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Cybersecurity Controls: What Do Regulators Expect Nowadays?

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team highlights the increasingly specific cybersecurity controls identified by regulators, explains why these enhanced cybersecurity controls have become the focus of regulators, and shares practical tips for companies navigating this rapidly evolving territ

Northeast Radiology Settles with OCR

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on April 10, 2025, that it has settled alleged HIPAA Security Rule violations with Northeast Radiology for $350,000....

Hong Kong SFC’s New Roadmap to Develop Hong Kong as a Global Virtual Asset Hub: ASPIRe

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has recently unveiled a growth plan for the virtual asset (VA) industry, outlined in a five-pillar roadmap called “A-S-P-I-Re.” This roadmap consists of 12 initiatives organized into five categories: Access, Safeguards, Products, Infrastructur

What We’re Watching: Peebles, et al. v. JRK Property Holdings, Inc.

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

What We’re Watching:  Peebles, et al. v. JRK Property Holdings, Inc. Massachusetts SJC hears arguments on what is “Reasonable Wear and Tear” under the Security Deposit Statute - On April 7, 2025, the Supreme Judicial Court heard the parties’ arguments on two certified questions from U.S.

State Climate Laws and Litigation Face Federal Pushback Under New Executive Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14260, Protecting American Energy From State Overreach​.

Illinois Amends One Day Rest in Seven Act to Prohibit Retaliation

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

Last month Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 3180 into law prohibiting retaliation under the One Day Rest in Seven Act. The Act requires every employer, with certain exceptions, to provide employees with at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in every calendar week....

United States: SEC Appears Poised to Bolster Competition on “Y’all Street”

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

On 4 April 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published Texas Stock Exchange’s (TXSE) Form 1 Application and Exhibits, indicating that the SEC intends to grant TXSE’s registration as a national securities exchange.

DOJ Issues Data Security Program Requirements (Part I of II)

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

Many “good government” initiatives continue to be enacted or implemented on Capitol Hill or in the Executive Branch — notwithstanding changes in political control.

Maine DEP Extends CUU Designations by Two Years Under PFAS in Products Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

As discussed in our prior alert, Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published a proposed rule prescribing procedures and criteria for determining Currently Unavoidable Uses (CUU) of intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products subject to Maine’s PFA

Europe: UK’s FCA Axes Proposed “Name and Shame” and D&I Requirements, and Delays Non-financial Misconduct Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority had proposed a so-called “name and shame” approach that would have allowed it, subject to certain safeguards, to disclose its investigations into firms publicly at an early stage (see our earlier blog); however, following significant criticism from the financi

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