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Harrisburg May Be on Cusp of Grand Compromise Regarding Employee Pay

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.


ACEC New York: The need to build a new consensus to build [New York Real Estate Journal]

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.


New Federal Hemp Regulations: What Businesses Should Know to Comply

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.


Follow the Money: Interpretation and Evaluation in a Forensic Schedule Analysis [The Construction Lawyer]

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.


"Advertising" Then and Now [DRI For the Defense]

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.


Guidance On Duty To Warn In Integrated Behavioral Healthcare

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.


Real Estate Thought It Was Invincible in New York. It Wasn’t.

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.


Landmark Cannabis Legislation Approved by Judiciary Committee

November 25, 2019

Publication - Cannabis

Lindsey Stillwell and Joseph Bedwick discuss the MORE Act and what happens with the legislation now.


Court Says Disability-Based Harassment Is Unlawful Under ADA But Finds Plaintiff’s Evidence Lacking

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.


USCIS Proposed Rule with Adjustments to Fee Schedule and Other Changes

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.


‘OK, Boomer’ Is Not OK in the Workplace [Law.com]

November 22, 2019

Publication - Labor & Employment

Joseph Sirbak wrote an article about the phrase "OK, boomer" and the legal consequences behind saying it.


Cozen O’Connor Attorney Joe Tilson Honored by Labor and Employment Relations Association

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.


How will this new immigration change impact South Florida real estate?

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.


Tom Wilkinson Named a Pennsylvania Trailblazer by The Legal Intelligencer

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.


OK Boomer, OK Millennial, Let’s Talk About Using These Terms in the Workplace

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.


Bruce Maffeo Quoted in Law360 Article on UAW President’s Resignation

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.”


Cozen O’Connor Attorney Elizabeth Olivera Named to Board of Directors of the National Filipino American Lawyers Association

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).


Housing Court Could Get a lot More Political Under Reform Plan

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.


Fifth Circuit: Covenant Not to Execute is a Settlement — Relieves Primary Insurer of Duty to Defend [Alert]

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.


SSA No-Match Letters and Employer Obligations [Alert]

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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