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Proposed Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines/PFAS: Joint State Environmental Organizations Submit Comments to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

The Association of Clean Water Administrators, the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials, and the Environmental Council of the States (collectively “Associations”) submitted comments to the United States Envir

“Clean Green” to Counter Belt and Road

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

Last week, Bloomberg News reported that the Group of Seven nations (G7) intends to launch an alternative to China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” when they meet later this week in Cornwall, England.

No-Discharge Permit/Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Southark Disposals Group, LLC (“Southark”) entered into a May 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Stormwater General Permit and No-Discharge Permit.

Mexico - District Judge Suspends Amendment of Hydrocarbons Law That Repealed PEMEX’s Asymmetric Regulation

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

On May 31, 2021, Judge Juan Pablo Gómez Fierro of the Second District Court for Administrative Matters, specialized in Economic Competition, Broadcasting and Telecommunications ("District Judge"), suspended the amendment to the Hydrocarbons Law that repealed PEMEX’s asymmetric regulation....

Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increase in the Spotlight as G-7 Summit Begins

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

The G-7 summit will be held June 11-13 in the United Kingdom, and world leaders have a slate of major issues to discuss- economic rebounds, international relations, and of course the pandemic and vaccine availability.

SCOTUS Narrows Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

On June 3, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Van Buren v. United States and narrowed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (CFAA), which subjects to criminal liability anyone who "intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized access." 18 U. S.

Stay in Step: 5 Must-Have Workflows for Legal Operations, Part 1

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

In modern corporate legal departments, what are the key Legal Operations workflows to automate in order to succeed? Workflows are the most fundamental components of how any organization operates. That’s certainly true of Legal Operations workflows....

Costs of New Massachusetts COVID-19 Sick Leave to be Reimbursed by the Commonwealth

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

Effective May 28, 2021, Massachusetts employers are required to provide paid leave for employees who are unable to work for reasons related to COVID-19 (“COVID Leave”).

NYC’s Subcontractor Approval Process (RFAS): What Recourse Does A Subcontractor Have?

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

The New York City Procurement Policy Board Rules (“PPB Rules”) provides precious little in the way of guidance with respect to matters related to the approval of subcontractors by NYC agencies.

Cal/OSHA Updates Guidelines Ahead of State June 15 Reopening

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

On June 3, 2021, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, the standard-setting agency within Cal/OSHA, adopted revisions to the November 30, 2020, emergency COVID-19 prevention standards, reworking the masking, testing, and distancing requirements of the previous rule.

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