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OCR Announces That LGBTQ+ Students Are Protected by Title IX, Providing Further Guidance to K-12 Schools, Colleges, and Universities Navigating a Shifting Title IX Landscape

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

On June 16, 2021, the U.S.

Remember This On Juneteenth

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

On this Juneteenth, we honor the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, knowing that it is now an official federal holiday. U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act on the 17th of June.

Declaran nulidad de ciertos artículos del Acuerdo de Valorización en Bogotá, Colombia

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

El Juzgado Cuarenta y Cuatro Administrativo del Circuito de Bogotá, el 16 de junio de 2021, declaró la nulidad parcial del artículo 4 y la nulidad total del artículo 22 del Acuerdo 724 de 2018 del Concejo de Bogotá, "Por el cual se establece el cobro de una contribución de valorización por benefi

M&A and Energy – Seven Tips for Israeli Energy Companies Who Wish to Expand Overseas

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

In 2020, clean energy companies led over 25% of all IPOs in Israel. With such monetary amounts being raised on the TASE, many clean energy entrepreneurs have turned their eyes to foreign markets to develop and expand their industry, especially in Europe and the United States....

Same-sex marriage equality developments in Japan

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

On 17 March 2021, a Japanese district court ruled, for the first time in Japan, that the national government’s failure to recognise same‐sex marriage is "unconstitutional".

EU Releases New Standard Contractual Clauses for Cross-Border Data Transfers

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

Standard contractual clauses (SCCs) are a contract addendum with provisions governing the handling of personal information.

Afternoon Briefs: Supreme Court limits patent board’s power; gun-pointing lawyer explains plea

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21


Dispute Breaks Out at EEOC Between Republican Commissioners and the Democrat Chair Over Whether the Chair May Issue Policy Guidance Without a Commission Vote: Control of Commission Policy at Stake…And the Transgender Bathroom Issues are Back!

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

What Happened First? First, at the direction of the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), Charlotte A. Burrows, the Commission published an EEOC Press Release from the “Washington D.C. Headquarters” of the “U.S.

Amendments to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act Add Substantive Requirements and Limitations for Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

Non-compete and non-solicitation agreements (“restrictive covenants”) can be a helpful tool for protecting a business, as they allow employers to restrict their employees’ ability to seek employment with competitors and/or poach other employees, solicit clients for the sale of competitive product

Citing Plan Ambiguity, Tenth Circuit Rules Becoming Disabled After Receiving Notice of Termination Did Not Preclude Employee From LTD Benefits

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21

In Carlile v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., 988 F.3d 1217 (10th Cir.

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