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Visas and Immigration in 2021 Under the Biden Administration - Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

The Biden Administration took office on January 20, 2021. Many executive orders have been executed since that date, some of which directly change the manner of handling immigration matters. However, the U.S.

Avoiding Safety-Based Workplace Retaliation Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21

There finally seems to be a light at the end of the dark, COVID-19 pandemic tunnel. As spring transitions to summer, COVID-19 case numbers are decreasing while the vaccination rate is increasing.

Policy Options to Increase Health Care Coverage and Affordability: Comparing Enhancements to the Affordable Care Act and a Public Option

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/06/21

[co-author: Sabiha Quddus] The health care platform of President-elect Joe Biden aims to expand insurance coverage to the majority of Americans and lower health care costs for consumers.

MITRE Corporation Outlines a Proposal for a Digital Health Revolution in New Report

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/06/21

On May 13, 2021, MITRE Corporation, a non-profit that provides engineering and technical guidance for the federal government, published a long-awaited report proposing a National Strategy for Digital Health (the “Report”).

Cal/OSHA Makes First Revision to the Temporary COVID-19 Prevention Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/06/21

On May 28, 2021, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) published a revised proposed COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). The proposed regulations contain notable changes from the original ETS adopted on November 19, 2020, which we covered...

Navigating the New Standard Contractual Clauses for International Data Transfers under the GDPR

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/06/21

The final version of the new standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) were published by the European Commission on June 4, 2021.

Investment Management Update - June 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/06/21

In this issue, we cover regulatory developments impacting the investment management sector, including updates on activism activity during the 2021 proxy season, as well as the status of multiple SEC and NYSE proposals, requests for comment and rule adoptions regarding, among other topics, univers

Eleventh Circuit Holds that a Statutory Violation is Insufficient for Standing and Settlement

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/06/21

In Muransky v. Godiva, the Eleventh Circuit held that a violation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA”) was insufficient to allege a concrete injury for standing purposes. Background Dr.

Arkansas Enacts Emergency Legislation to Allow Remote Notarization

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/06/21

Governor Asa Hutchinson signed into law SB340 to permit the remote notarization of documents due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  This legislation is effective retroactive to March 30, 2020…...
By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

Complementary: Bitcoin trading requires complementary to a financial activity authority under the Bank Holding Company Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/06/21

There has been recent speculation that banks are about to enter the cryptocurrency markets. This makes a lot of commercial sense: There clearly is customer demand for banks to offer services similar to those they offer for other financial assets.

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