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President Biden Touts Vaccination Tax Credit for Small Businesses

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

On April 21, President Joe Biden encouraged employers to claim a new tax credit for small and medium sized businesses that provide employees with paid time off to obtain COVID-19 vaccinations.

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules that Employees can be Reimbursed for Medical Marijuana Expenses

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued a significant decision in the area of cannabis law. In Hager v MK Construction, the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed that medical cannabis prescriptions are lawful under workers compensation, but that buries the lede....

North Carolina Certificate of Need - Landscape for the Remainder of 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

Predictably, the 2021 Certificate of Need (CON) year in North Carolina has begun with a veritable flurry of activity – what has happened to date and, importantly, what we can expect for the remainder of the 2021 CON year?

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - April #4

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

Pressure is increasing on the Biden Administration to release the delayed Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to protect workers from COVID-related risks.

Ontario, Canada Announces it Will Introduce Paid COVID-19 Leave

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

On April 28, 2021, Ontario announced in a News Release that it will soon introduce legislation that, if passed, would require employers to pay employees up to $200 per day for up to three days if they miss work for reasons relating to COVID-19. ...

Eversource Energy Notifies Customers of Data Breach

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

Eversource Energy, which is the largest energy supplier in New England with 4.3 million customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, is notifying customers that their personal information was compromised on an unsecured cloud server....

SBA’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund Begins Taking Applications May 3

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

Congress created the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (Fund) as a part of the larger American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) (Act), which President Biden signed into law last month with $28.6 billion allocated to the Fund under the Act. The U.S.

Native American Mascots: An Emerging Legal Landscape – Part Three

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

Earlier this month, The CABE Journal (see page 11) published a portion of an article by Pullman & Comley attorney Zach Schurin entitled “Native American Mascots: An Emerging Legal Landscape.” The article examines the legal issues that Connecticut schools with Native American team names and ma

New York State Legislature Passes HERO Act – Significant Workplace Health and Safety Obligations for Employers are on the Horizon

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

On April 20, 2021, the New York Legislature passed the “New York Health and Essential Rights Act” or “HERO Act.” To date, the bill has not been signed by the Governor, but we expect it to be executed in the near future.

DOE FEMP Issues FAC For New Energy Projects That Reduce Carbon Footprint Of Federal Facilities

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

On April 27, 2021, DOE’s Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) issued a Federal Agency Call (FAC) titled “Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT 2021),” soliciting $13 million for new energy projects that will help federal facilities to improve the efficienc

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