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[Video] Daily Compliance News: October 30, 2020-Wells Fargo Struggles edition

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. Wells Fargo shares hit lowest since 2009. (WeCruitr) 2. Leon Black says he did nothing inappropriate with Epstein. (WSJ) 3. College football in chaos over Coronavirus. (WSJ) 4. Trump’s illegal actions against EEOC training draws business scrutiny.

Due Process Protections Act Enacted Into Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

On October 21, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed the Due Process Protections Act, S. 1380, which provides additional protections for criminal defendants’ due process right to receive material exculpatory evidence from prosecutors before trial under Brady v.

Legal Malpractice Ideally Handled in Pre-Suit Mediation

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

The legal profession likes to present the façade of unwavering perfection, which is why an accusation of malpractice can be particularly unsettling for the attorney at whom it is lodged.

MarkIt to Market® - October 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

The October 2020 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses a trademark litigation case in the cannabis consumer goods space and the open gTLD sunrise periods.

It’s Going to Take a While to Get to Net Zero

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Since I noted earlier this week the announcement by ConocoPhillips that its “ambition” is to reach net-zero carbon for its own operations by 2045-2055, it seemed appropriate also to note that BLM has now approved the Willow Master Development Plan, which will authorize ConocoPhillips to produce a

CARES Act Doesn’t Entitle Accountants to Fees for Helping Borrowers Get PPP Loans

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which was expanded by the Paycheck Protection & Health Care Enhancement Act, provides more than $650 billion in loans for small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

2020 Brings (Some) Clarity to Trademark Profit Awards

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Nearly a year ago, we previewed the U.S. Supreme Court’s then-upcoming decision in Romag Fasteners, Inc. v.

New Developments in HIPAA and Related Issues in Health Information Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Halloween or HIPAA: Which is Scarier?

Let Your (Employee’s) Voice Be Heard? Giving Employees Time Off to Vote

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Everyone is talking about voting options — absentee ballots, early voting, and, of course, the traditional going to the polls on election day.

Certain Cannabis Industry Workers Are Not “Employees” Under Federal Labor Law; Could Be Covered by Mass. Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

In a recent decision, the Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for Region 1 (covering most of New England) found that a majority of employees of a cannabis cultivation and processing facility were “agricultural laborers” within the meaning of the National Labor Relations

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