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California Supreme Court Hands Plaintiffs’ Lawyers A Gift…

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/03/20

Today March 12, 2020, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Kim v. Reins Int’l Cal., Inc., holding that an employee’s settlement and dismissal of underlying Labor Code claims does not deprive the individual of the ability to...

OSHA Allows Healthcare Employers to Suspend N95 Annual Fit-Testing During Coronavirus “Outbreak”

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/03/20

On March 14, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued temporary enforcement guidance addressing the fit-testing requirements in the agency’s respiratory protection standard (29 C.F.R. § 1910.134). The guidance applies to...

North Carolina Eases Requirements For Unemployment Claims Due To COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/03/20

Governor Roy Cooper (D) has issued Executive Order 118 addressing, among other things, unemployment benefits for those employees out of work due to the COVID-19 crisis. This Executive Order requires the North Carolina Department of Commerce, through...

Bay Area COVID-19 Shelter-In-Place Orders Exempt Activities Necessary for Housing Construction

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/03/20

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, seven counties in California—Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz—issued orders requiring residents to shelter in place and mandating closure of...

Norway Offers COVID-19 Data Privacy Guidance Related To Work, Health, E-learning

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/03/20

General: This is not the time for strict enforcement of data protection. We are showing agility during this crisis. Work: •Information that someone is infected with coronavirus is health information. •Information that someone has been quarantined or...

Trump Announces Expansion Of Telehealth Services Through Medicare

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/03/20

On March 17, 2020, President Trump announced the expansion of Medicare telehealth coverage to allow providers to virtually visit with Medicare beneficiaries amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The telehealth benefits expansion is in accordance with the...

New Tactic: Patent Jury Told COVID-19 Is Reason for Not Finding Liability

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/03/20

The cornonavirus (COVID-19) is also affecting the patent world—at least if you were a juror in Pacific Biosciences of California Inc. v. Oxford Nanopore Technologies Inc. in the District Court of Delaware this week....

H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/03/20

In the early morning hours of March 14, the House passed H.R. 6201, which now moves to the Senate, where changes are likely to be made before enactment....
By: Hanson Bridgett LLP

Applying For An SBA COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/03/20

It is expected that all counties within Ohio will receive an economic injury declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) this week that will enable eligible small businesses in Ohio to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan in...

Coronavirus: How Louisiana Businesses Can Apply For SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/03/20

On March 17, 2020, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards officially requested the Small Business Administration to provide Economic Injury Disaster Loans to all Louisiana parishes. Effective immediately, Louisiana businesses may now apply for these...

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