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What Employers Need To Know About The American Rescue Plan Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/21

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which became law on March 11, 2021, extends the incentive to employers to provide paid time away from work for COVID-related reasons. This article examines this law......
By: Tonkon Torp LLP

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Biden Administration Declines To Extend Travel Ban; Entry Restrictions Remain In Force

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/21

The temporary work travel ban implemented by the prior administration in the summer of 2020 expired on Wednesday, March 31. Proclamation 10052 blocked foreign nationals in certain nonimmigrant workers, including H-1B, J-1, and L-1 visa holders from entering the United States.

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Eviction Moratorium Extension: Landlords Continue to be Locked Out

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/21

Just two days before the nationwide eviction moratorium was set to expire on March 31st, the Biden administration re-extended it through June 30th. The extension allows tenants who continue to struggle financially during the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid eviction for non-payment of rent....

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New USCIS Policy On P-1 (Internationally Recognized Athletes) Eligibility Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/21

USCIS has issued a new policy guidance clarifying eligibility requirements for internationally recognized athletes (P-1A nonimmigrants). Effective immediately, the policy applies to P-1A petitions filed on or after March 26, 2021......

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Employee’s Self-Diagnosis Of Mental Illnesses Not A Disability Under The ADA

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/21

In Jones v. McDonough, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee made clear that a plaintiff cannot rely on a self-diagnosis of mental illnesses to prove that she was entitled to an accommodation under the ADA.

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Impact of Biden Infrastructure Plan on the Construction Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/21

On March 31, 2021, President Biden unveiled his American Jobs Plan (the “Plan”), proposing to spend about one percent of U.S.

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SCOTUS Clarifies “Autodialer” Definition In Facebook TCPA Decision

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/21

On April 1, 2021, the Supreme Court held in a 9-0 decision that an “automatic telephone dialing system” is a device that has the capacity either to store a telephone number using a random or sequential generator or to produce a telephone number using a random or sequential number generator......

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Hospitals: Be Ready for the CMS Survey

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/21

Hospitals everywhere in the United States should take note: CMS announced on March 26, 2020, that it is lifting its extended 30-day survey suspension for hospitals. Survey activity will now resume. COVID-19’s impact on the survey process was profound.