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What the District’s COVID-19 Response Legislation Means for the Real Estate Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

On June 8, 2020, Mayor Bowser signed the Coronavirus Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (the Act), which the Council of the District of Columbia had unanimously approved on May 19, 2020. The Act is now in effect for 90 days...

PFI: benchmarking and market testing, a cause of conflict in the long run?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

The ongoing Scottish case of Serco Limited v Forth Health Limited highlights the difficulties that can arise when applying benchmarking and market testing provisions in long-term maintenance and service agreements. Benchmarking and market testing of...

Philanthropy and Covid-19: seeking to maximise the impact of charitable giving

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

As the coronavirus continues to affect societies across the world, many people are thinking about what they could do to help. Communities everywhere are experiencing financial hardship as businesses close and jobs are cut, leaving people...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) June 11 pandemic guidance assists employers in navigating accommodation requests as their employees prepare to return to work, while also avoiding discrimination.

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

In preparation for welcoming employees back, the EEOC is encouraging employers to provide workers with instructions on applying for reasonable accommodations in advance of workplace doors re-opening so that the interactive process can begin before...

Mask On, Roll Camera: LA County Greenlights Hollywood Production Restart

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

As we previously reported, last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California’s State Public Health Officer cleared the music, film and television industry to resume work no earlier than this Friday, June 12, 2020, subject to county-by-county approval. On...

Pandemic-related Troubles Deepening for Shopping Mall Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

On June 9, 2020, Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG), the nation’s largest shopping mall operator, announced the termination of its $3.6 billion merger agreement with Taubman Centers (NYSE: TCO). The merger agreement was signed on February 9, 2020....

Illinois River Watershed Partnership Annual Report (2019) Released

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

The Illinois River Watershed Partnership (“IRWP”) released a report it undertakes annually. The report is titled: Annual Report – 2019 - Boots on the Ground (“Report”)...

EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical Assistance Guidance

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

With the economy reopening, on June 11, 2020, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance Publication — What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws — to identify concerns that employers may face...

How are Businesses’ Confidential Information and Trade Secrets Protected?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

A thorny question which can arise on the termination of an individual’s employment relates to the individual’s ongoing duty of confidentiality to his or her former employer. A recent case brought by Trailfinders (a well-known UK travel agency)...

The real-world effects of ‘fake news’: The spread of anti-vaccination misinformation on social media, implications for public health, and the global fight against COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

Social media networks are rife with conspiracy theories and misinformation about the origins of and treatments for COVID-19. Misinformation is not a new phenomenon. However, the rise of social media and changes in how people obtain and consume news,...

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