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Legal Protection for the Software Arts — Part 3

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

In most jurisdictions around the world, the most common form of protection for software is copyright. In the US, ever since the Alice decision, copyright was thought to be the best form of protection for software.

Four Lessons for Companies Defining Their Next Normal

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

An open letter from two communications professionals to their colleagues - Dear Colleagues, To say it's been a crazy-busy, often frustrating, sometimes daunting year would be an understatement.

SEC Chair’s LIBOR Comments Touch on BSBY

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

Gary Gensler, Chair of the SEC, delivered prepared comments to the Financial Stability Oversight Council on June 11, in the main reiterating that the SOFR index is based on a large number of observable transactions but also criticizing the Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index (BSBY) as a LIBOR a

US FERC Announces New Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

On June 17, 2021, the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order (Order) establishing a new Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission (Task Force), calling for nominations for state commission representation on the Task Force, setting forth preliminary

New Standards for Nitrogen-Reducing Septic Systems in Suffolk County Starting July 1st

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

A recent and alarming statistic shared by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services indicates that more than 80% of nitrogen found in Long Island’s surface waters is attributable to sewage....
By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Department of Labor Withdraws Prior Independent Contractor Rule: What You Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

Last month the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Final Rule withdrawing the Trump Administration’s attempt to revise the DOL’s interpretation of independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).

Honduras: Updated requirements for entering the country

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

On June 2, 2021, the Technical - Operational Strategy for the activation of commercial air transportation, elaborated by the President of the Republic in the Council of Secretaries of State, entered into force....
By: Dentons

Mastering Remote Work: Does Returning to the Office Mean Bringing Pets to Work?

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

With so much of the workforce going remote this past year, there has been a huge shift in the way many people view pet ownership.

The Tax Benefits of Research and Development Expenses (IRC Section 41)

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

Businesses are started with good ideas and a lot of hard work. Companies are sustained by applying that same hard work to the challenges and problems they face along the way. ...
By: Gray Reed

The Electric Vehicle Future: Major Climate Opportunity Faces Three Critical Challenges

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

Amid renewed national ambitions to tackle climate change, electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as a promising way to reduce emissions in the transportation sector, which accounts for nearly a third of greenhouse gas emissions.

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