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President Biden's Executive Order to Improve Cybersecurity Issued

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden issued a wide ranging Executive Order “On Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” which was in the works after the SolarWinds cyberattack and arrived soon after a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline Company that cut off fuel supply to most of the east co

North Carolina House Passes Bill That Enables First Responders to Obtain Workers’ Compensation Coverage for PTSD

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

HB 492 PASSED BY NC HOUSE - On May 6, the N.C. House of Representatives passed H.B.

OSHA and Cal/OSHA Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Employees

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

Workplace safety agencies look to public health recommendations to update their own COVID-19 guidance and standards as they relate to the impact of vaccinations.

[Audio] Hasta La Visa, Baby: Episode 3 Welcome To The Party, Pal! – Visa Waiver Program And Entry Without Inspection In Die Hard

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

In this episode, Shai and Roderick celebrate the 1988 action movie phenomenon, Die Hard. Our co-hosts will try to solve what kind of visa a very well-dressed German radical/criminal/terrorist would have needed in order to enter the U.S.

Residential Eviction Moratorium Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

As the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out continues and summer approaches, there is optimism that life may slowly be returning to normal—or at least a new type of normal.

Fishing For Coverage: Fifth Circuit’s Recent Ruling Narrows Number Of Individuals Considered “Seamen” Under The Jones Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

On May 11, 2021, the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, walked some of its precedent off the plank when it reexamined who qualifies as a “seaman” under the Jones Act.

Prevailing Wage Rule For High-Skilled Foreign Workers Effective November 2022

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

The effective date of the “Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Immigration and Non-Immigrants in the United States” (Prevailing Wage Rule) related to H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 work visa cases, as well as for PERM cases, is delayed to November 14, 2022.

Future Imperfect: Vaccine Passports Pose Complex Privacy Questions

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

Multiple times a day, clients ask us whether vaccine passports will be the admission ticket to the post-COVID-19 future. For many events and travel in many jurisdictions, the answer is likely yes. But what does that mean for businesses?......

Pinnacle Logistics to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Charge

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

Allentown Trucking and Aviation Services Company Forced Employee to Quit To Escape the Abuse, Federal Agency Charged - PHILADELPHIA — Pinnacle Logistics, a trucking and aviation services company in Allentown, Pa., will pay $45,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to conciliate a sexual h

Incentivizing Customers In States Banning Vaccine Passports

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

Businesses across the nation are implementing measures to ensure that their customers have been vaccinated.

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