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No New Taxes: New York’s FY 2020-21 Budget Bill Signed by Governor Cuomo

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/04/20

On April 3, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the $177 billion New York State budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 (the “Budget”). We covered the Governor’s budget proposal here in February, and there are a couple of noteworthy additions, as...

Litigation Pitfalls for Employers in a COVID-19 World

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/04/20

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused companies and their management teams to react quickly and make adjustments to their business operations instantly. Many companies are doing what they can to survive while, at the same time, trying to ensure their...

COVID-19: IRS Provides Additional Relief for Time-Sensitive Actions Relating to Employee Benefit Plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/04/20

Over the past few weeks, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has provided relief to taxpayers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, by extending the deadline for payment and filing of individual income tax returns from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020...

Navigating Construction Contract Delays Amid COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/04/20

Owners, contractors and subcontractors across the country are encountering delays arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, and face an unclear reality as to how such delays will affect various project schedules and budgets....

Further Reporting Relief: Certain Air Monitoring Directive Requirements Suspended and Extended

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/04/20

As we noted in our earlier blogs, Environmental/Regulatory Reporting Relief: Alberta Temporarily Suspends Reporting Requirements for Certain Authorizations and Alberta Energy Announces Additional Suspensions to Regulatory Reporting Requirements, the...

FDA and OHRP Issue Guidance Related to Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/04/20

On April 8, the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) released guidance on human subject protections matters related to COVID-19. The guidance should be viewed as recommendations rather than binding requirements. The OHRP encourages...

[Audio] PODCAST: Trending Now An IP Podcast - Patent Office Secrecy Orders

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/04/20

On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Tom Bergert and Clint Brannon discuss what companies operating in the national security space need to know. Each episode is less than 15 minutes in length, and efficiently...

South Carolina Order Suspending Enforcement of Certain PA and APRN Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/04/20

On April 10, 2020, the Board of Nursing and Board of Medical Examiners issued a joint order significantly loosening the APRN Practice Agreement and PA Scope of Practice Guidelines for certain specific circumstances in an effort to prepare for the...

FINRA Agrees with SEC Regarding Enforcement of Regulation BI in Light of COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/04/20

On April 7, 2020, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) published two Risk Alerts for Regulation BI and the corresponding Customer Relationship Summary Form (Form CRS). The Risk Alerts outline the areas of inquiry in...

Consejo Superior de la Judicatura de Colombia prorrogó la suspensión de términos judiciales hasta el 26 de abril | Insights

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/04/20

El Consejo Superior de la Judicatura (“CSJ”) por medio del Acuerdo PCSJA20 11532 del 11 de abril de 2020 mantuvo las excepciones a la suspensión de términos judiciales ya decretadas en los acuerdos anteriores, es decir, las siguientes:...

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