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It's Not Too Late to Comply with Illinois' Sexual Harassment Training Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

As of January 1, 2020, all Illinois employers are required to provide sexual harassment training to all employees on an annual basis. The initial deadline for compliance is December 31, 2020. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Legislature has not extended this deadline....

Giving it Our Best Shot – Statewide Vaccination Plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

Vaccine approval and administration are the next steps in the fight against COVID-19. As with nearly everything about this pandemic, guidance and action plans vary by jurisdiction, and are constantly evolving.

Foreign gift and contract reporting: Tuition paid by foreign source applies

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

As we rapidly approach the New Year, higher education institutions should ensure they have met their foreign gift and contract reporting requirements.

Supreme Court to Weigh in College Sports: The Intersection of Antitrust and “Amateurism”

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it would hear arguments in the long-running NCAA dispute over student-athlete compensation, granting and consolidating two cases, National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston and American Athletic Conference v.

Banking and finance regulatory news, December 2020 # 3

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

UK SRR code of practice - HM Treasury has published a revised version of the Banking Act 2009 special resolution regime (SRR) code of practice which applies to the use of the SRR after the end of Brexit transition period....

Dear YouDig? The Abominable Ate My Project – Builder’s Risk Insurance

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

Dear YouDig? We are thrilled to be adding a four story children’s wing to our hospital. Construction was progressing well and near completion. Last week a blizzard with sub-zero temperatures blew through.

GSEs Issue Joint Statement on URLA Implementation

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) released a joint announcement to notify lenders that they will begin accepting the redesigned Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) (Fannie Mae Form 1003/Freddie Mac Form 65) and MISMO v3.4 submissions to the GSEs’ automated underwriting systems on Janu

Philips Acquires BioTelemetry for $2.8B

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

Royal Philips NV acquired BioTelemetry, Inc. for $2.8 billion US dollars.

FTC Sends Warning Letters to Eyeglass Prescribers

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent 28 warning letters to eyeglass prescribers warning them of potential violations of the FTC’s Ophthalmic Practice Rules, known as the Eyeglass Rule, which enables consumers to comparison shop for prescription eyeglasses....

Fintiv Factor Cases Designated Precedential

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20

On December 17th, the PTAB designated two decisions applying the Fintiv factors as precedential.  We will break these cases down in detail in the coming days on the PTAB Litigation Blog. Sotera Wireless, Inc. v. Masimo Corporation, IPR2020-01019, Paper 12 (Dec.

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