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Dear America: White House Pens Open Letter on Ransomware Threat

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/06/21

On June 3, the Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology released an open letter to corporate executives and business leaders, imploring them to take immediate actions to address threats from ransomware urgently....

10 Key Takeaways from the European Commission’s New SCCs

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/06/21

Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team offers 10 observations companies can use to better understand the EU’s overhaul of the standard contractual clauses that allow compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation’s rules on international data transfers....

Ninth Circuit: Class Action Settlement Not “All Right, All Right, All Right”

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/06/21

Key Takeaways - The Ninth Circuit holds that, following changes to Rule 23(e), the Bluetooth factors for fairness of pre-certification class action settlements also apply to post-certification settlements....
By: Dechert LLP

Cal/OSHA Passes Revisions to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/06/21

Key Points - Starting July 31, 2021, all employees who are not fully vaccinated shall be provided respirators for voluntary use. Exclusion pay is required even if an employee is not able to work. Employers should amend their COVID-19 Prevention Plans....

FCC Implements Supreme Court’s Prometheus Decision, Eliminating Cross-Ownership Rules and Restoring Modified Local Television and Radio Ownership Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/06/21

On June 4, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or Commission’s) Media Bureau formally implemented changes to the Commission’s media ownership rules as required to effectuate the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court concerning those rules.

All “Cluck” and No Bite? Preemption and Challenges to Poultry and Meat Labels

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/06/21

Preemption is a familiar battlefield for litigants challenging or defending advertising claims made on the labels of federally regulated products.

Crisis Averted: How The USCG Environmental Crimes Voluntary Disclosure Policy Can Shield Against Prosecution

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

A vessel owner or operator discovers a (potential) environmental violation; now what? As the saying goes, the cover-up is worse than the crime. Over 13 years since its inception, the U.S.

Colorado Joins Coalition of States Expanding Antidiscrimination Laws to Include Protections for Gender Identity and Gender Expression

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

On May 20, 2021, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law HB21-1108, known as the Gender Identity Expression Anti-Discrimination Act (the Act).

Biden Administration ESG Activity Accelerates

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

On 20 May 2021, President Biden announced an Executive Order to help “tackle the climate emergency,” a top priority for his Administration.1 The Executive Order builds upon the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC or Commission) on-going efforts to develop a disclosure framework for environm

Split First Department Panel Re-examines the Continuing Wrong Doctrine

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

If a party hires an investment advisor that goes on to allegedly systematically abuse its role by engaging in self-dealing in violation of its contractual obligations and fiduciary duties, when does the applicable statute of limitations period begin?  Does the wrongdoing give rise to a single cla

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