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NCAA Grants Additional Eligibility To Spring Athletes Affected By COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/20

The NCAA Division I Council has voted to allow schools to permit spring sport student-athletes an additional season of competition and an extension of their five-year period of athletic eligibility on account of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....

Arizona Governor Issues Stay-At-Home Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/20

On March 30, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued Executive Order 2020-18, which imposes a stay-at-home mandate that goes into effect at 5:00 p.m. on March 31 and remains in effect until April 30, unless it is extended beyond that date. The order...

Lessons From Illinois’ Shelter In Place Orders

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/20

Illinois and other states are now on the second week of the extraordinary executive orders colloquially referred to as the “shelter in place” or “stay-at-home” orders. Illinois’ version, COVID-19 Executive Order 8 (the “Order”), was issued by...

Summary of CARES Act for Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/20

Congress has now passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act or CARES Act –   Federal government’s Phase III response to the health and economic impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic.  President Trump has pledged to sign the Act...

COVID-19 Crisis Highlights Need For Revocable Lifetime Trusts

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/20

In New York and New Jersey, Revocable Trusts, also known as Living Trusts, have started to be used with greater frequency in estate planning. In a typical Revocable Trust, the creator of the trust (ie, the grantor) is also the sole beneficiary and...

This Just Tweeted… US Immigration Updates based On COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/20

Whether you saw it as a tweet or during a press conference over the weekend, President Trump announced that all social distancing must continue for Americans for at least another month, if not longer. While this isn’t the first or last update on...

New European Commission Guidance Calls for Increased Scrutiny of Investments Amid COVID-19 Crisis

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/20

The new guidance encourages EU Member States to make full use of existing, and adopt new, investment screening mechanisms. Investments in the health care sector and related industries are likely to face increased scrutiny and may be blocked or...

Proposition 65 Amendments Clarifying Warning Obligations Of Upstream Entities Take Effect April 1, 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/20

Amendments to California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 19861 (commonly known as Proposition 65 or Prop 65) go into effect on April 1, 2020, providing clarifying guidance concerning the responsibility of manufacturers,...

Canada Data Privacy Regulator: Limited Circumstances Allow Data Collection Without Consent

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/20

Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner weighs in on data processing under COVID-19: “There are some circumstances under which organizations may collect, use or disclose personal information without consent, including:......

CARES Act: Significant Funds for Defense Department and Defense Contractors

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/20

The recently enacted coronavirus COVID-19 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act stimulus package (the “CARES Act” or “the Act”) includes billions of dollars earmarked for the Department of Defense (“DoD”) and defense industry...

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