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EPA Ends Expedited Review for Pesticide Products Aimed at Combatting SARS CoV-2 on Surfaces

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

Agency Responds to New CDC Guidance on Risks from Surfaces and Recognizes Breadth of Approved List N Products - Since March 2020, EPA has prioritized and expedited reviews of disinfectant products under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide ACT (FIFRA).

Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - April 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

This note sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed with regard to ESG, LIBOR and Brexit.

Taboola the Latest Target of DOJ’s Aggressive Antitrust Scrutiny of Hiring Practices

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

The Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) continues to investigate hiring practices in a number of industries for potential antitrust violations as part of its effort to scrutinize, and in some instances, criminally prosecute, companies and individuals who enter into agreements with t

Proposal to Include the Right to Disconnect to the Luxembourg Labor Code

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

On April 30, 2021, the Luxembourg Economic and Social Council (Conseil économique et social, “CES”) issued an opinion on the right to disconnect. In its opinion, the CES recommended that a new provision, L. 312-9, entitled “Respect for the right to disconnect,” be included in the Labor Code.

The Supreme Court’s Facebook Ruling Narrows TCPA Claims—But Does Not Eliminate Them

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

Last month, the Supreme Court resolved a long-standing circuit split over the definition of an “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The highly-anticipated decision in Facebook v.

Back to (Economic) Realities – Trump-Era Independent Contractor Rule Withdrawn

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

It’s too little too late for the Trump administration’s independent contractor rule, which was withdrawn by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) yesterday before it ever went into effect. The rule was issued weeks before President Biden took office and was set to go into effect on March 8, 2021.

COVID-19’s Implications for OSHA and the NLRA

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

Recent news regarding the COVID-19 pandemic brings long-awaited optimism as signs of improvement begin to show.

District attorney resigns as part of plea deal in pressured-sex case

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21


Does the Eleventh Circuit’s Hunstein Decision Mean that the FDCPA Violates the First Amendment?

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

The Eleventh Circuit’s far-reaching decision in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc.

FDA Proposes Risk-Based and Remote Inspection Strategies in New Report

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

On May 5, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a much-anticipated report, “Resiliency Roadmap for FDA Inspectional Oversight,” which provides a roadmap for the agency’s post-pandemic plans to return to a consistent state of inspection operations.

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