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Increases to U.S. Merger Notification Thresholds Announced

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

Annual revisions to U.S. merger notification thresholds and increased filing fees are expected to take effect in February 2025. Interlocking Directorates thresholds also increase....
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Enforcing Child Support in Pennsylvania: Remedies for Non-Payment and High-Profile Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

Child Support Orders are important directives which mandate the payment of monies to a child until they are age 18 and have graduated from high school. Child support may include private school tuition, preschool and daycare costs, extracurricular activities and unreimbursed medical expenses.

EncompassCare Files Notice of Data Breach Affecting Consumers’ Social Security Numbers

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

On January 9, 2025, EncompassCare filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access confidential information that had been entrusted to the company.

Ohio Requires Employers to Provide Employees With Pay Stubs

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

On January 8, 2025, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the Pay Stub Protection Act. The law will take effect on April 8, 2025. It adds Ohio to the more than 40 states which require employers to provide their employees with pay stubs. Pay stubs may be provided electronically or in writing....

FTC Announces Annual Changes to the HSR Act's Notification Thresholds

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds.

DOJ Upends FARA Regulations With New Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published its long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on January 2, 2025, amending decades-old regulations issued under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) and dramatically increasing the reach of the statute.

CHINA: Draft Regulation on Certification for Cross-Border Data Transfers Published

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

On 3 January 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC“) released for public consultation the draft Measures for Certification of Personal Information Protection for Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information (“Draft Measures“).

New York Passes New Removal Procedures for Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Partners of Any Entity Regulated by Department of Financial Services

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

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Analyze This: OCR Kicks Off 2025 with Two New HIPAA Enforcement Actions Against Business Associates as Part of New Risk Analysis Initiative

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

Just two weeks into the year, 2025 is already shaping up to be a busy year for privacy lawyers, especially those tasked with helping covered entities and business associates comply with the HIPAA Security Rule.  As we discussed in our last post, HHS is proposing to overhaul the Security Rule to “

Key AI Leaders of 2024: Huang, Amodei, Kurzweil, Altman, and Nobel Prize Winners – Hassabis and Hinton

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

Introduction - The year 2024 marked a pivotal time in artificial intelligence, where aspirations transformed into concrete achievements, cautions became more urgent, and the distinction between human and machine began to blur....

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