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Interior Releases 30 by 30 Conservation Report

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

Today the Department of the Interior released their report “Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful,” which outlines the first steps to conserve 30% of lands and waters by 2030. The 30 by 30 conservation initiative is part of President Joe Biden’s directive in Sec.

Cal/OSHA Updates COVID-19 Workplace Standards

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

Revised FAQs Include How to Handle Vaccinated Employees Exposed to COVID-19 - Yesterday, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health updated its FAQ post on the COVID-19 Emergency Testing Standards, applying Executive Order N-84-20 and the new California Department of Public Health C

5 steps to take if another student reports you for COVID -19 violations

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

Colleges and universities usually have fairly strict policies regulating student behavior on their campuses, and this has only become more true in the era of COVID -19.

Blog: Tackling the underrepresentation of women of color on boards

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

With the passage of SB 826 in 2018, California became the first state to mandate board gender diversity (see this PubCo post).

Core Investigative Diligence

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

What is core investigative diligence and how does it protect an organization? I recently had the chance to visit with Hannah Coleman, Managing Director in K2 Integrity’s Investigations and Risk Advisory practice on this topic.

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on FINRA's Request for Comment on Amendments to Margin Requirements and the HM Treasury's Intention to Remove UK MiFIR Open Access Regime for ETDs

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Seeks Comment Regarding Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is seeking comment on rules, operations and administrative processes that may create unintended disparate impacts on those within the industries that FINRA reg

No intimidation and economic duress in loan restructuring

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

A bank had threatened, during negotiations to restructure a loan, that it would appoint a receiver if no agreement was reached. That threat did not amount to intimidation or economic duress on the facts of the case.

California District Court Again Dismisses ERISA Lawsuit Challenging 401(k) Plan’s Fees

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

The Northern District of California dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit alleging a 401(k) plan’s sponsor and fiduciaries included unreasonably expensive funds in the plan’s investment lineup.

Repossessions And bankruptcy: What The Fulton Decision Means For Turnover

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

The February Supreme Court decision in City of Chicago v.

More Is Not Merrier: Eleventh Circuit Sends Message to Debt Collectors Using Third-Party Vendors

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection & Management Services Inc. has already changed the status quo in the debt collection industry, as the court itself predicted.

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