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SEC Responds to Wyoming’s Opinion on Custody of Digital Assets and Qualified Custodian Status

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/11/20

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a statement in response to the Wyoming Division of Banking’s No-Action Letter on Custody of Digital Assets and Qualified Custodian Status....

The Return of Crown Preference on 1 December, 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/11/20

The return of Crown Preference on 1 December, 2020 has widely united the restructuring community against the new measures. Whilst the rationale that the Treasury should have priority for sums received by a debtor on its behalf is logical, the effect is not.

L.A. County Adds Anti-Retaliation Ordinance to COVID-19 Reporting Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/11/20

On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new anti-retaliation ordinance, which is intended to protect employees in the County who report or discuss public health violations by their employers and, in particular, to encourage the reporting of poten

On Your Mark, Get Set, Go: Life Science Companies Face A Challenging Year For Compliance With New Open Payment Program Data Collection And Reporting Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/11/20

The Physician Payment Sunshine Act (the “Sunshine Act”) – a federal law first adopted as Section 6002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“PPACA”) – requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) to collect and display information reported by applicable man

CFTC Releases 2020 Annual Report on its Whistleblower Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/11/20

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) recently released its 2020 Annual Report on the status of its whistleblower program for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2020....

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2020 #5

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/11/20

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer.

Department of Transportation Proposes New NEPA Procedures

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/11/20

The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed comprehensive changes to update its procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act in response to the Council on Environmental Quality’s July 16, 2020, overhaul of the regulations implementing NEPA. See 85 Fed. Reg. 74640 (Nov.

When Do California Trust and Estate Cases Have Preference in Trial Setting or Appeal?

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/11/20

Getting a civil or probate case to trial in California can take a long time. The pandemic has backed up many courts given that criminal and civil trials starting in March 2020 were postponed.

Kangaroo Court: Thinking on 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/11/20

Now we are at the end of 2020, what does your 2021 look like? Putting aside the emotions of 2020, what are the priorities that you want to set? How will this impact the people around you?

Are Speaker Programs a Thing of the Past? OIG’s Fraud Alert Indicates It Thinks They Should Be

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/11/20

In the midst of the pandemic emergency, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a stern warning about in-person educational programs for health care professionals (HCPs), known as “speaker programs.” The OIG’s Special Fraud Alert (Alert) highlights wha

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