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Detailed Breakdown of the CFPB’s COVID-19 Mortgage Servicing Final Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

With the release of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s COVID-19 mortgage servicing final rule and an August 31, 2021, effective date that will be here before we know it, the race is on for servicers to digest the law’s new requirements and prohibitions and then implement them.

The New Normal? June 2021 - Coming Back

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

This is the news we’ve been waiting for but have been a bit reticent to say out loud: the rebound of real estate finance is upon us. The markets were very active at year-end, and that activity level has continued unabated through the first half of 2021....

Disclosure of Claims-Related Audio Recordings

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

Claims-related audio recordings may need to be disclosed to claimants upon request, according to an information letter dated June 14, 2021 (“Information Letter”), issued by the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”).

“What’s In A Name?”: Federal Circuit Holds Claims Court Blurred Distinction Between ‘Size Protests’ And ‘Bid Protests’ In Dismissal For Failure To Exhaust Administrative Remedies

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

Many small businesses learn the hard way that a “bid protest” and a “size protest” differ in much more than name only.

Agri-AFC, LLC to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

Company Fired Employee After Learning of His Pre-Existing Back Condition, Federal Agency Charged - JACKSON, Miss.

Scoring A Touchdown With NIL Rights

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

“NIL” is short for “Name, Image, Likeness,” but for college athletes it may now mean “no income limits.” All three branches of government have essentially agreed that a college athlete could be paid for his/her NIL activities. However, what this means exactly is still far from clear....

Ontario Moving to Step 2 of its Reopening Plan on June 30

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

Effective June 30, 2021, all public health units in Ontario may move to Step 2 of the province’s Roadmap to Reopen. On June 30, all public health units in Ontario will be subject to the requirements established by O. Reg. 263/20, Rules for Areas in Step 2, as amended by O. Reg.

The LHD/ERISA Advisor – June 2021: Insurer's Likelihood to Deny Claim Does Not Excuse Claimant's Obligation to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Prior to Filing Suit

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

In Ruderman v. Liberty Mut. Grp., Inc., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40516 (N.D.N.Y. Mar. 4, 2021), a New York district court held that just because an insurer might have been likely to deny a claim does not excuse a claimant's obligation to exhaust administrative remedies prior to filing suit.

Financial Daily Dose 6.30.2021 | Top Story: Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Global to Make Public Debut

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

Chinese ride-hailing powerhouse Didi Global priced its forthcoming IPO at $14/share on Tuesday, “setting the stage for the company to begin trading” later today—a scant three days after it launched its investor pitch roadshow....

FERC Endeavors to Encourage Transmission Development in Coordination With States

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

At the June 17, 2021 Open Meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued a policy statement and an order reflecting its continued support for transmission project development and transmission investment to achieve federal and state renewable resource policy goal

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