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Water Resource Considerations for the Hydrogen Economy

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

Earlier in 2020, K&L Gates released “The H2 Handbook: Legal, Regulatory, Policy, and Commercial Issues Impacting the Future of Hydrogen.” There, the firm detailed governmental and commercial issues related to molecular hydrogen’s critical role in a decarbonized energy future for the world.

Brexit - Changes to Address for Service Rules in the UK from 1 January 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

An address for service (“AFS”) is required in order to correspond with the UKIPO and for the purposes of proceedings relating to IP rights in the UK. The AFS rules currently require that address to be in the UK, Channel Islands or the EEA....

How Can Managing Partners Optimize Practice Group Leader Performance?

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

To say that the pandemic issued in an era of intense uncertainty would be to understate the obvious. And during these uncertain times, leadership is more critical than ever.

ESG Investing Prompts a (Slow) Response to Climate Change Risk

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

The world is warming. How will that impact your company’s business? The macroeconomic costs of climate change and climate-related disasters will continue to rise alongside global temperatures.

New York City Bills Seek to Eliminate At-Will Employment in the Fast Food Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, the New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor voted to approve two bills, Proposed Int. No. 1415-A and Proposed Int. No.

DOJ Antitrust Division Brings First Criminal Wage-Fixing Case: Continuing Enforcement on Labor Market Issues

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

A federal grand jury in Texas indicted the owner of a therapist staffing company on wage-fixing charges on December 9.

Kangaroo Court: AI Education – Machine Learning

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

The past five years have witnessed a steady growth in both the testing and application of AI solutions for both legal ops and litigation teams. Whilst many of these applications are early stage, some are beginning to see enterprise-wide adoption.

New York Minimum Wage and Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees Set to Increase at the End of 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

Seyfarth Synopsis: As they have each year since 2016, the minimum wage and exempt salary threshold will increase for New York employers effective December 31, 2020....
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FCA provides guidance on standard for leave to appeal interlocutory PMNOC decisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

On December 3, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal released its first decision providing guidance on the standard for obtaining leave to appeal interlocutory decisions under section 6.11(1) of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (the Regulations): Apotex v Allergan; Pharmascie

Tocci v. IRIV Partners, LLC, et. al. (Nov. 19, 2020, Sup. Ct. 19-405)

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

Passed in 2010, the Massachusetts Prompt Pay Statute imposed specific requirements on owners, contractors and subcontractors of private projects over $3M with regard to submitting, processing and approving requests for payment and change orders.

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