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SEC Proposes Amendment to Rule 144

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

On December 22, the SEC proposed to amend Rule 144.

CMS Releases Additional Criteria and New FAQs for Focused Infection Control Surveys in Nursing Homes

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

In a January 4, 2021 revision to a June 1, 2020 Quality, Safety and Oversight memorandum, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revised the criteria for focused infection control (FIC) surveys in nursing facilities and released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) pertaining to health,

SBA Publishes PPP 3.0 Regulations and PPP Second Draw Loan Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

On Wednesday, 6 January 2021, the U.S.

COVID-19 Outbreak Leads to Handcuffs for Holyoke Soldiers' Home Leadership

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

COVID-19 hit Holyoke Soldiers' Home in March of 2020 when most of us were learning the new term "social distancing" and had no awareness of asymptomatic positives.

Proposed Florida Legislation Sets Out to Curb COVID Litigation and Frivolous Claims, Protect Businesses

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

On January 6th, lawmakers in the Florida House of Representatives and Senate introduced identical bills (HB 7 and SB 72) aimed at protecting businesses from frivolous litigation related to the COVID-19 pandemic.  According to HB 7, the Florida legislature intends to afford “certain business entit

US DOL Issues New Enforcement Guidance on Electronic Workplace Posters and Telemedicine under the FMLA

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued two Field Assistance Bulletins in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first Bulletin provides guidance on when employers can satisfy certain federal workplace poster obligations electronically.

Vaccines: Where are We?

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

After the country waited with anticipation for the better part of a year for a vaccine that would return us to some sense of normalcy, the FDA finally approved two vaccines in December.  The plan was to vaccinate frontline healthcare workers first – for obvious and understandable reasons....

Vocal Coach’s Concerns of Disparate Treatment Insufficient to Undo her Dismissal

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

Warmington v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of Minnesota U.S. Dist. Ct., D. Minn.

Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Minnesota Eviction Moratorium

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

A&B ABstract: A federal district court dismissed a lawsuit filed by two landlords who sought to invalidate the Governor of Minnesota’s moratorium on evicting residential tenants for failure to pay rent during the pandemic....

COVID-19 State Responses - January 2021 #1

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/01/21

*Wiley continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 crisis and will update this list as new information is available. This alert was originally published on March 25, 2020, and last updated on January 11, 2021. Please see full Alert below for more information....

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