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Vaccination as a Condition of Employment: Evaluating Legal Risks of Mandatory Vaccine Policies During the Pandemic

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

With coronavirus vaccines receiving their emergency use authorizations from the FDA and being rapidly rolled out, employers will need to evaluate a mandatory vaccination policy that balances employee rights with novel business realities and pre-existing legal frameworks lacking clear guidance in

Brazil Remains Wedded to LNG Despite Upset

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

Brazil’s gas market liberalization plans were dealt a blow when Petrobras disqualified the sole bidder in a tender to lease its Bahia LNG import terminal in the northeast last month.

In Welcome News, HHS Boosts Phase 3 COVID-19 Provider Relief Funding By an Additional $4.5 Billion

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

Health care providers have seen a steady stream of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) updates from the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).

Hack of IT Service Provider May Affect Thousands of Private Businesses

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

On December 13, the software and service provider SolarWinds announced that its Orion software platform had been the target of a sophisticated cyber-attack that may have resulted in malicious code being pushed to as many as 18,000 customers.

COVID-19: Real Estate - A 50-State Guide to COVID-19 Property Policies and Regulations - December 2020 #1

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

The global COVID-19 outbreak has encouraged widespread orders to protect renters and owners of commercial and residential real property.

CMS announces proposed rule to improve electronic data exchange and streamline prior authorization

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

On December 11, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule designed to improve electronic health care data exchange and streamline the prior authorization process....

CFTC Unanimously Approves Final Rule for Granting Exemptions from Derivatives Clearing Organization Registration

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

On November 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unanimously approved a final rule establishing a framework for the Commission to grant an exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) to a clearing organization organized outside of the United States for

Be Wary of Real Estate Closings When Appealing Judgments

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

The Supreme Court of Virginia recently issued an opinion serving as a cautionary tale for judgment debtors appealing judgments against them while concurrently seeking to pass clear title on unrelated real estate sales. That case is Sheehy v. Williams, 2020 Va. LEXIS 139 (decision issued Nov.

Required Disclosure of Defects In Home Sales Applies Only To Single Family Residential Property Improved By Less Than Five Units

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

Compliance with Section 10-702 of the Maryland Real Property Code has been a source of some considerable discussion.

White Paper: CMS Finalizes Updates to the Stark Law to Reduce Regulatory Burdens and Provide Flexibility to Providers

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

On 2 December 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Notice of Final Rulemaking in the Federal Register (Final Rule), modifying the regulations implementing the federal physician self-referral law (the Stark Law). In the Final Rule, CMS largely finalizes many of

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