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Bouncing Back (and Forth): Statewide Reopening and Mitigation Steps (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/21

As the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, government officials at all levels are reevaluating their health and safety protocols and adjusting workplace guidance based on ever-shifting case metrics....

US issues new guidance on Nord Stream 2 sanctions authorities

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/21

On April 9, 2021, the US Department of State issued updated guidance on how it plans to implement the high profile statutory sanctions authority targeting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and the Turkstream pipeline. ...
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The Regulatory Lines Between Vaping and Cigarettes Are About to Narrow Again—Here’s What You Need to Know About the Updated PACT Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/21

Anyone involved in the vaping business, or anyone who does business with the vaping industry, needs to be aware of big changes in federal law taking effect this month.

ERISA Plan Sponsors – Watch Your Participants’ Data! DOL Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance for Retirement Plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/21

In response to a recent General Accounting Office (GAO) report recommending federal guidance to mitigate cybersecurity risks in retirement plans and to respond to ever-increasing cyber threats to plan participant data and plan assets, the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) pub

Why a Standard Background Check on NY Mets GM Jared Porter Was Bound to Fail

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/21

Businesses facing scandalous revelations about a high-profile hire often wish they had known about it sooner. Before it played out in public through adverse press coverage. Before, even, they moved ahead with the hire.

Privacy in the House? An Update on Florida's Data Privacy Statutes

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/21

As the dueling Florida House and Senate consumer data privacy protection bills make their way through various committees in the Florida legislature, April 14, 2021, was the Florida House’s turn for a vote.

Employee Benefits Security Administration Releases New Guidance

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/21

Do you know who is directing the investment of your retirement plan account? On April 13, 2021, The Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S.

U.S. Labor Department Answers Some - But Not All - Key Questions About New COBRA Subsidies

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/21

As previously reported in EmployNews, the American Rescue Plan Act provides “assistance eligible individuals” with the option to receive fully-subsidized COBRA coverage from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021.

Mexico’s COVID-19 Traffic Light Monitoring System - April 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/21

The degree of pandemic risk in Mexico has been steadily improving nationwide, and since March 1, 2021, none of the 32 states has been required to halt all nonessential activities under the strictest tier - called the “red traffic light” - of the federal government’s four-tiered COVID-19 traffic l

MIOSHA Extends COVID-19 Workplace Emergency Rules For Another Six Months

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/21

On April 10, 2021, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a Certificate of Need extending the Emergency Rules regarding COVID-19 issued by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) on October 14, 2020.

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