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SEC Commissioner Crenshaw Focuses on Internal Controls Concerning ESG Risks

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/21

In a recent speech, SEC Commissioner Crenshaw, one of the Democratic appointees to the Commission, focused on the role internal controls play in assessing and monitoring ESG risks.

EEOC Issues New EEO Digest

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/21

Includes Key Federal Sector Decisions - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the availability of the newest edition of the federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest)....

Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of WARN Suit Against Non-Employer Project Owner

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/21

The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to provide employees with 60 days advance notice of a plant closing or mass layoff.

Confidential. To a point. The Business Court Takes On “Attorneys’ Eyes Only” Designations

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/21

When it comes to confidentiality designations, “Attorneys’ Eyes Only” (“AEO”) typically offers the most stringent level of “protection” for sensitive information disclosed during a case. No one except the attorneys can see the information; not even the opposing party.

Ban on bump stocks prevails when 6th Circuit splits on government interpretation

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/21

Kansas Governor Signs Bill Limiting Workplace Vaccine Mandates

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/21

Seeking “compromise” and following in the footsteps of other governors, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill (HB) No.

OMB Releases Guidance to Advance Equity for Underserved Small Businesses in Federal Procurement

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/21

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released guidance on December 2, 2021, implementing Executive Order 13985, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government” (EO).  The EO directs agencies to readily make available federal contracting opport

US Supreme Court Decision May Affect NRD Trusteeship Determinations

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/21

The decision could complicate states’ ability to pursue groundwater natural resource damages actions.

California Governor Signs Into Law 31 New Housing Bills

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/21

California’s housing shortage is decades old and getting worse. Housing supply is limited and increasingly less affordable in the Golden State due to pressures such as population growth, high land costs, NIMBYism and significant regulation applicable to new development.

AER Implements Life Cycle Management Directive Effective December 1, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/12/21

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has released Directive 088: Licensee Life-Cycle Management, which finalizes the draft Licensee Life-Cycle Management Directive (Draft LLCM Directive) for energy infrastructure and sites licensed under the Oil and Gas Conservation Act and Pipeline Act.

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