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One Administration to the Next: Changes Affecting U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

While the Trump Administration ended with a continuing flurry of activity affecting U.S.

Regency Park Assisted Living & Memory Care to Pay $39,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

Retirement Community Refused to Hire Pregnant Woman, Federal Agency Charges - TAMPA – Excel Hospitality Group LLC, doing business as Regency Park Assisted Living & Memorial Care, an assisted living facility in Eustis, Fla., will pay $39,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy dis

Using a WING to Avoid State Income Tax on a Sale of Assets

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

One strategy for a client who wants to avoid state income tax on a sale of assets is to utilize a WING, a Wyoming Incomplete Gift, Non-Grantor trust (“WING”). Certain other states allow ING trusts, but this blog post refers specifically to the ING trust in Wyoming, or the WING.

Personal Injury Compensation: What Types of Damages Can I Recover and What Is My Case Worth?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

When pursuing personal injury claims in California, there are two main categories of potential compensation: economic damages and non-economic damages.

Ohio Federal Court Rules Business Interruption Coverage Extends to Loss of Use of Property Due to State-Ordered Closures

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

On January 19, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division ruled in Henderson Road Restaurant Systems, Inc. dba Hyde Park Grille, et al. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., No.

President Biden’s Inauguration Brings Expected Extensions of Federal Foreclosure and Eviction Moratoria

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

The inauguration of President Biden on January 20, 2021, and the launch of a new executive administration, brought with it further extensions of the federal moratoria on conducting foreclosures of single-family residential properties and pursing residential evictions due to the ongoing COVID-19 p

The Fierce Urgency for GCs to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Response to the Biden Administration & Compliance Best Practices

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

Joe Biden has now been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America.  Within a few hours of taking office, on January 20, 2021, the Biden Administration rescinded former President Trump’s Executive Order 13950, which was issued on September 22, 2020.

The new EU STS framework for on-balance sheet (synthetic) securitisations

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

On 16 December 2020, the Council of the European Union published final compromise proposals for a package of measures dubbed the “Capital Markets Recovery Package”, these were adopted by the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on 14 January 2021.

Repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Act — Ramifications for Insurance Clients

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

Health insurance companies are now no longer immune from antitrust scrutiny for activities previously found to be “the business of insurance.” Last week, the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (CHIRA) was enacted, repealing health insurers’ federal antitrust immunity provided by the McCarran

Nigeria's upstream petroleum sector: looking back at 2020 and looking ahead in 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21

We review what happened in Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector during the previous year – a year that saw a new marginal field bid round, an oil price crash and the onset of a terrible global pandemic.

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