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Underutilized sports venues like Citi Field and Yankee Stadium should be used for school classrooms

August 31, 2020

News

Ken Fisher discusses alternative classroom solutions for New York City public schools as the system continues to struggle with how to safely bring students back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Safety is the new workplace ‘perk’ job seekers will be evaluating when applying to companies

August 31, 2020

News - Labor & Employment

Aaron Holt spoke with Business Insider about how safety is more top of mind for employees now.


Deciding Who Gets to Live in the Family Home During a Divorce

August 29, 2020

News - Family Law

Charles Law was featured in a New York Times article that discusses who is entitled to a family home after a divorce.


Houston attorney warns employers to prepare for wave of COVID-19 wrongful death suits

August 26, 2020

News - Labor & Employment

David Barron spoke with the Southeast Texas Record about how he believes there will be a large number of cases filed in front line industries and workplaces where there have been substantial outbreaks of COVID-19.


GovExec Daily: Avoiding a Toxic Work Environment

August 17, 2020

News - Labor & Employment

David Barron joined the GovExec Daily podcast to discuss how employers and employees can stay away from hostile environments.


Coronavirus Complicates Workplace Drug-Testing Programs

August 14, 2020

News - Labor & Employment

David Barron was quoted in SHRM discussing how employers are also facing issues when handling drug-testing logistics during the pandemic.


Lease Restructuring Groups Emerge As Virus Drives Demand

August 14, 2020

News - Real Estate, Real Estate Leasing

Cozen O'Connor's Real Estate Lease Restructuring Group is highlighted in a recent Law360 article titled, "Lease Restructuring Groups Emerge as Virus Drives Demand."


Top Employer Questions About Weed and the Workplace

August 13, 2020

News - Labor & Employment

David Barron spoke with SHRM about how now that marijuana is legal in many states, can employers still ban it from the workplace?


BuzzFeed’s Loss in Photo Case Affirmed by Second Circuit

August 13, 2020

News - Copyright & Content, Intellectual Property

Samuel Lewis was quoted in Bloomberg Law discussing copyright management information and BuzzFeed being liable under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for altering a photographer’s credit for a picture and publishing the photo in an article without permission.


Jennifer Brandt was Featured on Court TV

August 11, 2020

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Practice, was a guest on Court TV discussing updates in the George Floyd and Amber Guyger cases.


School reopenings may create a costly dilemma for small businesses

August 11, 2020

News - Labor & Employment

David Hackett was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer discussing how fall's school schedule could affect businesses.


Lawyer Sues Penn. Ethics Authorities Over Anti-Bias Rule (1)

August 07, 2020

News - Legal Profession Services

Tom Wilkinson was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article which discusses how a Pennsylvania lawyer is suing state disciplinary authorities, saying an anti-bias ethics rule scheduled to go into effect in December violates his free speech rights.


Election stress rising at home, and at the office

August 07, 2020

News - Labor & Employment

Aaron Holt spoke joined NewsRadio 740 KTRH to discuss sharing political beliefs at work.


Why Industry City Rezoning is Failing

August 05, 2020

News - Zoning, Land Use & Development

Kenneth Fisher was quoted in an article in City & State New York about the Industry City rezoning application in Brooklyn.


How Do You Require Customers to Wear Masks Without Endangering Employees?

August 04, 2020

News - Labor & Employment

Michele Miller and Bethany Vasquez spoke with SHRM about how businesses that ask customers to wear face masks walk a fine line between complying with mask mandates and putting employees at risk if customers refuse and respond violently.


Microsoft-TikTok Deal Would See Deadline Pressure, Privacy Risks

August 04, 2020

News - Technology, Privacy & Data Security

Andrew Baer was quoted in an article published in Bloomberg Law discussing Microsoft’s potential acquisition of Bytedance’s TikTok, and the company’s ability to resolve the attendant privacy and security concerns in advance of Donald Trump’s September 15, 2020, deadline to reach a deal.


Cannabis Industry Awaits U.S. House Vote on the MORE Act

August 03, 2020

News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies - Cannabis

Patrick Martin was quoted in Cannabis Dispensary Magazine discussing Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act that would federally decriminalize cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act, and cannabis industry stakeholders are taking notice.


Joseph Ziemianski Named Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

July 30, 2020

News - Insurance Coverage

Joseph Ziemianski, co-chair of the firm’s Global Insurance Department, has been named a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.


Revised CDC isolation timeline may prompt workplace policy changes

July 29, 2020

News - Labor & Employment

Debra Steiner Friedman discussed with HR Dive about the CDC's guidance for those not requiring hospitalization may be useful to employers in determining whether employees who have COVID-19 may return to work.


Jennifer Brandt was a Guest on Court TV

July 28, 2020

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Practice, was a guest on Court TV.

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