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The Weekly Hill Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/19

HEADLINES - • The 116th Congress convenes for its first full week of session, with no end in sight to a standoff over border wall funding that has shut down about one-quarter of the government since before Christmas....

New Farm Bill Expands, Extends RBIC Program Through 2023

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/19

The new Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018-2019 Farm Bill) contains selected revisions to the Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC) program that will affect prospective applicants and funds currently licensed under the RBIC program,...

California Time-Rounding Policies Upheld and Applicable to Meal Periods

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/19

Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC (2018 WL 6445360) was recently decided by California’s Court of Appeal, Fourth District, and adds further nuance to the state’s wage and hour laws. Donohue, a nurse recruiter formerly employed with AMN Services, filed a...

New Year – Mastering Privacy And Data Security In 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/19

2019 presents businesses with new cybersecurity and privacy challenges: rapid advances in technology, sophisticated new cyberattacks and stricter privacy regulations here and around the world, just to name a few. Businesses that fail to plan risk...

Helping Trustees Avoid Liability – A Simple Checklist for a Complex World

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/19

We live in a complex world and often miss doing simple things that have enormous impact. In A Checklist Manifesto, Dr. Atul Gawande explored how we can remember to do small tasks to avoid huge mistakes—use a checklist. Gawande showed how using...

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/19

Highlights this week: how the partial government shutdown is affecting operations at the FDA; House Democrats take steps to defend the ACA; the House votes this week to renew emergency health response programs; new senators are added to key...

Milberg law firm’s asset transfer was ‘ultimate chutzpah,’ lawyer says

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/19

Customer Complaints: How To Avoid Discrimination Claims From Your Clientele

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/19

The story of two African-American men arrested for trespassing at a Starbucks while waiting for a friend made national headlines this summer. But the incident did not surprise many African Americans. “Shopping while black” is a phrase coined to...

South Carolina Insurance Data Security Law Now Effective

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/19

South Carolina’s prescriptive data security law for insurers took effect on January 1, 2019. Subject to specified exemptions, the law requires any person licensed pursuant to South Carolina insurance laws to take certain steps, including among other...

2019: The Year Ahead For Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/19

Labor and employment law saw a flurry of activity in 2018 as the Trump Administration’s deregulation and pro-business policies took effect across the country. State and local governments responded in a variety of ways to national policy, and the...

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