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OCR Proposes Substantial Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

On December 10, 2020, as part of its Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

Top 5 Your Voice columns of 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20


Restrictions on Venue in Hatch-Waxman Litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

Since the enactment of the Hatch-Waxman Act in 1984, courts have held that brand companies can sue generics wherever they plan on making sales, which is everywhere in the U.S.

Environmental Update, December 2020 #2

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

Early Stakeholder Outreach – Review 2021 Rules: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA), Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization (DERR), is seeking early stakeholder input on amendments to the Hazardous Waste Management program. These rules are in the Ohio Administrative Code (O

Flow-Through Shares: Draft Legislation Released to Extend Expenditure Periods

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

On December 16, 2020, the Department of Finance released draft legislation aimed at providing relief to resource companies that had issued (or will issue prior to the end of 2020) "flow-through shares" (FTS) by extending the statutory time period by which such companies may incur qualifying expen

Second Wave of COVID Relief Is Here: 3 Key Provisions Employers Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

After months of deliberation and endless negotiation, Congress sealed the deal late Sunday night on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals.

I Believe in Father Christmas and Internal Controls for Gifts in the Holiday Season

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

We continue our Christmas entertainment-themed week by going in a different direction and focusing solely on music today. Greg Lake is best remembered as the guitarist for the prog rock trio, Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

No Limitations And No Escape: The Long Tail Of Real Property Tax Liability Resulting From Entity Interest Transfers In California

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

The general limitations on reassessment of real property without a “change of ownership” under the 1978 voter initiative known as “Proposition 13” deserve renewed attention after the failed effort to enact Proposition 15 in 2020.

Cadent Therapeutics Acquired by Novartis for Up to $770 Million

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

Cadent Therapeutics, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based, privately held clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapies for the treatment of cognitive, mood, and movement disorders, announced on December 17, 2020, that Novartis will acquire all of the outstanding ca

COVID-19 Employment Litigation Trends Update: Part II

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

As we reported earlier this month, our ongoing tracking of COVID-19 employment litigation trends shows that the types of lawsuits employees are filing against their employers continue to fall within the same basic categories that we reported on in July…...

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