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Bouncing Back: A List of Statewide Return to Work Protocols (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20

Government officials across the country are easing up on the stringent business closures and stay at home orders that helped the nation slow the spread of COVID-19 earlier in the year....
By: Littler

Election Year Estate Planning

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20

Significant tax reform could be imminent, depending on whether Biden or Trump wins next month’s election and which party controls Congress. Joe Biden’s tax plan proposes changes that would drastically impact wealth transfer planning, including, but not limited to......

Have You Thought About ... What Happens When You’re Commercial Tenant Files for Bankruptcy?

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20

The realities of a COVID-19-impacted economy have seen more and more businesses closing their doors.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) – Premium Processing Fee Increase Effective Oct. 19, 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced it will increase fees for premium processing, effective Oct. 19, as required by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, Pub. L. No. 116-159, signed into law on Oct. 1.

New York’s Strict Requirements for Insurers’ Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Compliance and Oversight Programs May Serve as a Blueprint for Other States

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) and related state parity laws are some of the most complex and sweeping regulations ever imposed on the health insurance and managed care industry. Although MHPAEA was enacted in 2008 and many states have mental health and substance use

Mandatory U.S. Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign Persons Due Soon to U.S. Government

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently issued its mandatory five-year benchmark survey to obtain data on financial services transactions between U.S. financial services providers and foreign persons and companies.

China adopts revised patent law with Hatch-Waxman-like incentives for innovative drugs

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20

On October 17, the National People’s Congress (NPC) formally adopted a revised patent law, which will take effect on June 1, 2021.

Residential Leasing Made Simple?

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20

Many investors who own and rent out single-family homes struggle with the selection of a form of residential lease to use, especially when starting their investment portfolio....
By: Lowndes

CDRH plan for FY-2021 guidance prioritizes cybersecurity, CDS software, COVID-19 updates

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20

On October 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) announced the list of priority guidance documents that CDRH intends to publish this fiscal year (FY-2021)....

IRS Releases Additional Tax Guidance on the Transition from Interbank Offered Rates

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20

On October 12, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2020-44 (the Revenue Procedure) providing additional guidance related to the transition from an interbank offered rate (IBOR) to another replacement rate.

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