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An Infectious Disease Prevention Plan And Workplace Safety Committee: Two New Significant Requirements Under New York’s HERO Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo of New York signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (the “Act”) into law which amends the New York Labor Law.

Puerto Rico Legislature Rethinks 2017 Employment Reform, Adds Protection For Medical Cannabis Users

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

The days may be numbered for Puerto Rico’s 2017 employment reform law. Legislators in the House of Representatives have approved a bill that would repeal or modify parts of the current law.

Pennsylvania Announces Most COVID Restrictions to be Lifted by Memorial Day

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

The Wolf Administration announced that, effective May 31, 2021, all statewide COVID mitigation restrictions (other than the masking mandate) will be lifted.  Certain masking requirements will remain in effect until 70% of the adult population is fully vaccinated.  Other local mitigation orders ma

Status Of Proposed CCPA-Like State Privacy Legislation As Of May 10, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

Keypoint: This week an amended version of the Colorado Privacy Act unanimously passed out of committee, Alaska’s House held another hearing on its bill (and scheduled another hearing for May 12), Connecticut’s bill was tabled for the Senate calendar, and Nevada’s Assembly Committee on Commerce an

New Era for Variable Product Fund Substitutions: SEC Removes Obstacles

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

About 20 years ago, the SEC began scrutinizing variable product fund “substitution” applications in ways that increased both the time required to obtain SEC approval and the conditions necessary to obtain such approval.

The Descent Of A Dissent

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

An intriguing by-play between judges on the North Carolina Court of Appeals recently emerged into public view in the case of State v. Calvin Lee Miller.

CFPB Pursues Claim against Former Debt Collection Company Executive and His Family for Allegedly Seeking to Fraudulently Transfer Assets to Undermine an Earlier Consent Decree

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

Recently, the CFPB and New York Attorney General filed a Complaint against Douglas MacKinnon and members of his immediate family to unwind the allegedly fraudulent conveyance of MacKinnon’s $1.6 million home made shortly after he learned his business practices were the subject of CFPB and NYAG in

State Name, Image, And Likeness Laws With July 1st Effective Dates Continue To Grow

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

The race to enact Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) legislation moves forward on a state-by-state basis while the NCAA continues to hold its promised formal NIL legislation in abeyance while awaiting one of several federal legislative proposals to move forward.

Litigation Quick Take: Personal Injury Lawsuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

Q:  How long does an injured party have to file a personal injury lawsuit? A: In Iowa, an injured party has two years from the date of the accident to file a lawsuit alleging personal injury damages.  This is called a statute of limitations. ...

Liquidated damages clause in aircraft purchase agreement not an unenforceable penalty

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

The claimant aircraft manufacturer claimed damages under an aircraft purchase agreement for the non-payment of pre-delivery payments (PDPs) following the defendant’s failure to pay the PDPs and to take delivery of a number of aircraft.

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