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Vaccinations: ?Thoughts for Employers Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

On December 15, we published a QuickStudy outlining considerations for employers to contemplate as COVID-19 vaccines become available. Among other factors, we suggested employers determine whether to require vaccinations, and we addressed the legal parameters thereof.

Washington Healthcare Update - December 2020 #3

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

This week in Washington: Washington waited for a COVID-19 stimulus and omnibus appropriations bill ahead of the holiday recess, and a deal was struck Sunday night; Attached to the COVID-19 relief provisions and omnibus appropriations bill are a number of health provisions....

Government Contractors Are People Too: FCC Revises TCPA Definition of "Person"

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

On December 14, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled that federal and state contractors are “persons” subject to the terms of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

U.S. Department of Education Extends and Clarifies COVID-Related Waivers for Accrediting Agencies

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

In a recent Federal Register notice published December 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education announced a series of continuing waivers and modifications of statutory and regulatory provisions related to the COVID-19 interruption.

Climate Change: Government Action, Judicial Restraint and Corporate Disclosure

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

While our attention is primarily on health issues during this global pandemic, climate change remains at the forefront of issues being addressed by governments, courts and businesses. This bulletin summarizes some of the recent developments in Canada and abroad....

K-OSHA Amendments Effective January 16, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

We write to alert you to an important and imminent deadline. Consideration for confidential business information (CBI) for hazardous substance ingredient disclosure on safety data sheets (SDS) will require formal submission and approval in South Korea starting January 16, 2021....

Expansion Of Scope Of North Carolina Anti-Retaliation Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

The Fourth Circuit, which is the federal court of appeals covering several states including North Carolina, in September, issued an unpublished opinion in the case of Driskell v Summit Contracting Group, Inc., involving the North Carolina Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (“REDA”).  REDA

New Trademark Fees at USPTO

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

On January 2, 2021, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Trademark Office) will introduce the modified and new trademark fees summarized below....
By: Troutman Pepper

USPTO Rulemaking on Discretion to Institute Trials Before the PTAB – A Balancing Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is considering promulgating rules relating to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s discretion to institute trials.

[Audio] Twelve O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership-Episode 149: Crucibles of Leadership

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

In this episode of 12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership, Richard Lummis and myself consider how leaders grew and evolved during crucible crisis in their professional careers.

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