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Six Essential Tips for Navigating Buy American Compliance in Government Contracts

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/04/25

In celebration of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are sharing six essential tips for understanding and navigating Buy American compliance in government contracts. These requirements are critical for contractors working with the U.S.

New Section 232 Tariffs on Automobiles and Automotive Parts

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/04/25

On March 26, President Trump issued Proclamation 10908, “Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States” (Proclamation), imposing a 25% additional tariff on imports of passenger vehicles, light trucks, and specific automotive parts under Section 232 of the Trade Expa

SEC Division of Corporation Finance: Certain U.S. Dollar-Backed Stablecoins Are Not Securities

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/04/25

As the Trump administration and Congress seek to establish clear digital asset regulation, uncertainty remains on whether federal agencies consider stablecoins to be "securities" under federal law....
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Delaware General Corporation Law 2025 Amendments--Interested Person/Control Person Transactions and Inspection Rights

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/04/25

The State of Delaware, home to a majority of the so-called “Fortune 500” corporations, has been the subject of a variety of criticisms relating to corporate governance, director and officer litigation risk, controlling stockholder exposure, franchise taxes, and more.

Settlement to End Collegiate Amateurism on Brink of Approval: What You Need to Know About Latest House v. NCAA Court Hearing

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/04/25

On the final day of “March Madness,” the NCAA’s attention shifted from basketball courts to the courtroom, where a federal judge signaled a high likelihood that she would sign off on a settlement agreement that would end collegiate amateurism as we know it and permit schools to pay student-athlet

Comply Before You Try: Washington’s Revamped Cannabis Sampling Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/04/25

Following years of stakeholder engagement, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board has finalized significant changes to its cannabis sampling rule.

Workers Who Can Still Perform Job Without Accommodation Permitted to Advance ADA Claim: What Employers Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/04/25

A federal appeals court recently clarified that an employee may qualify for a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) even if they can perform essential job functions without such an accommodation. The 2nd Circuit’s March 25 decision in Tudor v.

IRS Releases Form 4255 to Report Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Penalty Amounts

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/04/25

The IRS recently released an updated Form 4255, Certain Credit Recapture, Excessive Payments, and Penalties, which is used to report the amount due for certain credit recaptures, excessive payments, excessive credit transfers and, importantly, Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship (PWA) penalty amou

Serving as a Procurement Fraud Whistleblower: What Evidence Do You Need?

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/04/25

Whistleblowers play a key role in the federal government’s ongoing fight against procurement fraud. Government procurement fraud is extraordinarily costly; and, despite the government’s vast resources, detecting procurement fraud can be challenging for a variety of reasons.

TCPA Update: The FCC Opposes Rehearing the 1:1 Consent Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/04/25

On April 4, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) revealed that it will not support a rehearing of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) 1:1 consent requirement for robocalls/texts (“1:1 Consent Rule”) from the Eleventh Circuit in Insurance Marketing Coalition v.

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