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Who Is That Masked Employee and Is She Vaccinated? Employers Wrestle with New CDC Guidelines

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

Do you trust your employees about their vaccination status, or do you need to see proof?

New York Bans Delta-8/Revises Hemp Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

New York, which only recently passed an ambitious adult-use cannabis bill, has also positioned itself as a leader in the field of hemp cannabinoid products, and just today, May 19, 2021, updated its regulations and standards for the production, distribution, and sale of hemp cannabinoid products

Full Scope of Claimed Invention Must Be Enabled

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

In a case relating to nucleic acid sequencing, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a jury verdict of non-enablement because a skilled artisan would have only known how to successfully practice a narrow range of the full scope of the nucleic acids covered by the asserted claim a

New Bill Proposes that Americans Should Be Able to Sue Foreign Hackers

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

The Homeland and Cyber Threat Act (HACT) was introduced in the U.S. House on March 12, 2021. This bill would allow U.S.

Targeted Advertising Still Patent Ineligible Subject Matter

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that targeted advertising is still an abstract idea and that a system providing targeted advertising must utilize something more than generic features and routine functions to be eligible for patent protection. Free Stream Media Corp. v.

Deadline Looms to Notify Current and FORMER Employees of COBRA Premium Subsidy

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

Employers, if you had employees who had been on your group health plan who were involuntarily terminated or whose hours were reduced as early as November 1, 2019, read this!

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

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

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....

Lessons (Still Being) Learned Regarding Hospitality Finance in the Covid-19 Age

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc across the real estate portfolios of investors and lenders, perhaps most disastrously in the hospitality sector.

DHS-ICE implements more Form I-9 verification flexibilities through May 31 for remote employers and workplaces

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S.

Judge Lamberth Sanctions Paul Weiss and Former Partner Alex Oh

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

Lawyers can “Break Bad” and veer from ethical and professional standards.  Somehow this is not so hard to envision.  Legal misconduct occurs more than most expect.  And the system reacts in variety of ways – professional responsibility enforcement actions and judges stand as the two most importan

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