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Five States Advance Bills Regulating Pole Attachment Rates

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/21

This legislative session we're witnessing similar types of bills that aim to level the playing field between pole attaching entities and pole owners—including cooperatives and municipalities—by capping rates and requiring equal treatment among attachers.

Third District Affirms Judgment Upholding State Lands Commission’s Supplemental EIR For Desalination Plant Lease Modification, Rejects CEQA Claims That Commission Piecemealed Review And Should Have Assumed Lead Agency Status And Prepared A Subsequent EIR

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/21

In a lengthy opinion filed April 8, and ordered published on May 7, 2021, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a judgment rejecting a number of CEQA challenges to the California State Land Commission’s (Lands Commission) supplemental EIR for and related approval of a lease modification to

France: Q&A - Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Policies (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/21

We asked our member firms around the globe to provide some insight on employer and employee rights when it comes to requiring the COVID-19 vaccine to return to work. Responses for France have been updated with new questions since its initial publication in January....

Decoded: Technology Law Insights, Volume 2, Issue 9

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/21

Digital Dollar Project to Launch Five U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency Pilots - "A partnership between Accenture and the Digital Dollar Foundation, the Digital Dollar Project was created last year to promote research into a U.S.

Cal/OSHA Issues New Vaccine Guidelines

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/21

In news that will be welcomed by employers, Cal/OSHA has finally updated its Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) to address whether fully vaccinated employees must be excluded from the workplace if exposed to COVID-19....

The MAE Clause, Mrs. Palsgraf and Events “Arising From or Related To” MAE Exceptions

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/21

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in renewed focus on Material Adverse Effect (“MAE”) clauses in public and private acquisition agreements.

Coming Attractions: Potential Individual Income & Transfer Tax Changes Under the New Administration

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/21

On April 28, 2021, in an address to a Joint Session of Congress and a Fact Sheet published by the White House, President Biden introduced the “American Families Plan,” the President’s plan for spending and a series of tax changes to pay for it. ...

Shaping an IT (development and implementation) agreement

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/21

The strange reality of software development and implementation agreements is that they are often prepared in the wrong order.

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 16

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/21

Shot Heard Across Texas: San Antonio Gets a Temporary Restraining Order Against ERCOT - "CPS Energy, the municipal electric utility serving San Antonio and the surrounding area, has won the first skirmish against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state grid operator, over charges r

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Takes Significant Step To Remove “Employers” From The List Of Species Protected from Poachers

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/21

Thanks to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, workers in the Commonwealth are now more likely to be considered “fair game” to other potential employers, even in the presence of an agreement otherwise between the current employer and the suitor.

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