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Client Alert: Key Takeaways from SCOTUS Arguments in Idaho EMTALA Abortion Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in the consolidated cases of Moyle v. United States, Case No. 23-726 and Idaho v. United States, Case No. 23-727.

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: North Carolina Legislative Session Starts

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

The North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday started its 2024 session with legislators focused on adjusting the second year of the biennial budget adopted last year and considering bills on other topics....

Krankenstand so hoch wie nie: Was können Arbeitgeber tun?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

Die Statistiken sind eindeutig: Im Jahr 2023 fehlten Arbeitnehmer in Deutschland krankheitsbedingt durchschnittlich 15,2 Tage. Damit hat der Krankenstand in Deutschland einen neuen Höchstwert erreicht.

New State Budget Bill Includes Changes to Employment Laws

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

New York State lawmakers came to a final agreement on a 2024-25 budget bill, which contains several notable changes to New York’s employment laws.

Wax On, Wane Not: Corporate Investigations and Enforcement Actions are on the Rise at DOJ

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

Every national election cycle, we are reminded that presidential administrations drive the trajectory of white-collar civil and criminal enforcement priorities. Halfway through President Biden’s first term, in 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced, “I have . . .

DOL Announces Final Overtime Rule Increasing Salary Threshold

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a Final Rule increasing the salary threshold for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemptions, a move which the DOL anticipates will result in around four million additional workers becoming eligible for overtime pay....

Kansas Becomes Fourth State to Enact Earned Wage Access Legislation

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

On April 19, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill (HB) 2560 to regulate earned wage access (EWA) products and services. HB 2560 enacts the Earned Wage Access Services Act that requires EWA providers to be licensed by the state bank commissioner and comply with certain disclosure rules.

U.S. Department of Energy Issues Final Transmission Permitting Rule, Announces $331 Million Transmission Facilitation Program Award

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

The Final Rule implements a May 2023 Memorandum of Understanding between the federal agencies currently responsible for various aspects of environmental review and permitting of transmission projects and creates the Coordinated Interagency Transmission Authorizations and Permits Program (“CITAP P

FTC Moves to Strike Most Noncompetes: Considerations for Cannabis Companies

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

As Bradley previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission at the beginning of last year issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to effectively ban employee noncompete provisions as an unfair method of competition in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act.

Nebraska Fourth State to Enact Privacy Law in 2024

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/04/24

Nebraska’s governor has now signed into law the state’s “comprehensive” privacy law making it the fourth one this year, and the 17th overall. It will take effect on January 1, 2025 – the same day as Delaware, Iowa, and New Hampshire......

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