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OSHA Issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/21

On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) to protect health care workers from COVID-19.

Cannabis Client Alert - Week of June 14, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/21

In this week’s edition - - Illinois sets new records for sales of recreational cannabis in May - Nevada Legislature passes bill legalizing cannabis consumption lounges - Coalition of cannabis producers pushing federal and state regulators to block sales of Delta-8 THC - Amazon, the second-

Another Forum Selection Clause That Did Not Achieve Its Objective

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/21

Over the years, I have written a number of blog posts dealing with forum selection clauses, often in disputes where a party who wanted to enforce those provisions was not able to do so.

Update Regarding New York City’s Climate Mobilization Act (CMA) and the Reduction of Carbon Emissions in New York City

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/21

In a previous post, we described how the New York City Climate Mobilization Act, 2019 (the CMA, or Local Laws 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, and 147 enacted in 2019) was passed with the goal of reducing New York City’s carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030 and by 80 percent by 2050 (as against a 2005 basel

Biden Administration Releases Unified Agenda, Outlining Regulatory Priorities

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/21

On June 11, the Biden administration released its first Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, an outline of agency priorities released every fall and spring.

FEC Candidate Loan Repayment Limitation Ruled Unconstitutional in District Court Decision

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/21

Under the Federal Election Campaign Act, any candidate that incurs personal loans in connection with their election campaign may only use up to $250,000 of campaign contributions to repay those loans after the election.

Where to Look for the Smoking Gun of Data in Today’s Forensic Investigations

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/21

The large-scale shift to remote working and use of mobile devices means investigators must dig for data and communications in unconventional places. Why would an employee have saved sensitive company information on his 12-year-old son’s desktop computer?

New York Drops COVID-19 Restrictions as State Reaches 70% Vaccination Goal

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/21

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on June 15 that the State of New York reached its goal of 70% of adult New Yorkers receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Picture This: An Improved Camera is an Abstract Idea

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/21

In Yu v. Apple, Inc., [2020-1760, 2020-1803] (June 11, 2021), the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court dismissal pursuant to FRCP Rule 12(b)(6) on the grounds that the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No.

DOI Announces Competitive Lease Sale for Offshore Wind Development off the Coasts of New York and New Jersey

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/21

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) announced plans to expand offshore wind development off the coasts of New York and New Jersey by proposing a lease sale it strives to complete by the end of this year.

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