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December 03, 2019
Publication - Labor & Employment
Joe Quinn discusses the fate of the increase to the salary test for EAP exemptions and the minimum wage in Pennsylvania.
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December 03, 2019
Publication - Real Estate
Ken Fisher authored this article on the political changes and challenges facing New York City’s real estate industry and the importance of industry activism in support of new construction and growth in the city.
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December 02, 2019
Publication - Product Regulatory & Compliance - Cannabis
Less than one year after hemp production was legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its proposed industrial hemp regulations. These eagerly anticipated regulations establish a proposed federal domestic hemp production program, as authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill.
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December 01, 2019
Publication - Construction Law
Wendy Venoit co-authored an article for The Construction Lawyer that discusses the third phase of Forensic Schedule Analysis in the context Rule 702.
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December 01, 2019
Publication - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Coverage
Alissa Christopher and Ashley Gomez-Rodon contributed an article to the DRI publication, For the Defense, discussing how changes in technology and the emergence of web-based advertising have forced insurers to examine what constitutes "advertising" under commercial general liability Coverage B.
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November 29, 2019
Publication - Commercial Litigation
Karl Neumann published an article to The Physicians Report discussing how providers and scholars in recent years have advocated for the integration of behavioral and mental health care into the primary-care system.
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November 29, 2019
News - Real Estate
Ken Fisher comments on significate changes to New York’s political climate for the real estate industry in a New York Times article.
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November 25, 2019
Publication - Cannabis
Lindsey Stillwell and Joseph Bedwick discuss the MORE Act and what happens with the legislation now.
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November 25, 2019
Publication - Labor & Employment
Jake Rubinstein discusses workplace harassment under the ADA and what lessons employers should take from Ford v. Marion County Sheriff's Office.
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November 25, 2019
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy
Fran Rayer discusses the proposed increased fees for green cards applications, associated work and travel authorizations, and citizenship filing fees.
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November 22, 2019
Publication - Labor & Employment
Joseph Sirbak wrote an article about the phrase "OK, boomer" and the legal consequences behind saying it.
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November 21, 2019
Press Release - Labor & Employment
Joe Tilson will be honored on December 12 with a Distinguished Service Award from the Chicago Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association.
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November 21, 2019
News - Immigration Policy & Strategy
Scott Bettridge discussed the changes that have taken place regarding the EB-5 investor visa program with the Miami Herald.
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November 21, 2019
News - Legal Profession Services
Tom Wilkinson, a leader of Cozen O’Connor’s Legal Profession Practice Group, was named a Pennsylvania Trailblazer by The Legal Intelligencer in the field of legal ethics and professional responsibility.
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November 20, 2019
News - Labor & Employment
Joseph Sirbak was quoted in HR Technologist about why it is not ok to say "OK, boomer" at work.
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November 20, 2019
News - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Facing potential expulsion from United Automobile Workers, Gary Jones, the union president, resigned last week. Bruce Maffeo, a member of the White Collar Defense & Investigations practice group, was quoted in a Law360 article discussing the resignation saying Jones was retiring “to allow the union to focus on its core mission to improve the lives of its members and families.”
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November 19, 2019
Press Release - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
Cozen O’Connor attorney Elizabeth Olivera, an associate in the firm’s national Labor & Employment practice in Chicago, has been named to the Board of Directors of the National Filipino American Lawyers Association (NFALA).
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November 19, 2019
News - Real Estate
Ken Fisher comments on proposed changes to the structure of the New York City Housing Court in an article in The Real Deal.
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November 18, 2019
Publication - Insurance Coverage
Joe Ziemianski and Bryan Vezey discuss what primary and excess insurers in Louisiana and Texas need to know following the decision in Aggreko, L.L.C. v. Chartis Specialty Ins. Co.
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November 18, 2019
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy
Fran Rayer and Velika A. Nespor discuss what employers should do when they receive an SSA no match letters.
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