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COVID-19 Workplace Exposures: But What Do We Do When Employees Come Back?

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/04/20

Employers have been reeling over the past few weeks. As the coronavirus has spread, it has touched on all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. Stay-at-home orders; essential business designations; facility closures; reductions in staffing...

UPDATE – Does A “Shelter-In-Place” Or “Stay-at-Home” Order Trigger Paid Sick Leave Under The FFCRA?

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/04/20

As we now know, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires covered employers to provide employees with paid sick leave — under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) — for specified reasons related to COVID-19 starting April 1....

New COVID-19 Q&As Related to Form I-9 and E-Verify

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/04/20

Late Friday afternoon, April 3, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security began to circulate the following questions and answers in response to stakeholders queries on Form I-9 obligations in the midst of COVID-19....

COVID-19: The Paycheck Protection Program Q & A

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/04/20

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, was signed into law on Friday March 27, 2020....
By: Rumberger | Kirk

To Protect Your Freedom to Invest, Look Beyond the Black Box

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/04/20

Amid growing scrutiny of foreign investments in the United States, the role of strategic advocacy has become ever more important for preserving your deal. Here’s how to succeed....
By: FTI Consulting

CFPB Releases COVID-19 Credit Reporting Guidance

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/04/20

On April 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) released a policy statement providing guidance on credit reporting companies’ and furnishers’ responsibilities during COVID-19. The CFPB’s policy statement encourages lenders to...

COVID-19 Relief: What Funds, Corporate Investors and Their Portfolio Companies Should Know About Eligibility for the Payroll Protection Program Under the CARES Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/04/20

Guidance on eligibility for small business loans under the CARES Act. Companies that have investments from venture capital (VC) and/or private equity (PE) funds, or that have raised funds under similar terms from corporate investors, and that are...

No More SEPs: New DOJ Policy May Mean Higher Penalties And More Complicated Negotiations In Environmental Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/04/20

On March 12, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Environment and Natural Resources Division (“ENRD”) issued a memorandum announcing a new policy precluding the use of a vast majority of Supplemental Environmental Projects (“SEPs”) in civil...

Antitrust Damages Claims in Germany

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/04/20

Kartelle sind schwerwiegende Eingriffe in unsere marktwirtschaftliche Ordnung, die jedes Jahr erhebliche volkswirtschaftliche Schäden verursachen. Wenn sich Wettbewerber untereinander absprechen, um Preise festzusetzen, Märkte oder Kunden...

Federal Circuit Finds Method of Preparation Claims Patent Eligible

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/04/20

On March 17, 2020, a divided Federal Circuit panel (“CAFC”) reversed a District Court decision and found that claims directed to a method of preparing a fraction of fetal cell-free DNA were patent eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Importantly, the CAFC...

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