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As A Reminder That California Has Rejected The Doctrine Of Inevitable Disclosure, Court of Appeal Rules Knowledge Of Former Employer’s Trade Secret Information Does Not By Itself Constitute Misappropriation

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/10/20

Grounded in California’s recognized hostility against restraints on competition, a recently published opinion from the California Court of Appeal, Hooked Media Grp., Inc. v.

Will CCPA Regulation Change Again?: Comment Deadline Looming

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/10/20

The California Attorney General recently released a third set of proposed modifications to the CCPA regulations. As we previously covered, the CCPA regulations were approved and went into effect on August 14, 2020.

Cannabis and the Candidates: Donald Trump

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/10/20

This is the second article in a three-part series focused on the intersection of the 2020 United States presidential election and marijuana policy. Each article will focus on the specific presidential candidates of the two major parties, and the eventual winner.

Weekly IRS Roundup October 12 – October 16

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/10/20

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of October 12, 2020 – October 16, 2020...

The Trouble With Texts

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/10/20

Having completed my Enforcement hearing conducted by Zoom – more about that in an upcoming post – I can finally turn my attention back to some matters that arose while I was busy.

Latest Federal Court Cases - October 2020 #3

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/10/20

Immunex Corp. v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, Appeal Nos. 2019-1749, -1777 (Fed. Cir. Oct.

USCIS Increases Premium Processing Fee

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/10/20

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it will increase the premium processing fee for all filings currently eligible for premium processing service effective October 19, 2020.

More Relief on the Way for Healthcare Providers: Provider Relief Fund Payment Opportunities and Flexibility in Repayment Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/10/20

As the pandemic rages on, and the United States has seen a spike in coronavirus cases in recent days, many healthcare providers are still struggling to care for patients and remain afloat. In response, HHS is continuing support and extending flexibility.

SBA Issues Sweeping Regulatory Changes in Response to Presidential Initiative

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/10/20

The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently published a much-anticipated final rule on a series of important regulatory amendments, including the: • Consolidation of the 8(a) Business Development (BD) Mentor-Protégé Program and the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program......

Introducing… the Global Privacy Control

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/10/20

One of the most reoccurring questions we’ve gotten from companies subject to CCPA that have a “Do Not Sell” link has been “What the heck do we do about this global privacy control?” Up until now, there wasn’t a clear, or even semi-helpful, answer to that question that didn’t involve a fair amount

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