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[Video] Daily Compliance News: April 22, 2021 the Swimming with Sharks edition

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. Do you know who owns your stock? (WSJ) 2. The con artist lives on. (WaPo) 3. Can (or perhaps will) JPMorgan improve working conditions? (NYT) 4. What happens when you swim with sharks? (FT)...

[Video] EMBARGOED! Episode 28: To Russia With Love (and Sanctions)

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21

On the latest episode, Brian and Tim dig in to the sweeping new Executive Order targeting Russian Harmful Foreign Activities to decipher what it means for the sanctions risk landscape in Russia and what may be coming next.

[Video] Everything Compliance-Episode 79, the Prince Phillip edition

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21

Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance. Today, we have a quartet of Matt Kelly, Jonathan Marks, Jonathan Armstrong and Jay Rosen for a deep dive into plethora of compliance topics. We end with a veritable mélange of rants and shouts outs. 1.

SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument in Goldman Sachs Securities Class Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/04/21

On March 29, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.

Privacy Bill Essentials: Proposed Connecticut Consumer Privacy Act (S.B. 893)

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/04/21

Connecticut is the latest state to introduce consumer privacy legislation. If enacted, the Connecticut Act Concerning Consumer Privacy (The Act) would join the existing nationwide patchwork of state privacy laws.

OSHA Issues Guidance on Employer Recording Obligations Regarding Mandatory Vaccination Programs

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/04/21

On April 20, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued guidance regarding employers’ obligation to record adverse actions to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Never give up

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/04/21

If you start a retirement plan provider practice, it can be frustrating. Like I always say about things in my life, “If it wasn’t a struggle, it wasn’t any fun”. Building a retirement plan practice isn’t easy because a stash of clients isn’t going to fall into your lap.

The Federal Circuit Provides New Guidance for Patent Licensees Wishing to Challenge the Licensed Patent’s Validity

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/04/21

The Federal Circuit in Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated handed down a decision on April 7, 2021 that provides guidance on the determination of standing for patent licensees who wish to contest the validity of a patent or patents in a licensed portfolio.

Decoded: Technology Law Insights, Volume 2, Issue 7

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/04/21

Supreme Court Rules in Google’s Favor in Copyright Dispute with Oracle Over Android Software - After the Supreme Court's April 6 decision in Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., 141 S.Ct.

All Good Subsidies Must Come to an End: ARP’s Expiration Notice Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/04/21

As mentioned in our earlier posts, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARP”) provides a 100% COBRA premium subsidy for continuation coverage between April 1 and September 30, 2021 for certain assistance eligible individuals (“AEIs”).

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