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Blog: 2020 Working Group identifies best practices for virtual shareholder meetings

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

Just in time for the new proxy season comes this Report of the 2020 Multi-Stakeholder Working Group on Practices for Virtual Shareholder Meetings from the Rutgers Center for Corporate Law and Governance, the Council of Institutional Investors and the Society for Corporate Governance.

Massachusetts Department of Paid Family and Medical Leave Releases New Forms and Updates Ahead of Tiered Benefits Rollout

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

With January 1, 2021, quickly approaching, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) has released important updates for the commencement of leave benefits under the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (“PFML”).

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 12. Privacy Briefs: December 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 12 (December 10, 2020) - Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks as the company races to deploy its COVID-19 vaccine, Reuters reported.

Are Climate Change Claims Based on Charter Rights Justiciable? Canadian Courts Render Conflicting Decisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

U.S. courts have often relied on the political question doctrine to dismiss climate change actions. The Canadian equivalent of the political question doctrine, justiciability, has recently been considered by Canadian Court in cases involving Charter-based climate change claims. ...

Interconnect Cable Technologies to Pay $35,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

Electronics Manufacturer Demoted and Fired Employee Due to Her Mental Illness, Federal Agency Charges - Interconnect Cable Technologies Corporation (ICTC), an electronics manu­facturer in Brooksville, Fla., has agreed to pay $35,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination

Mexico Increases the General Minimum Wage (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

On December 16, 2020, the National Minimum Wage Commission (“CONASAMI” for its acronym in Spanish) announced that Mexico’s minimum wage would increase to $141.70 Mexican pesos per day, effective January 1, 2021.

California's New COVID-19 Exposure and Notification Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

Employers should be mindful of a new law, California A.B.

U.S. Government Authorization Now Required for Certain Business with SMIC and Over 70 Additional Entities in China

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

As of December 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 77 new entities to the Entity List.

Not Done Yet – BIS Adds SMIC to Entity List

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

In one of the most significant export control actions of the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) added Chinese semiconductor company Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”) to the Entity List today.

World Bank Investigations Arm Sets Anti-Corruption Priorities for 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

In October, the World Bank Group (WBG) published its third Sanctions System Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20), which covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

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