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Small Business Administration’s $28.6 Billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21

Qualifying restaurants, bars, and related small businesses that serve food or drink are eligible to receive up to $10 million in grant funding under the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF). The U.S.

DOJ Announces Resolution Of First-Ever Voluntary Self-Disclosure Related To Export Control And Sanctions Violations

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21

On April 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division and the U.S.

Recent GAO Decision Demonstrates The Utility Of Pre-Award Protests

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21

In a time of uncertain federal budgets and an increasingly crowded marketplace, contractors of all sizes are on the lookout for ways to enhance their chances of winning federal business opportunities.

An Employer's Guide To The New York HERO Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21

Last week Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed the New York Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act into law. The HERO Act is intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne diseases in the workplace.

Without Much Ado, Cal OSHA Updates Guidance Regarding Vaccinated Individuals

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21

As the federal government and state of California adjusted their COVID-19 guidance for vaccinated individuals, Cal OSHA remained silent on how vaccination affected the requirements under its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS).

Patentability Versus Freedom-To-Operate

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21

If you do not know the difference between patentability and freedom-to-operate (FTO), you are not alone. Most often people mistakenly believe that a patent gives them the right to make, use, and sell an invention. Not so.

[Audio] Are You a Foreign Agent? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 21

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21

The Maria Butina case cast a spotlight on once-obscure laws known as 18 USC Section 951, and the Foreign Agent Registration Act, or FARA. The government has revived these laws to target political actors, foreign propagandists, or influencers acting here in the United States without prior notice.

IRS Announces 2022 Limits for HSAs, HDHPs and Excepted Benefit HRAs

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21

Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced (See Revenue Procedure 2021-25) cost-of-living adjustments to the applicable dollar limits for health savings accounts (HSAs), high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and excepted benefit health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) for 2022.

Weekly IRS Roundup May 3 – May 7, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of May 3, 2021 – May 7, 2021...

Cyberattack Shuts Down Cross-Country Gas Pipeline System

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21

It was not a matter of if, but when. On Friday, Colonial Pipeline Company, the largest U.S. fuel pipeline, closed its entire 5,500-mile pipeline system that carries liquid fuels, including gasoline, from the Gulf Coast of Texas to New York and surrounding communities.

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