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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

The CH Trade Secrets Review, 2020 Part III

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

In Part III of this newsletter, we continue our review of significant developments, cases, and verdicts in 2020.

New at the FTC: Agency Forges Ahead Even As Supreme Court Curbs Authority

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been in the headlines this month, following a significant U.S. Supreme Court decision that curbs its authority to seek monetary relief in federal court cases.

AD-ttorneys@law – May 2021 #3

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

CARU Pats Unity Technologies on Back, Sends It on Its Way - Inquiry into possible COPPA violations finds the company clean as a whistle - Kumbaya - Normally our newsletter is filled with reports of chicanery, misrepresentation, and fraud—or accusations of the same, at the very least.

Newly Proposed Rule Regarding Organ Acquisition Payment Policies

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

On April 27, 2021, CMS issued its Fiscal Year 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Rates Proposed Rule (CMS-1752-P), in which it proposes several changes to organ acquisition payment policies that would enable Medicare to more accur

What Employers Need to Know About the DOL’s Changing Positions on Who is an Independent Contractor

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21

Near the end of President Trump’s term in office, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a new rule for determining the difference between “employees” and “independent contractors” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).

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