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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 20

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/06/21

Welcome to Volume 5, Issue 20 of Currents. In this issue, we discuss major and interesting topics such as IGCC coal power, BP and solar projects, using coal substitutes, Republican investments in EVs, cofiring, secure mineral supply chains, and coal-fired output decline.

ESSER III: Funding school construction

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/06/21

The federal government has issued three rounds of relief funding to Ohio school districts in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

IRS FAQ Expands Free COBRA Entitlement

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/06/21

On May 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service published guidance in the form of a series of 86 questions and answers (“FAQ”) that address the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021’s (“ARPA”) continuation health coverage in the form of “COBRA premium assistance” under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Re

Coronavirus Act 2020 (England and Wales) Residential Tenancies - Protection From Eviction (June 2021)

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/06/21

What changed?

OIG Reports Lessons Learned from the CARES Act and Advises on American Rescue Plan

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/06/21

Last year, the CARES Act authorized the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to make $150 billion payments to state, local, territorial, and tribal governments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF).

Mexican Electric Industry Reform: A Setback to Climate Change Policies?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/06/21

Precedents and Goals on Climate Change - In accordance with Mexican legal precedents, climate change is the "[v]ariation of the climate directly or indirectly attributed to human activity, which alters the composition of the global atmosphere and adds to the natural variability of the climate o

PRC Companies in International Arbitration (Series 2): Interim Measures Arrangement between Mainland and HKSAR and its Practical Notes

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/06/21

On April 2, 2019, the Supreme People’s Court of the PRC and the Department of Justice of Hong Kong signed the “Arrangements concerning the Mutual Assistance in Court-Order Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Reg

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 11

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/06/21

A New Bill Could Allow Digital Closings Nationwide "Dubbed the SECURE Notarization Act, the bill would allow for remote online notarization services nationwide." Why this is important: In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the days of in-person real estate closing may be going by the waysid

Incentives and Education: Promoting COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Workplace

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/06/21

The New Guidance: - On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance relating to employers’ obligations and limitations in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the workplace....

Expectation Versus Reality: Collecting Data From Google Workspace

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/06/21

Our expectations don’t always match reality. You probably have your own examples: you’ve seen a gorgeous photo of a meal or a DIY project and thought, hey, I could do that! Sometimes it works out, and other times—well, you end up making a meme about expectation versus reality....

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