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Philadelphia Expands Paid Sick Leave Access for Workers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/10/20

The City of Philadelphia has amended its paid sick leave law to require covered businesses to provide up to two weeks of paid leave for workers to use during a public health emergency, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....

President Trump Issues Executive Order 13950 To Combat Race And Sex Stereotyping/Scapegoating, And Imposes New Requirements On Government Contractors

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/10/20

On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order 13950, “on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping,” prohibiting the federal government, companies with federal contracts, and recipients of federal grants from promoting “race or sex stereotyping or scapegoating” by, among other things, c

HorrorFest 2020 Celebration: The Revenge of Frankenstein and the J&F FCPA Resolution

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/10/20

In this third edition of October HorrorFest 2020 celebration we consider the first Hammer film sequel (and second in the series) – The Revenge of Frankenstein which was released in 1958.

Morgan Stanley Settles with OCC for $60 Million

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/10/20

Morgan Stanley has settled claims by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) that it failed to properly decommission data centers that housed client data of its wealth-management operations two times—once in 2016 and once in 2019 for $60 million....

Industry Wary Of Next Round Of Borrowing Base Reductions

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/10/20

Haynes and Boone recently released its fall Borrowing Base Redeterminations Survey.

China reveals the Provisions on Unreliability Entity List

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/10/20

On 19 September 2020, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) published the Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List (Order No.4 of 2020) (provisions), which immediately came into effect.

U.S. Labor Department Questions Microsoft's Minority Hiring Pledge

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/10/20

Over the course of 2020, numerous large, publicly traded corporations have come under scrutiny and criticism for their lack of diversity among senior management.

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 8, October 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/10/20

Attorney General William P.

Clery Act Campus Crime Reporting Handbook Rescinded – What Does it Mean?

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/10/20

Last week the U.S.

Last Year, We Warned Your 2020 PBGC Premiums Could Be Much Higher than You Expected – 2021 May Be Worse

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/10/20

As we noted in a post last year at this time, pension plans that are not fully funded for PBGC purposes have two parts to their PBGC premium. One part is a flat rate premium of $83 per participant in 2020 ($86 for 2021, as just announced by the PBGC)....

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