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Repo Market Disruptions: In Reverse (Part II)

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/06/21

Based upon the records of the New York Fed and the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) of the St. Louis Fed, the level of reverse repo activity on June 17th -18th reached unprecedented levels.

Ransomware's Scary – Be Wary and Ready to Parry

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/06/21

Ransomware is dominating headlines and creating unimaginable headaches. Ransomware has been deployed against every industry sector, and against municipalities and other government agencies. The resulting disruptions and consequences hit hard.

State Laws Hinder Progress of Non-Bias AI

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/06/21

Artificial Intelligence (AI) relies on oceans of data, most people know this. But many people do not yet understand how data shapes AI before the AI is functional, or how data is used by AI in production. Each raises its own set of practical, technical and social issues....

Information Blocking – How Did I Become an “Actor”?

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/06/21

The roll out of the Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC) 21st Century Cures Act Interoperability and Information Blocking Rules is reminiscent of the way HIPAA has rolled out over the course of the past 25 years.

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (a Third Time)

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/06/21

Soon after the Affordable Care Act (“ACA” or the “Act”) was passed in 2010, its critics initiated the first major legal effort to strike down the entire law as unconstitutional. That case, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sibelius, led to a 2012 U.S.

Supreme Court Decides National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/06/21

On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston, unanimously holding that the NCAA’s restrictions on education-related benefits for college athletes violates federal antitrust law.

2021 Arkansas Insurance Legislation Summary: Property & Casualty Insurance

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/06/21

The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened on January 11, 2021 and entered into an extended recess on April 27, 2021.

Cal/OSHA Has Approved Revisions to the Emergency Temporary Standards Related to COVID-19 Which Are Now in Effect

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/06/21

As we previously reported, on June 9, 2021, the California Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) Standards Board (“the Board”) withdrew its prior proposed revisions to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”), effectively ret

Santa Clara County Phasing Out COVID-19 Vaccine Status Ascertainment, Other Requirements for Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/06/21

Santa Clara County, California issued a health officer order on June 21, 2021, to phase out its May 18 health officer order, which required businesses to ascertain the vaccination status of all personnel working in the county and to follow up every two weeks with those who had not yet indicated t

California’s New Face Covering Policy Imposes Additional Burdens on Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/06/21

More than a month after the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that many fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear a face covering or physically distance, California finally updated its workplace safety rules on June 15, 2021.

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