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Bipartisan Bill to Increase Megamerger HSR Filing Fees Passed Out of Senate Judiciary Committee

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) do not agree on much, but they agree on one thing. The government filing fees on mergers, which have not been updated since 2001, need to be updated and large transactions should be subject to significantly higher filing fees.

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 9

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

Consumer Watchdog Group Issues Policy to Strengthen National Eviction Moratorium - "Since the eviction moratorium has been in effect, housing advocates and renters have said a lack of enforcement has led to landlords ignoring the law and pushing out tenants anyway." Why this is important: The

New York to Ease Mask and Social Distancing Restrictions on Businesses

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

Starting today, May 19, 2021, New York State will adopt the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People for most businesses and public settings.

New Overtime Requirements for Washington Agricultural Workers

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

In response to last year’s groundbreaking decision by the Washington State Supreme Court in Martinez-Cuevas v. DeRuyter Bros.

Bouncing Back (and Forth): Statewide Reopening and Mitigation Steps (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

As the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, government officials at all levels are reevaluating their health and safety protocols and adjusting workplace guidance based on ever-shifting case metrics.

FEC’s Prosecutorial Discretion Deemed Unreviewable by D.C. Circuit, Again

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently issued its long-awaited decision in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) (hereinafter “New Models” based on the name of the organization involved in that case).

Michigan Employers Must Still Comply With COVID-19 Requirements – Including Masking – For Those Not Fully Vaccinated

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

Last week, the CDC announced that “fully vaccinated” people: (1) can go mask-less indoors; (2) cease social distancing; (3) be excluded from routine screenings; and (4) refrain from being tested or quarantining following a known exposure to a COVID-19-positive person (assuming the vaccinated pers

New York Enacts HERO Act Requiring All Employers to Implement Health and Safety Standards to Address Airborne Infectious Diseases

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law the Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act), which imposes on all non-public employers significant health and safety standards intended to address the spread of airborne infectious diseases, like COVID-19, in the workplace.

A Disheartening Reality: The Rise In Domestic Violence Pro Bono Matters

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

Over the past year, as stay-at-home orders and quarantine requirements were put in place, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) braced itself for a surge in domestic violence incidents.

“New” Amendments to New Jersey's WARN Act Will Likely Become Effective on September 11, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

As we discussed in a prior alert from last April, in an effort to provide some much needed reprieve to employers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey passed a bill that delayed the effective date of several previously enacted amendments to New Jersey’s equivalent to the federal Worker Ad

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