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Tour de Force: COVID-19 Continues to Impact Leases While Cases Implicating Force Majeure Await Decisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

Real estate litigation and landlord-tenant disputes continue to dominate the COVID-19 force majeure litigation landscape. Meanwhile, several COVID-related cases are teed up for judicial decisions implicating force majeure clauses.

CDC’s New Definition of “Close Contact” May Affect Workplace COVID-19 Response

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

Most employers are now familiar with pandemic-related terms such as quarantine, isolation, and social distancing, and by now you may have a response plan that incorporates those and other concepts for addressing COVID-19 in the workplace—if you don’t, then now may be a good time to reassess.

M.M. v. San Juan Unified Sch. Dist., No. 219CV00398TLNEFB, 2020 WL 5702265 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 24, 2020)

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

Summary of procedural history: M.M., a nine-year-old female student in the San Juan Unified School District (SJUSD), filed suit alleging SJUSD subjected M.M. to intentional discrimination based upon her sex in violation of Title IX and California state law.

Liberty Support Services to Pay $39,139 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

Maintenance Company Fired or Failed to Rehire Older Workers, Federal Agency Charged - Raleigh, N.C.

SEC Adopts Amendments to Auditor Independence Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

On October 16, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final amendments to certain of the auditor independence requirements in Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (Reg. S-X), referred to as the auditor independence rule.

Federal Government Announces Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

On October 9, 2020, the Government of Canada announced the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) program for eligible organizations.

European Commission Sets out Capital Markets Union Action Plan

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

The European Commission has published a Communication to EU bodies on its Capital Markets Union Action Plan. The CMU is an EU initiative which aims to enhance and further integrate the capital markets of EU Member States.

CDC Expands the Definition of "Close Contact" for Purposes of Quarantine and Contact Tracing

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") recommends quarantine for those who have been in “close contact” to a person who tested positive for COVID-19.

Where Are We Going with Section 889 Part B?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

About two months have passed since the August 13, 2020, effective date of Part B of Section 889 of the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.

Western District of Washington Reverses Course and Compels Arbitration

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/10/20

Following unsuccessful motions to dismiss, the defendants moved to compel arbitration, arguing that they had not moved to compel the matter to arbitration earlier because the plaintiffs had not yet completed all stages of the dispute resolution procedures required before the parties could arbitra

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