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Illinois Amends ‘One Day Rest In Seven Act’ to Prohibit Employer Retaliation

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

Recent amendments to the Illinois One Day Rest In Seven Act (ODRISA) prohibit employers from retaliating against employees and create an enforcement mechanism. The amendments went into effect March 21, 2025.

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, April 17, 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

April 16, 2025 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for February 2025. The next release, which will report on data for March 2025, is scheduled for May 16, 2025....

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Federal Circuit Holds Generic’s Hatch-Waxman Litigation Expenses Deductible

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

A March 21 Federal Circuit decision in Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. v. United States, No. 23-1320 (Fed. Cir. Mar.

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Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 37

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....
By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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FTC Issues RFI on Anti-Competitive Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

On April 14, 2025, following President Trump’s recently issued executive order addressing regulatory barriers to competition, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Request for Public Comment Regarding Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers (RFI)....

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Budget Reconciliation: Using the Current Law vs. Current Policy Baseline

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

As both chambers of Congress worked to pass their versions of the budget resolution, tax writers on the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee, along with their respective leadership, had to decide whether to use the current law baseline or current policy baseline when calcul

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2025 #3

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

The Rise of OTA in Defense Contracting, Part 1: Defense Acquisition Reform - President Trump’s April 9, 2025, Executive Order Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation In the Defense Industrial Base (EO) is likely to have major implications for federal defense contractors.

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CPPA Board Grapples with Public Concerns: Key Updates on Upcoming AI, Risk Assessment, and Cybersecurity Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

On April 4, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss the latest draft California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations related to cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automated decision-making technology (ADMT), and an assortment of other updates to existing

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Whiplash: The (Brief and Tragic?) Life of the SEC’s Cyber Disclosure Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

In 2023 and 2024, our public company clients were focused on complying with the SEC’s cyber disclosure rules—and on the risk from big, high-profile government enforcement actions like the SolarWinds case.