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Repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Act — Ramifications for Insurance Clients

January 25, 2021

Publication - Antitrust & Competition, Health Care & Life Sciences

Jonathan Grossman discusses how the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act will impact health insurance companies, as they are now no longer immune from antitrust scrutiny for activities previously found to be “the business of insurance.”


Cozen O’Connor Expands Public Strategies Practice with the Addition of Government Affairs Professional Brianna A. Westbrooks

January 25, 2021

Press Release - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Westbrooks is experienced in regulatory and legislative policy and procedure, with extensive relationships with the Philadelphia City Council.


How Rebooted Paycheck Protection Program Works: Part 2

January 22, 2021

Publication - Corporate, Emerging Business & Venture Capital

Steve Dickinson, Robert Magovern, and James Van Orden discuss key provisions to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which revived the original Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), with some modifications, in part two of a two-part article in Law360.


Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Lockdowns

January 22, 2021

News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Labor & Employment

Howard Schweiter and Michael Schmidt were quoted in SHRM about what employers have learned during the COVID-19 lockdowns.


Are Changes to the Federal Trade Commission's Franchise Rule in Our Future? [Franchising USA]

January 22, 2021

Publication - Franchising

Susan Grueneberg authored an article about the impact the Franchise Agreement mandated by the Federal Trade Commission's Franchise Rule will have on 2021.


3 Tips For Handling This Year's Minimum Wage Increases

January 22, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

Michael Schmidt was quoted in Law360 discussing how the new minimum wage laws can differ greatly across jurisdictions, so it's important to know which one applies where.


New PPP Forgiveness Guidance And Forms [Alert]

January 22, 2021

Publication - Corporate, Real Estate

Steve Dickinson, Bob Magovern, and James Van Orden discuss the SBA's interim final rule governing forgiveness of PPP loans and the new versions of the three forgiveness application forms, including a streamlined form for loans up to $150,000.


How Rebooted Paycheck Protection Program Works: Part 1

January 21, 2021

Publication - Corporate, Emerging Business & Venture Capital

Steve Dickinson, Robert Magovern, and James Van Orden discuss the omnibus budget act that reinstituted the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in part one of a two part article in Law360.


How Much Vaccine Information Should You Demand From Employees?

January 20, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

David Barron was quoted in Inc. discussing how employers can handle their employees receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.


Employer Guide to COVID-19 Vaccination

January 20, 2021

Publication - Labor & Employment

David Barron, John Carrigan, Jr., Arielle Eisenberg, Aaron Holt, and Nandini Sane designed a guide on how employers can handle the COVID-19 vaccination for their employees.


Illinois Restrictive Covenants Face A Sea Change If Bill Passes

January 19, 2021

Publication - Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment

Christopher Hennessy and Jeremy Glenn contributed an article to Law360 discussing how on January 8th, a bill was introduced in the Illinois Legislature that, if made into law, would rewrite significant aspects of the law of restrictive covenants entered into after the effective date of its adoption into law, including barring some altogether.


Watershed Fifth Circuit Opinion Raises Bar for FLSA Collective Actions [Alert]

January 19, 2021

Publication - Labor & Employment

Adam C. Gutmann and David L. Barron discuss the landmark ruling in Swales v. KLLM Transport Servs., LLC, wherein the court did away with the two-step Lusardi framework that most FLSA collective actions have followed for the last 33 years.


Firing Workers When Political Expression Goes Too Far

January 15, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

Arielle Eisenberg was quoted in SHRM discussing how employers should handle political discussions in the workplace.


CDC Requires COVID-19 Testing of International Passenger Arrivals in the United States [Alert]

January 15, 2021

Publication - Aviation - Aviation

Rachel Welford and Kathryn Sobotta discuss the CDC's new notice and order requiring pre-departure negative COVID-19 tests from all U.S.-bound passengers traveling by aircraft from any foreign country.


SEC Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book, Practicing Law Institute (2021 ed.)

January 15, 2021

Publication - Capital Markets & Securities, Corporate Governance & Securities, Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement

Joe Dever, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement practice groups, co-authored Chapter 16: “SEC Market Manipulation Investigations” of the 2021 edition of SEC Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book, published by Practicing Law Institute and edited by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.


A Primer and a Warning for Section 220 Proceedings

January 14, 2021

Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Commercial Litigation

Barry Klayman & Mark Felger, writing in the Delaware Business Court Insider, discuss a recent decision from the Court of Chancery in Delaware that serves as a primer on increasingly common defenses to stockholder books and records inspection demands and a cautionary tale for defendants in Section 220 proceedings who opt to pursue overly aggressive defense strategies that seek to place obstacles to the use of Section 220 as a quick and easy pre-filing discovery tool.


How Will Evolving Marijuana Laws Impact the Workplace in 2021?

January 13, 2021

News - Labor & Employment - Cannabis

Mariah Passarelli was quoted in SHRM discussing the impact the Biden administration could have on the workplace and marijuana laws.


Antitrust Enforcers Lodge First Criminal Indictment for Violation of No-Poach Agreement [Alert]

January 13, 2021

Publication - Antitrust & Competition, Business, International, Labor & Employment, Technology, Privacy & Data Security, White Collar Defense & Investigations

Stephen Miller and Casey James discuss the DOJ's indictment charging Surgical Care Affiliates LLC of colluding with two companies not to solicit each other’s senior-level employees.


California Employers Should Review Evolving Worker-Classification Rules

January 13, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

Walter Stella was quoted in SHRM discussing California businesses classifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees.


Philadelphia Business Journal's 2020 in Review: Philadelphia-area Lawyers Who Made the Biggest Moves This Year

January 12, 2021

News - Class Actions, Corporate, Technology, Privacy & Data Security

The article stated, “... the biggest winner this year was Cozen O'Connor, which had three of the top 10 lateral hires.”

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