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Mass. Appeals Court Broadly Construes Two-Year Bar on Repetitive Zoning Amendments

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/20

In one of its noteworthy zoning decisions of late 2019, the Massachusetts Appeals Court interpreted the “two-year bar” for zoning amendments contained in M.G.L. c. 40A, § 5, sixth par. In Penn v. Town of Barnstable, the Appeals Court affirmed a...

Cannabis Group Weekly Alert - February 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/20

In this week’s edition - Department of Defense discourages use of CBD by military service members - Illinois regulators move to regulate sales to alleviate supply shortages - New Mexico moves one step closer to legalizing adult-use cannabis -...

Privacy and Data Security: 2020 Considerations for the Insurance Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/20

To stay ahead of the new privacy and data security requirements, such as CCPA and recent data security state laws, insurers need to take steps now to navigate the increasingly complex regulatory landscape. This article outlines how CCPA impacts...

Department of Energy Moves Forward on its New Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program - DOE is seeking information to shape its solicitation to issue awards to demonstrate two advanced nuclear reactors.

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/20

- DOE will be issuing Demonstration Awards of approximately $80 million to two teams seeking to develop, construct, and demonstrate advanced reactors, as well as two to five Risk Reduction awards worth a total of $30 million to other applicants that...

When A Petition to List Fails But The Species Is Still Listed

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/20

On February 5, 2020, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued its 12-month finding on the petition to list summer-run steelhead in Northern California (Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA),...

Could new Individual Coverage HRAs replace your group health plan?

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/20

Employers and employees are continually feeling the pinch of rising health care costs. 2020 provides a potentially better approach to consider: Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs)....

2020 Land Use Legal Developments

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/20

New Life for Takings Claims - By far, the most important recent development in land use law is the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2019 decision in Knick v. Township of Scott, in which the Court held, essentially, that if government imposes a regulation...

Leap Year Law and the HIPAA Breach Notification Deadline

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/20

Is there such a thing as a leap year law? Once every four years (e.g., 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012), there is a February 29th. Years with this extra calendar date are, of course, called leap years. The existence of an extra day in a year can change a...

EU Commission seeks feedback on implementing the new Market Surveillance Regulation

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/20

The European Commission announced on 22 January 2020 that it is looking for feedback on draft guidelines on the implementation of Article 4 of the Market Surveillance Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 (the "Regulation")....

30,000 Cannabis Users’ Data Exposed

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/20

A point of sale vendor for at least three cannabis dispensaries in the United States exposed the personal data of at least 30,000 cannabis users, including full names, photo IDs, dates of birth, telephone numbers, home addresses, medical ID numbers,...

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