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EPA OPPT Strategic Plan for FYs 2021-2023 Outlines Six Priority Areas

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has prepared a strategic plan for the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) for fiscal years (FY) 2021-2023.

100 Days of the Biden Administration, Part II: Key Labor and Employment Policy Developments

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

In its first 100 days in office, the Biden administration has advanced its policy priorities, many of which have involved repealing the policy accomplishments of the previous presidential administration. The Biden administration can be expected to advance its own proposals soon....

Republican AGs Press Biden Administration On Expanding Energy Infrastructure

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

A group of 19 Republican AGs, led by Montana AG Austin Knudsen, wrote a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to support additional energy infrastructure in the wake of the Colonial pipeline shutdown......
By: Cozen O'Connor

No-Mask Vax FAQs

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

Can employers breathe easy now? Last Saturday, I went to the supermarket and did my weekly grocery shopping without a mask. It was glorious! And completely legal! But employers may not be as elated as I am, now that the standards have suddenly become more loosey-goosey.

Don’t be Fooled By The CPRA Effective Date, Employers Have Current Obligations Under The CCPA

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

The passage of Prop 24, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), has caused a bit of confusion among businesses in California.

ARPA Funding Relief for Single Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

On March 11, 2021 President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (Public Law 117-2) ("ARPA"). Among its many provisions, the statute contains "funding relief" for single employer defined benefit pension plans.

White Collar & Compliance Academy 2021 - Die Zukunft

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

Compliance & Investigations im Jahr 2025 - „Wirksame Compliance erfordert ganzheitliche Ansätze.“ Was ist für die Themen „Compliance & Investigations“ im Jahr 2025 zu erwarten? Fünf Thesen von Prof. Dr. Thomas Grützner und Novartis-Vorstand Dr. Klaus Moosmayer*....

Operating Cash-Flow Borrowing Options for Michigan Public Schools

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

As Michigan public schools navigate the preparation of their 2021-2022 budgets, we wanted to again provide you with a reminder of the short-term borrowing options available to cover projected operating cash-flow shortfalls.

Doctrine Of Practical Continuity Tested Again In Case Involving FLSA Motor Carrier Exemption

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

I have always been interested in the Motor Carrier Act (MCA) exemption of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 USC 213(b)(1), especially in the doctrine of “practical continuity” which is one of the ways that interstate commerce is determined and have defended a number of cases where we had to rely o

FTC Continues Crackdown On Fake Claims About CBD

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/05/21

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) reached a settlement with cannabidiol (“CBD”) products retailer Kushly Industries LLC and its sole officer (collectively, “Kushly”) to resolve allegations that Kushly made unsubstantiated marketing claims and falsely claimed that scientific evidence supported

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