. There is a grim symmetry to this year’s news cycle which was largely filled with Covid....

Required Read For All Employers: The EEOC Issues Guidance On The Interplay Of Workplace Bias Laws And COVID-19 Vaccinations

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

Seyfarth Synopsis:  On December 16, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance for employers on the interplay of workplace bias laws and COVID-19 vaccinations....
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Business Interruption Coverage in the Year of COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

COVID-19 has certainly been a devastating and disrupting force for businesses in 2020.

What New York Employers Need To Know About Sick Leave: FAQs About The State’s Impending New Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

With January 1, 2021 quickly approaching, it’s crunch time for New York employers to prepare to comply with the new statewide sick leave law. New York employers have been grappling with questions surrounding the New York Paid Sick Leave law (NYPSL) since the legislation was enacted in April.

Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Stockholders Need Ordinarily Only Identify a ‘Credible Basis’ for Possible Wrongdoing, Not ‘Actionable Misconduct,’ to Establish a ‘Proper Purpose’ for a Section 220 Books and Records Demand

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

Last week, the Delaware Supreme Court issued an important decision effectively broadening the scope of stockholder pre-litigation inspection rights....
By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

DHS Advisory Committee Issues Report on Biometrics

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

Last month, the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) published a report from its Biometrics Subcommittee with recommendations that will affect how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deals with biometric privacy and security issues going forward.  ...

California's 2021 Minimum Wage Increase to Impact Exempt and Nonexempt Employees

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

A new year means new changes to California's minimum wage laws. California employers should take note of the following changes to state and local minimum wage laws—set to take effect on January 1, 2021—that will impact both nonexempt and exempt employees....

Winning Business with Data-Driven Insights from Firm Content

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

Remember the saying “Content is King,” originally coined by Bill Gates? Never has that been more true than in 2020.

Oil Companies Must Pay Nearly $50M to United States for WWII Environmental Pollution Cleanup

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

The US District Court for the Central District of California issued an opinion on December 10 in the decades-long fight between the US Environmental Protection Agency and several oil companies over payment of the United States’ costs incurred in remediating the McColl Superfund Site used for the

[Webinar] Everything from Everywhere Summit - January 29th, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm EST

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

What are the risks and opportunities in a marketplace where everything can be done from everywhere? Taxes, leasing arrangements, cybersecurity, logistics, employment, land use – the list of legal and business implications companies face in a virtual world is long and varied.

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