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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Lion Equity Acquires T-Y Group and Harbor Linen

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

Lion Equity Partners has announced its affiliate, Lion Equity Holdings II, has acquired T-Y Group and Harbor Linen (TY-Harbor) from Bed Bath & Beyond....
By: McGuireWoods LLP

Court Upholds Jury Verdict That Directly-Observed Urine Collections Did Not Constitute Constructive Discharge

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

A Washington appellate court upheld a jury’s verdict that an employer’s drug testing protocol requiring direct observation of urine collections did not invade an employee’s privacy and did not constitute a constructive discharge. Ritchey v. Sound Recovery Centers, LLC, No. 53303-1-II (Wash. Ct.

California’s Check Seller, Bill Payer and Proraters Law Expanded to Require non-California Domiciled Debt Settlement Providers to be Licensed and Comply with Substantive Provisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

Among the suite of consumer protection bills signed into law last month by California Governor Gavin Newsom is AB 2524.

FAQs Released For New York State Sick Leave Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

As described in our prior alert, New York enacted the New York State Sick Leave Law (NYSSL) imposing sweeping paid sick leave requirements for New York employers.

Goldman Sachs: Part 2 – Control Failures

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

We continue our exploration of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Goldman Sachs) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) settlements and related enforcement action, literally across the globe, from the state of New York to Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and United Kingdom.

To Fight Terrorism, FinCEN and Federal Reserve Board Request Comment on Proposed Major Expansion of Recordkeeping and Travel Rules for International Transfers

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

Proposed Change Would Expand BSA Definition of “Money” to Include Virtual Currency - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) and the Federal Reserve Board (“Board”) have requested comment on an important proposed new rule that would amend the “Recordkeeping Rule” and “Travel Rule” un

Retail Struggles Become Senior Housing Opportunities

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

On October 25, John F. Wasik penned an interesting article in The New York Times regarding the conversion of shopping mall properties into senior housing.

NC Politics in the News - October 2020 #3

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

Agriculture - THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: Finally, something goes right in 2020: A bumper crop of NC pecans for Thanksgiving - North Carolina farmers credit plentiful rain and sunshine for a bumper crop of pecans in 2020, state agriculture officials said this week.

IDPH and CDC Update Guidance on School Exclusions and Close Contacts

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has again updated its COVID-19 Interim Exclusion Guidance as well as its general Interim Guidance for Pre-K-12 Schools.

Can These Options be Saved? An Issue from 2009 (and 2001) Is Timely Again

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

Economic uncertainty and shifts brought on by COVID-19 have us back to a familiar question from 2009 and even 2001: can you reprice options to take into account falling share prices?

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