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FERC Adopts New Rules for Pipeline Certificate Orders to Address Concerns of D.C. Circuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

On June 9, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued new rules designed to address concerns expressed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) about abuse of landowner rights arising from...

MASBDA Announces Availability Of Grants For Biofuel Entities

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

On June 4, 2020, the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) announced the creation of the Biofuel Infrastructure Program (BIP). Designed to increase the availability of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel in...

Financial Daily Dose 6.12.2020 | Top Story: American Airlines Pledges Loyalty Program as Collateral for COVID Stimulus Package

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

American Airlines Group Inc. stated that it plans to pledge its loyalty program “as collateral for a $4.75 billion government loan as it seeks to shore up capital to manage through the coronavirus pandemic.” The company expects second quarter revenue...

FERC Amends Regulations, Precludes Natural Gas Facility Construction While Rehearing Is Pending

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

On June 9, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a final rule amending its regulations to ensure that construction of an approved natural gas project will not commence until FERC has acted upon the merits of any request for...

[Video] Daily Compliance News: June 15, 2020-the Invisible OSHA edition

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

• Why is OSHA invisible now? (WaPo) • What will Trump rally do for OK Covid numbers? (NYT) • A reckoning at Condé Nast. (NYT) • FASB Proposes Delaying New Accounting Rule on Insurance Contracts Again. (WSJ)...
By: Thomas Fox

[Video] 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program - The Investigative Team

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

Beginning with the 2015 Yates Memo, 2016 FCPA Pilot Program, 2017 and 2019 Evaluations of Corporate Compliance Programs, with 2020 Update through to the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy; the DOJ has put even more pressure on every CCO, compliance...

[Video] FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 481- Ian McDougall on the Rule of Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/20

In the Episode, I am joined by Ian McDougall, the General Counsel for LexisNexis. He is also the President of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation. McDougall is also the Chair of the Global Marketing Committee, where responsible for Professional...

[Audio] Episode 146 -- A Deep Dive into DOJ's Indictment of Four Executives for Chicken Price-Fixing Conspiracy

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/06/20

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division recently announced the indictment in Colorado federal court of four executives from two chicken producer companies for participation in a long-running price-fixing and bid-rigging conspiracy in the sale of...

June Board of Regents Emergency Regulations in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/06/20

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on K-12 schools, the Board of Regents issued its third series of emergency regulations that went into effect on June 9, 2020. Below is a summary of the significant changes that will impact K-12 schools....

[Video] Sunday Book Review: June 14, 2020, the Houston edition

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/06/20

In today’s edition of Sunday Book Review: “Labor, Civil Rights and the Hughes Tool Company”by Michael R. Botson Jr. “Race and the Houston Police Department, 1930-1990: A Change Did Come” by Dwight Watson “Houston Cougars in the 1960s: Death Threats,...

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