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Practitioners’ Corner: Do Not Track Is Back? Preparing for Browser-Based Preference Signals

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/20

Giving consumers choices to control the collection, use, and disclosure of their personal information has been a key feature of privacy law and guidance for decades. However, in the United States, until the advent of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which brought many U.S.

The SEC and DOJ Sign Historic Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Competition in Securities Markets

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/20

On June 22, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division announced that they have signed an interagency Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to “foster competition and communication between the agencies” in an e

[Webinar] Slack For Legal Teams: Getting The Most Out Of Collaboration While Mitigating Risk - July 29th, 1:00 pm ET

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/20

In this work-from-home world, collaboration applications like Slack have gone from the relatively small domain of IT and Development to expand, almost overnight, across the entire corporation.

Department of Labor Provides Guidance on FFCRA Leave Due to Summer Camp Closures

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/20

School might be out for summer, but updated guidance from the Department of Labor (“DOL”) indicates that the closure of summer camps may entitle eligible employees to leave under the Families First Corona Response Act (“FFCRA”)....<BR />By: <a href="

Let’s Not Shake On It: Are Contactless Technologies the Future?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/20

On May 1, Texas began Phase I of its economic reopening, permitting certain businesses to begin operating again. Many states have since followed.

Injunction Defunction: The Second Circuit Extinguishes Injunctive Relief as a Remedy for Consumer False Advertising Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/20

Last week, the Second Circuit issued an important published decision holding that previously injured consumers who seek to challenge product labeling lack constitutional standing to pursue claims for injunctive relief, and cannot obtain certification of an injunctive relief class under Federal Ru

Directors and Officers: Key Considerations for Continued Response to COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/20

As COVID-19 cases spike in many jurisdictions throughout the Southeast, corporations are forced to quickly adapt to an ever-changing environment.

C Is for Cookie Lawsuit: Google Accused of Wiretap Act Violations for Collection of Web Browsing Data

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/20

A new class action against Google in federal court in San Jose, Calif., claims that Google's collection of web browsing data from individuals who have enabled "private browsing mode" violates the Federal Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2511.

Rating Agency Developments - June 2020 #3

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/20

On June 30, Fitch published its criteria for Covered Bonds Rating. Criteria. On June 30, DBRS Morningstar published its updated methodology for U.S. ABS General Ratings.

DOL: Rollover Recommendations May Constitute Advice; Proposes Prohibited Transaction Exemption

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/07/20

In a proposed class prohibited transaction exemption published on June 29, 2020 (the “proposed exemption”), the Department of Labor (DOL) stated that advising employee benefit plan (“plan”) participants to roll over plan assets to an IRA may constitute the type of investment advice that could ren

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