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PTAB Strategies and Insights - April 2021: Take Care When Relying on Non-Self-Enabling References

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

In Raytheon Techs. Corp. v. General Electric Co., 20-1755 (Fed. Cir. Apr.

Aftermath of Martinez-Cuevas v. DeRuyter Brothers Dairy: ESSB 5172 and Overtime Pay for Agricultural Workers

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

Washington’s Supreme Court disrupted the state’s agricultural industry on November 5, 2020, when it held that the agricultural overtime exemption at RCW 49.46.130(2)(g) violated the state’s constitution as applied to dairy workers.

Old Dawg, Still the Same Tricks: Bankruptcy Asset Successor is Also Inter Partes Re-Exam Successor

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a modified opinion correcting certain facts relating to a decision in which it originally concluded that because a plaintiff was a successor in bankruptcy, it was a successor in an inter partes re-examination. Mojave Desert Holdings, LLC v.

Highlights from the Medicare Program 2022 Proposed Rule for Acute Care Hospitals Inpatient Prospective Payment System

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

On April 27, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule for Acute Care Hospitals....
By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

Best Practices for Addressing Rising Construction Material Costs

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

Due to reduced production during the COVID-19 pandemic, increased housing demand and climate events such as the Texas freeze and subsequent utility crisis, construction material costs have increased dramatically over the past year.

Washington Enacts Excise Tax on Gains from the Sale or Exchange of Certain Capital Assets

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

Over the weekend, the Washington State Legislature passed a bill that would enact a tax on gains from the sale or exchange of certain capital assets.

USCIS’ New Guidance to Defer to Prior Approvals for Extension Petitions

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

On April 27, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new policy guidance, to take effect immediately, to address the issue of deference to prior approvals when adjudicating a request for an extension....

One Year Later: OIG Reports Describe Evolving Challenges Hospitals Have Faced in Pandemic Health Care Delivery

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

In a report issued by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on March 23, 2021 (the “2021 Report”), representatives from 320 hospitals in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico were interviewed on their experiences responding t

Morgan Lewis Spark Q1 2021 (English)

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

Morgan Lewis Spark is a quarterly update highlighting new and amended Russian legislation of importance to companies operating in the Russian energy and mining sectors. We hope it provides you with a useful tool to navigate these developments.

FDA Releases Ambitious Action Plan for Further Reducing Children’s Exposure to Toxic Elements from Foods

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

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