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Tennessee General Assembly Passes Highly-Anticipated CON Reform Bill

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

On May 5, 2021, after several years of extensive debate and negotiations, including a 2020 legislative session ending in an impasse, the 112th Tennessee General Assembly passed a highly anticipated certificate of need (CON) reform bill. The legislation, Public Chapter No.

WSLCB Agrees to Free Joints for Vaccine?

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

The Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) received multiple requests from “marijuana” (herein referred to as cannabis) retail licensees to engage in a promotion, in a mutual effort with the State of Washington, to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations.

Department of Education Offers New Guidance for Fall Campus Openings

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

While 2020 offered extraordinary challenges for higher education institutions (“IHEs”), many are hoping to see a return to a much more typical fall term experience for students in 2021. In an effort to encourage safer fall campus re-openings, the U.S.

Cybersecurity Guidance Issued to Retirement Plan Sponsors

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

The Department of Labor recently issued cybersecurity guidance to retirement plans.

Is the Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) Really Taking Off?

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

A little over six months after the Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) became effective, there seems to be real progress in its implementation. The LGPD is an all-encompassing data protection law similar to the European Union’s GDPR....

Financial Daily Dose 6.8.2021 | Top Story: DOJ Recovers Most of Ransom Colonial Pipeline Paid to Hackers

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

In a rare cyber win for the good guys (at least one that’s publicly acknowledged), the DOJ revealed on Monday that it “had seized much of the ransom that a major U.S.

U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Predicates to CERCLA Contribution Actions - Guam v. United States, No. 20-382 (May 24, 2021)

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

In siding with the Territory of Guam in its dispute with the United States over costs to clean up the Ordot Landfill, the Supreme Court has resolved a circuit court split over which types of administrative settlements trigger contribution rights under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com

Banking and finance regulatory news, June 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

Resolution assessments: PRA PS10/21 on amendments to reporting and disclosure dates - Following its consultation in CP19/20, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement, PS10/21, on amendments to reporting and disclosure dates for resolution assessments.

When the IRS talks, it’s time to listen

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

When the Internal Revenue Service develops a laundry list of the things that they will focus on, when it comes to retirement plans, we need to listen.

U.S. Solicitor General Recommends the Supreme Court Decline New Hampshire v. Massachusetts

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

On May 25, the U.S. Solicitor General filed its highly anticipated brief in New Hampshire v. Massachusetts and recommended that the Court decline jurisdiction over the case.  Although the ultimate decision is yet to be issued, the U.S.

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