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California Legislature Considers Bills Supporting Hazard Pay For Grocery And Health Care Industries

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

Despite the Governor’s recent announcement for a tentative reopening of the state by June, California’s legislature has been busy passing COVID-19-related laws. At the end of March, the Governor signed Senate Bill 95, which resurrected and expanded supplemental paid sick leave.

In FLSA Claims, Second Circuit Tightens Pleading Standard To Extend Statute Of Limitations

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

In a victory for employers, the Second Circuit held that plaintiffs seeking to invoke the expansive three-year statute of limitations in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must plead specific facts to support a claim that an employer willfully violated the law.

Will Florida Finally Reach a Casino, Sports Betting Deal?

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

Legislature has the final say Last Friday, April 23rd, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a long-awaited gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe and the State of Florida. The last compact was signed in 2010, but hasn’t been in effect since 2019....

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations/ Water Pollution Control: Maryland Circuit Court Addresses Whether Permit Should Have Included Gaseous Ammonia Prohibition

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

A Montgomery County, Maryland, Circuit Court (“Court”) addressed in a Memorandum Opinion (“Opinion”) whether a reissued State Discharge Permit No. 19AF/National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit No. MDG01 (“Permit”) should have included a prohibition on gaseous ammonia.

Future-Proofing Product Safety in the UK

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

Earlier this month, we reported on the liability aspects of the UK government’s Consultation on Product Safety, as currently contained in the UK Consumer Protection Act 1987 (CPA).

Biden Establishes Task Force To “Promote Worker Power”

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order on Monday establishing a task force whose stated purpose will be to recommend ways that existing laws and policies may be used to promote “worker power” -- in other words, unionization -- as well as new legislation that might serve the same purpose...

Lien Priority Statutes And Why They Make Sense

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

A unit owner stopped paying assessments. The condominium association properly recorded and perfected a lien against the unit for those assessments.

Accessibility Considerations – What Your Company Should Be Aware of in 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

Accessibility claims increased significantly in 2020, with this specific type of ADA-related case increasing by 23% from 2019 to 2020.

Carbon Capture - The Missing Piece In The Net Zero Puzzle?

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

In December 2020, the Norwegian government approved funding the $1.6 billion Northern Lights project led by Norway’s Equinor, Anglo-Dutch Shell and France’s Total.

Appeals Court Decision Potentially Up-Ends Debt Collection Practices

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

The Eleventh Circuit released an Opinion on April 21, 2021, related to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which is a must-read for all in the business of servicing loans or collecting debts.

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