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A Look at the California DFPI's Debt Collection Oversight Measures Thus Far

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

Since the California Department of Protection and Financial Innovation's (DFPI) formal establishment at the beginning of this year, a number of issues have come into focus as key agency priorities.

Borrowers Should Build a Record to Prepare for PPP Loan Forgiveness Appeals

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

The Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness data shows that more than 182,000 PPP loan forgiveness applications are currently "under review" by the SBA.

New Opportunities in Value-Based Care Part 5: How to Create a Full Financial Risk Value-Based Enterprise

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

This is the fifth in a five-part series discussing the new Value-Based Regulations adopted last year by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of Inspector General.

Bankruptcy Court Recharacterizes Purported Loan as Equity

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

It is generally recognized that a bankruptcy court has the power—either equitable or statutory—to recharacterize a purported debt as equity if the substance of the transaction belies the labels the parties have given it. A ruling handed down by the U.S.

L.A. City and County COVID-19 Weekly Update - CA Health and Government COVID-19 Guidance: Week in Review - May 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

L.A. County Continues Improvement on COVID-19 Metrics - Last week, L.A. County experienced continued improvement with its COVID-19 metrics. The County’s cumulative test positivity rate fell to 17%, lower than the typical average for 2020 and the region’s 19% peak in January 2021.

California’s SB-642 Targets Hospitals and Management Services Organizations

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

On May 3, 2021, the California Senate Health Committee approved SB-642 “Health care: facilities: medical privileges.” The bill is currently pending in the California Senate. AB-705, which is substantially similar to SB-642, is also pending in the California Assembly.

Supreme Court Rules Tax Penalty Does Not Bar Pre-Enforcement Regulatory Challenge

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

The Supreme Court held that a company may bring a pre-enforcement challenge under the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA") to an IRS reporting requirement backed by a tax penalty. On May 17, 2021, the U.S.

Sustainability, Supply Chain Due Diligence and Batteries: EU Proposed Battery Regulation Modernisation

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

As part of the EU Green Deal, existing EU legislation on batteries will be modernized so that all batteries on the EU market will be "sustainable, high-performing and safe all along their entire life cycle".

Supreme Court Hands Tax Advisor Big Win in CIC Services, LLC v. IRS

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

Federal tax cases against the IRS can be difficult. Even procedurally so.

Update on Zoning Laws and Planning Efforts in the Triangle

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21

160D & Ordinance Updates: Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill have recently adopted text amendments to update their development ordinances to be consistent with the new NCGS Chapter 160D.

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