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How to Legally Focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/06/21

June brings the confluence of Pride Month as well as the newly minted federal holiday, Juneteenth.

Supreme Court Holds Generic Nature of Statements Must Be Considered With Class Certification

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/06/21

On June 21, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., et al. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, et al. The case analyzes what the defendants considered were generic statements that did not have a price impact....

LLC Membership Interests Are “Personal Property”

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/06/21

When LLC membership interests suffer harm at the hands of wrongful conduct by another member or the LLC’s manager, the litigation claims are usually based on fiduciary duties, including the duty of good faith and fair dealing owed by every California LLC member to the LLC itself and the other mem

So, Are the Gates Up or Down?: Liability under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in Van Buren v. United States and Your Business

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/06/21

Seeking to resolve a split among the Circuits “regarding the scope of liability under the [Computer Fraud and Abuse Act]’s “exceeds authorized access” clause, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to the appeal of Robert Van Buren, a former Georgia police sergeant whose criminal conviction for vio

Fertility Treatments and Gestational Surrogacy: the IRS Reaffirms Narrow View of “Medical Expenses” under Section 213

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/06/21

As employers are expanding their fertility, surrogacy, and family planning benefits, the tax treatment of such benefits continues to be a challenge for employers and their employees by both increasing the cost of these benefits and creating administrative hurdles.

In United States v. Arthrex, the Supreme Court Delivers A Seemingly Simple Solution That May Prove More Complicated in Practice

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/06/21

This week, in United States v.

Supreme Court Decides Collins v. Yellen

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/06/21

On June 23, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Collins v.

Fertility Clinic in Georgia Notifies Patients of Data Breach

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/06/21

Reproductive Biology Associates, LLC (RBA) and its affiliate, MyEggBank, notified approximately 38,000 patients that a data breach involving a ransomware attack had exposed the patients’ full names, addresses, Social Security numbers, laboratory results, and information relating to the handling o

Federal Court Affirms Employer Right To Require That Its Employees Be Vaccinated

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/06/21

A federal judge in Houston, Texas ruled on June 12, 2021 that Houston Methodist Hospital (the “hospital”) did not violate the law by requiring, as a matter of policy, that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 by June 7, 2021.

Tips to Maximize Contractor Recoveries for Public Health-Related Claims: Lessons from Pernix Serka and the Ebola Crisis

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/06/21

Does the mere existence of a deadly epidemic entitle a contractor to monetary relief when it experiences cost increases stemming from that epidemic?

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