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U.S. will ban targeted health menace of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/05/21

The Biden Administration will ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars with new regulations to be issued within the next year - actions that Big Tobacco is expected to battle but which proponents say could have big health benefits for those who have been targeted to buy and use these products..

Many Taxpayers Realize That This Is The Right Time To Think About Financial Planning

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/05/21

Professional service providers including CPAs, Attorneys, Life Insurance Agents, Bankers, Brokers, Investment Advisors and Certified Financial Planners often are viewed a Taxpayer’s financial planning “trusted advisors”.  Effective Financial Planning ought to embrace all the “financial” aspects o

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 30, Number 17. News Briefs: May 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/05/21

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 17 (May 3, 2021) - In a new provider compliance audit, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said Visiting Nurse Association of Maryland (VNA) received overpayments of $2.1 million in 2015 and 2016.

Mexico – First Amendment to the Hydrocarbons Law is Published

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/05/21

On May 4, 2021, the first amendment to Mexico’s Hydrocarbons Law was published in the Federal Official Gazette, with the legislative process having concluded on April 22, 2021, after a heated debate during a plenary session of the Senate (the “Amendment”)....

Pennsylvania Governor Announces Lifting of COVID-19 Restrictions: What it Does (and Does Not) Mean for Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/05/21

Governor Wolf’s office announced on Tuesday that all COVID-19 mitigation orders will be lifted on Memorial Day, except for the mask mandate.  While this is certainly welcome news, and another sign that the pandemic might be on its way out, it is not necessarily a free pass for employers to throw

.AU Domain Names Must Have A Presence In Australia

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/05/21

Foreign entities looking to register Australian domain names need to be aware that the eligibility requirements have changed and the threshold is now much higher.

Coveware Q1 2021 Report Shows Increase in Ransomware Payments Over Q4 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/05/21

Coveware issued its Q1 2021 Ransomware Report on April 26, 2021, which concludes that “[D]ata exfiltration extortion continues to be prevalent and we have reached an inflection point where the vast majority of ransomware attacks now include the theft of corporate data.”...

Four Examples of In-House Legal Operations Excellence

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/05/21

It’s no secret that in-house legal operations faced a 2020 that was anything but business as usual.

The Devil is in the Details Part 9: Blue Sky Filings – New York State Rule Changes

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/05/21

On December 1, 2020, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced updates to the New York state securities laws.

Uzbekistan launches program to attract investment into mining

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/05/21

On April 21, 2021, the President signed Resolution No. PP-5083 on additional measures to actively attract investment into mining....
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