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15 Coronavirus Survival Tips for Your Legal Ops Ecosystem

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/05/20

For a wide range of companies during the COVID-19 crisis, there’s more burden than ever on the legal department.  Because of that, Legal Operations professionals are under huge pressure to keep the legal ecosystem of in-house staff, outside counsel,...

Data Breach and Vicarious Liability for Employee Misconduct

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/05/20

It is not only hackers who pose a risk to an organization's information security; hostile insiders do as well. According to Verizon, an estimated 34 percent of data breaches involve internal actors. Hostile insiders may be motivated by personal...

"Vested Interest"

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/05/20

How Shifts in Interest Rates are Affecting the Value of Workers’ Compensation Death Claims - Interest rates affect many aspects of our lives, from the housing market, to credit cards, to student loan debt. One area that is often over-looked, is how...

Leveraging Gifts in a Down Market

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/05/20

Down markets are a prime opportunity for tax planning for high net worth families. In the few years following the 2008 recession, wealthy families took advantage of gifting options to transfer wealth and reduce taxes. Once again, in 2020, we have a...

COVID-19: Tennessee Begins Phased Reopening of Businesses

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/05/20

The plan instructs all businesses to screen employees reporting to work for COVID-19 symptoms and also provides industry-specific guidance for restaurants, retailers and exercise facilities. Tennessee is one of the first states to begin reopening...

IRS Announces that Expenses Giving Rise to the Forgiveness of a Paycheck Protection Program Loan

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/05/20

To prevent taxpayers from claiming what the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) believes to be an unintended double tax benefit under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the IRS issued Notice 2020-32, 2020-21 I.R.B. 1 (the “Notice”) to deny...

Amendments to Canada's Export Control List Take Effect May 1, 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/05/20

On April 1, 2020, Global Affairs Canada published an Order Amending the Export Control List, SOR/2020-48. The Order updated the Export Control List, SOR/89-202 (ECL) to incorporate by reference an updated version of A Guide to Canada’s Export Control...

Are Bankrupt Companies Eligible for a PPP Loan?

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/05/20

Should a company in Bankruptcy be eligible for a PPP Loan? A Texas Bankruptcy Judge says, “Yes.” Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones from the Southern District of Texas ruled recently that so long as the company otherwise qualifies for such loans, the...

State Governors’ “Stay-at-Home” and Prohibition on Elective Procedures Orders (Updated)

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/05/20

This article was originally published March 26, 2020. New information has been added for the states of Arizona, District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas,...

U.K. Employment Law Update: Furlough Leave Updates and Recommended Changes to Employment Tribunal Processes

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/05/20

Recent Updates on the U.K.’s Furlough Leave - The U.K. government has published various updates to its guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (colloquially known as the furlough leave scheme). Below we summarise the most significant...

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