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DOT Implements New Legal Paradigm for Regulating Airlines [Alert]

December 21, 2020

Publication - Aviation, Transportation & Trade

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently issued new regulations codifying specific criteria for interpreting its fundamental regulatory authority under 49 U.S.C. section 41712 to prohibit airlines from engaging in “unfair or deceptive practices.”


Seasonal Hiring in Pandemic Raises Staffing Firms’ Risks

December 18, 2020

News - Labor & Employment

John Ho was quoted in Bloomberg Law discussing how staffing companies that hire holiday help for shipping, shopping, and health care have a big new concern this season — how to keep these temporary workers safe during a pandemic.


City of Pittsburgh Enacts Ordinance Mandating Paid Time Off Related to COVID-19 [Alert]

December 17, 2020

Publication - Labor & Employment

Peter Ennis discusses the ordinance signed by Mayor Bill Peduto covering employers with 50 or more employees and requiring them to provide paid time off for employees working in the city who miss work due to reasons related to COVID-19.


Biden administration faces obstacles to revising employment laws

December 15, 2020

News - Labor & Employment

David Barron was quoted in Business Insurance discussing the impact the Biden administration could have on the NLRB.


Jonathan Hoffman Elected President of the Board of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America for the Philadelphia-Delaware Valley Chapter

December 14, 2020

Press Release - Commercial Litigation, Family Law

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Jonathan Hoffman, member of the firm’s Family Law Group, has been elected as president of the board of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America for the Philadelphia-Delaware Valley Chapter.


Getting Your Workforce Vaccinated Without Getting Sued [Law360]

December 14, 2020

Publication - Labor & Employment

John Carrigan, Jr. wrote an article about the COVID-19 vaccine and employers looking to a vaccine as a way to keep their workforce and customers safe may face an uphill battle.


Lawdragon names six Cozen O’Connor Attorneys among the Top 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers

December 14, 2020

Press Release - Labor & Employment

Lawdragon has named six members of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department to its 2020 list of the Top 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers.


Patrick Martin Named One of the Hill’s Top 2020 Lobbyists

December 11, 2020

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

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Patrick Martin, principal and director of the firm’s Public Strategies group in the Midwest, has been named to The Hill’s Top Lobbyists: Hired Guns list.


Bruce Ficken selected as Lawyer of the Year Construction Law – USA by Lawyer Monthly

December 11, 2020

News - Construction Law

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Bruce Ficken, chair of the firm’s Construction Law Group, was selected by Lawyer Monthly as Lawyer of the Year 2020 for Construction Law – USA.


Can Your Employer Force You To Get Vaccinated?

December 10, 2020

News - Labor & Employment

Michael Schmidt discussed with Bay News 9 about if an employer can require their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.


Current Labors to Build a Post-LIBOR Marketplace

December 10, 2020

Publication - Public & Project Finance

Mark Vacha authored an article in the 2020 Fall Issue of The Ledger for the Government Finance Officers Association of Pennsylvania addressing the current labors to build a post-London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) marketplace.


Jeffrey Pasek Reelected to Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Board

December 10, 2020

Press Release - Labor & Employment

Jeffrey Pasek was reelected to a three-year term on the board of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.


Jennifer A. Brandt a Guest on Good Day Philadelphia

December 10, 2020

News - Commercial Litigation, Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Group, was a guest on Good Day Philadelphia's local Fox station.


Chancery Holds First-Party Claims Covered by Standard Indemnity Provision in LLC Agreement Absent Express Contrary Intent

December 09, 2020

Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Commercial Litigation

Barry Klayman and Mark Felger, writing in the Delaware Business Court Insider, discuss a recent decision by the Court of Chancery in Delaware holding that first-party claims are covered by a standard indemnity provision in a limited liability company agreement absent an express intent to the contrary, rejecting application of the presumption in a line of cases involving bilateral commercial contracts against fee-shifting with respect to claims between the contracting parties absent a clear statement allowing it.


Yeah, About That Consignment Agreement … How You Can Lose Your Goods in a Retail Bankruptcy [Alert]

December 08, 2020

Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring - Retail

Allen Guon and Robert Fishman discuss the Uniform Commercial Code and the steps necessary to perfect your consignment under it.


Senate stimulus negotiators try to reach deal on whether companies can be sued over virus outbreaks

December 08, 2020

News - Labor & Employment

David Barron was quoted in the Washington Post discussing one of the issues facing the bipartisan stimulus negotiations is the insistence by Senate Republicans that businesses and other entities have sweeping immunity from coronavirus-related lawsuits.


Legislative Update – Congress Acts to Clarify the Application of the Jones Act to Offshore Wind [Alert]

December 07, 2020

Publication - Maritime Regulatory, Transportation & Trade - Maritime , Renewable Energy

Josh Stein discusses the announcement that both chambers of Congress have reached an agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2021 and how it may impact the offshore wind industry.


DOT Confirms That Comfort Animals Are Not Service Animals [Alert]

December 07, 2020

Publication - Aviation, Aviation Regulatory - Aviation

David Heffernan and Rachel Welford discuss the DOT's new regulation, “Traveling by Air with Service Animals,” that substantially revises its rules governing the transportation of service animals onboard aircraft.


As the Pandemic Spreads, So Does the Reach of State Nexus

December 04, 2020

Publication - Tax

Heidi Schwartz and Joe Bright co-authored an article in Bloomberg Tax addressing the reporting challenges and potential tax bills confronting employers whose employees are working from home in jurisdictions outside of the employer’s workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic.


High Court Examines Requirement of Political Party Affiliation for State Judges [The Legal Intelligencer]

December 04, 2020

Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations

Stephen Miller and Catherine Yun contributed an article to The Legal Intelligencer titled, "High Court Examines Requirement of Political Party Affiliation for State Judges." This article discusses a recent case that presents a challenge to the Delaware Constitution’s anti-patronage provisions

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