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White House Calls for Federal Reforms in Long-Anticipated Cybersecurity Executive Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

President Biden's Executive Order calls for an extensive reassessment and revamping of the federal government's cybersecurity defenses and incident response capabilities, establishing benchmarks that may inform standards among private entities.

Tax Practice Pointer: Potential Client Interview

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

A new client presents a great opportunity, but there is also great risk that the relationship will not be a good fit.

Supreme Court Narrows the Scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in Van Buren v. United States

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

On June 3, 2021, the Supreme Court drastically narrowed the reach of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (“CFAA”), a federal statue prohibiting individuals from “exceeding authorized access” to computers and computer systems. In Van Buren v.

Supreme Court: Employees Do Not “Exceed Authorized Access” By Misusing Computer Data They Are Otherwise Authorized To Access

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

The scenario is familiar, and frustrating, to employers: an employee, preparing to leave to join a competitor, accesses sensitive product, customer, and sales data using his or her own credentials, copies it to a flash drive, and takes it to a competing firm....

Industry Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Florida Social Media Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

On May 24, 2021, Florida’s governor signed into law legislation prohibiting social media companies from blocking political candidates seeking to use those companies’ websites to communicate with the sites’ users.

Workplace Law Lowdown | OSHA Abandons Requirement to Record COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Reactions

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

Employers are no longer required to record employee adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines in OSHA 300 Logs.

Corte di Cassazione – Sez. I civile – n. 8997/2021 del 31.3.2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

Corte di Cassazione – Sez. I civile – n. 8997/2021 del 31.3.2021 -Responsabilità contrattuale dell’intermediario finanziario verso l’investitore e risoluzione del singolo contratto di investimento. 1- Il Fatto e il principio di diritto enunciato dalla Corte di Cassazione....

Birmingham Medical News: Five Information Blocking Takeaways

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

On April 5th, the final information blocking rules issued by the Office of National Coordinator (“ONC”) took effect, leaving providers with numerous questions regarding what information has to be released, to whom, and how quickly.

Not All Fun and Games? College Athletes May Soon Drive a Hard Bargain With Union Support

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

On May 27, 2021, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced the College Athlete Right to Organize Act seeking to provide collective bargaining rights for college athletes. ...
By: CDF Labor Law LLP

Legal Industry News: Current News and Trends in Legal Department Operations, June 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

Welcome to Onit’s June industry run-down, where we share with you some of the most pertinent and timely articles on legal department operations news. We hope this roundup of legal industry trends provides some useful takeaways....

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