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CISA, FBI Release Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Following Major DarkSide Ransomware Attack

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

On May 11, 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint advisory (Advisory) that encourages critical infrastructure (CI) asset owners and operators (e.g., companies in the communications, energy, defense, and tran

CCPA Breach Class Action Settlement About to Get “Minted”

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

Although the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) went into effect on January 1, 2020 and over 100 class actions referencing the CCPA have been filed to date, very few class actions have actually made their way to court approval. That is about to change....

Washington State's Expanded TIF Authority Creates Powerful Catalyst for Public-Private Partnerships

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

On May 10, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee signed ESHB 1189 (TIF for Jobs bill), completing a bipartisan legislative effort to grant new powers of Tax-Increment Financing (TIF) to the state's cities, counties, and port districts....

Governor Newsom Unveils Historic Spending Plan for Recovery, Rebuilding, Renewal and Resilience

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

New Budget Based on Record Revenue Growth - Relying on a “once in a lifetime” surge of $65 billion or more in state revenues and an estimated $25 billion in new federal COVID-19 relief funds, Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a revised state budget for FY 2021–22 that includes $40 billion more

New York State’s HERO Act Imposes New Workplace Health and Safety Obligations on Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

This post was revised on May 19, 2021 to reflect relevant updates. On May 5, 2021, New York enacted the Health and Essential Rights Act (the “HERO Act”).

Privacy Bill Essentials: Proposed Federal Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

In an effort to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, U.S. Senators Edward J.

Beware September 10th Deadline for Certain “Qualified Opportunity Fund” Investments

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

The upcoming deadline to make a “capital gain rollover” investment into a “qualified opportunity fund” with respect to certain 2020 pass-through gains is September 10, 2021.

Legal Protection for the Software Arts — Part 1

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

Software has an outsized role in the economy contributing over a trillion dollars to the value of the US gross domestic product. Proprietary software represents a significant portion of that value and can be among a business’s most valuable assets.

Employment Law Alert – May 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

Masking Rules Relaxed for Vaccinated Employees - Many Virginia employers have been anxiously awaiting action from the Virginia Division of Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) to conform with the CDC’s May 14, 2021, guidance relaxing face covering requirements for fully vaccinated employees.

[Podcast] The Final Three Fall - Economic Presence & Marketplace Facilitator Tax Law Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

At the end of 2020, only three states with a sales tax had not passed a marketplace facilitator/economic presence package: Florida, Kansas, and Missouri. After this legislative session, those final three holdouts have fallen (maybe). Matt Hunsaker explains....

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