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Alien Registration Requirement

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

On April 11, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) new registration requirement goes into effect. The new registration requires, with limited exceptions, that all aliens 14 years of age or older who were not registered and fingerprinted (if required) when applying for a U.S.

Tariff Shifts Raise Questions for Clean Energy Supply Chains

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

A recent Reuters report outlines potential implications of recent U.S. trade and industrial policy changes for the critical minerals supply chain — a key component in the development of clean energy technologies....

Third DCA Reaffirms the Longstanding Playbook on Contract Damages

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

Must damages be based on the cost of repair at the time of the breach? What is the time of breach? A recent Florida appellate case might have the answer to these questions. Bandklayder Development, LLC v. Sabga introduces key principles regarding damages for construction defects....

McElroy Deutsch settles suit claiming over $3M embezzlement by former executives

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

Whirlwind Week in Trade Roils Markets and Challenges Businesses to Keep Up

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

It is the end of an unprecedented week in trade that roiled financial markets and challenged businesses trying to assess the impacts on their supply chains....
By: Alston & Bird

Trade Action Update: Reciprocal Tariffs Paused for 90 Days; Ten Percent Tariff on All Countries Remains in Effect; China Tariffs Increased

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

The increased, country-specific tariffs imposed under President Trump's Reciprocal Tariff Executive Order (EO) went into effect on April 9, 2025, but were paused for 90 days shortly thereafter. A ten percent tariff now remains in effect for all countries.

EDGAR Next: The Future of SEC Filings Is Here–Are You Ready?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially launched EDGAR Next, its latest initiative to upgrade the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system.

CMC Attorney Mark Trapp Secures Favorable Ruling in $23M Pension Dispute

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

In 2017, Consumers partially withdrew from the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund. The fund said the company owed $11.3 million (or monthly payments of $42,200 for 20 years) for its share of the fund’s shortfall. In 2019, the company fully pulled out of the fund.

Unauthorized Travel with Minor: The New Family Law Imposes Criminal Sanctions on Violators

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

The United Arab Emirates has recently passed a new personal status law, namely the Federal Decree Law No. 41 of 2024 (“Law”) that has brought about significant changes to the personal laws applicable to Muslim in the UAE, both nationals and expatriates.

Postproduction Credits Back on the Menu: Georgia Revives Income Tax Credits for Film/TV Postproduction Activities

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

In the final days of the session, the Georgia Legislature reinstated Georgia’s income tax credit for film and television postproduction activities. For tax years beginning January 1, 2026, H.B.

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