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Reminder: Get Ready for Los Angeles County’s Fair Work Week Ordinance Effective Date: July 1, 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/05/25

As we previously blogged, effective July 1, 2025, Los Angeles County’s new Fair Work Week Ordinance requires qualifying retailers and grocers (300+ employees nationwide in unincorporated LA County) to give workers predictable schedules, advance notice, rest between shifts, and “predictability pay

What Are Tariffs, What Do They Apply To, and How Do They Impact the Construction Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/25

April 5, 2025 was a seminal day for both the construction industry and the Trump Administration. It was the day reciprocal tariffs on widely used construction materials were to go into effect.

What’s The Deal? - Interval and Tender Offer Funds

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/25

Here’s the deal: Interval funds and tender offer funds are registered closed-end funds that may continuously offer their shares at net asset value (“NAV”) to an unlimited number of investors....

California Senate Public Safety Committee Advances Pro-Business Amendment to CIPA

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/25

On April 29, 2025, the Senate Public Safety Committee voted 6-0 to advance legislation that would exempt processing of personal information for a commercial business purpose from coverage by the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).

Back-and-Forth Levies in the North American Trade War: U.S. Tariffs and the Canadian Response (Update)

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/25

We continue to follow the U.S.-Canada trade dispute, in the context of the changing global trade situation, and will continue to update the following as required.

New ANDA Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/25

Federal district court cases that are filed pursuant to the Hatch-Waxman Act - This chart summarizes the case name, presiding judge, drug, and patents-at-issue in all federal district court cases that are filed pursuant to the Hatch-Waxman Act.

Delaware Chancery Court Enforces Specific Performance and Forces Merger to Close

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/25

A recent decision of the Delaware Court of Chancery reinforces the importance of deal certainty, particularly when it comes to efforts-based covenants in merger agreements. In Desktop Metal Inc. v.

Penn State Victory Maintains Uneasy Status Quo in Sports Merchandising Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/25

Most major universities have developed extremely lucrative business empires by exploiting the use of their trademarks and trade dress on apparel and merchandise, among other things.

BE-10 Filing Required for US Companies with Ownership in Non-US Businesses: Due May 30, 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/25

The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) conducts a mandatory BE-10 survey of US investments abroad every five years to produce key economic and statistical reports on the scale and effects of US-owned business activities abroad....

Expert Witnesses Admitted in Title IX Jury Trials (Updated)

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/25

Fifteen years ago, I received what seemed like an odd request: would I be willing to serve as an expert witness in federal Title IX litigation? My perception had always been that most Title IX litigation focused on questions of law and therefore, was within the court’s purview to decide.

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