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Union Organizing Trends: Use of Technology and Social Issues

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

Union organizers are effectively using technology and capitalizing on prominent social issues to dramatically increase union organizing in the technology industry and elsewhere.

DOJ Ramps Up Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Fraud Related to COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

On May 26, 2021, DOJ announced a series of coordinated law enforcement actions against 14 defendants across seven federal districts for alleged participation in fraudulent health care schemes that, according to the government, exploited the COVID-19 public health emergency ("PHE") and resulted in

State Benchmarking Models: Promising Practices to Understand and Address Health Care Cost Growth

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

As states grow increasingly concerned with rising health care costs, establishing health care cost growth benchmarking programs can provide a structure and process for increasing health system transparency and developing strategies for containing costs.

Cal/OSHA Finally Enacts Revised Emergency Temporary Standards

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

On June 17, 2021, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted to adopt revisions to the Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), and Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order allowing the revised ETS to go into effect immediately.

Cars or Car-tels?

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

In high tech, famous OEMs have a long history of playing fast and loose with the antitrust laws while complaining about SEP owners’ alleged antitrust abuse. The trend has expanded to include Amazon, Uber and others with regulators appearing to be at a loss of what to do....

Just Arrived – the New Standard Contractual Clauses for International Data Transfers

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

The European Commission recently published an updated version of the standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries ('SCCs').

Juneteenth is Now a Federal Holiday

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed into law Senate Bill 475 (S. 475) making “Juneteenth” a federal holiday. Because June 19th falls on a Saturday this year, the day will be observed by federal government offices on June 18, 2021. S.

[Webcast Transcript] TAR in the Real World: From Promise to Practicality

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

Editor’s Note: On January 13, 2021, HaystackID shared an educational webcast designed to inform and update legal and data discovery professionals on the industry’s most advanced analytics technologies and to highlight recommended workflows and appropriate use cases for achieving quantifiably impa

Reminder: Opportunity to comment on draft “healthy” symbols for FDA’s planned consumer research

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released draft options for a new voluntary “healthy” symbol for packaged foods to depict the nutrient content claim.

FERC Notice of Inquiry on Policy Statement on Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Proposals Draws Industry Comment

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

Nearly 200 comments were filed in response to FERC’s February 18, 2021 Notice of Inquiry (NOI) that sought new information and perspectives on whether it should revise its policy statement on the certification of new interstate natural gas transportation facilities (Policy Statement)....

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