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Cozen Currents: The Debate Over Defining Harris

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The Cozen Lens ·With Election Day approaching quickly, both candidates are trying to make tonight’s debate as consequential as the last one. ·The contest for the 2025 Senate majority is coming down to the wire, but recent...more

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On the Hill Update: Employer Takeaways From Both Party Conventions

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Since the 1800’s, party conventions have been a crucial part of the presidential campaign cycle, and 2024 was no different. With much fanfare, Republican and Democratic delegates met in Milwaukee and Chicago respectively to...more

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Beltway Buzz - August 2024 #3

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Legislative Top 5 - Special Veepstakes Edition

Since Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee for President just over two weeks ago, speculation has swirled about the identity of her pick for the Vice Presidential candidate....more

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The Impalpable Reality of Bad News

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Why am I still shocked that bad news gets no respect these days?  No, I’m serious.  It seems it doesn’t really matter when business, political or economic news stinks up the joint.  The gestalt teases out a good news...more

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Can a Starmer Government Deliver Meaningful Planning Reform? The Sunlight of Hope?

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Labour’s landslide victory marks the end of 14 years of Conservative rule and heralds a new era. But once the champagne corks have stopped popping at Labour HQ, the new Government needs to roll up its sleeves fast and steer a...more

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Proposed CA Legislation Would Impose FARA-like Requirements on Agents of Foreign Entities and Subsidiaries

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The California State Assembly is considering legislation to impose registration requirements on agents of foreign principals who advocate before California officials. The legislation comes while the U.S. Department of Justice...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Germany Reformed Its Lobbying Laws. Are the EU and UK Next?

Historically, multinational companies and those lobbying on their behalf mostly concerned themselves with the U.S. and Canadian legal frameworks for lobbying. But more and more jurisdictions are establishing increasingly...more

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UK General Election: Key Employment-Related Manifesto Pledges

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With the upcoming UK General Election, many employers are carefully considering changes each party may implement and the corresponding impact on their businesses. Employment law and workers’ rights are a key focus in each of...more

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Labour’s Proposed Employment Law Reforms: Our Second Weekly Pre-election Guide

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Following last week's pre-election guide on qualifying periods and statutory time-limits, we focus this week on Labour’s plan to simplify the law on employment status....more

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General Election 2024: How Do the Planning Manifestos Compare?

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This Insight summarises the Planning aspirations of the Conservative, Labour and the Liberal Democrat manifestos for the UK’s 2024 election. Their shared focus is on housing, energy infrastructure and battling climate change....more

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Beltway Buzz - June 2024 #3

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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Navigating Congressional Investigations

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On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives, voted to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for the Department of Justice’s refusal to turn over audio recordings of President...more

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UK General Election 2024 - How do Labour and Conservative plans compare for net zero and the energy sector?

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The 2024 General Election is imminent and all four of the biggest political parties have now released their election manifestos. With the push to net zero remaining critical in accordance with the UK’s domestic and...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: To the Victors Goes the Process

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The Cozen Lens - •If either party sweeps control of the federal government in November, pressure will be high to reform the filibuster. •The embrace of populism among Democrats and Republicans has made antitrust...more

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Pensions: what's new this week - 17 June 2024

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Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions....more

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Labour’s Manifesto and Employment Law - What Can Employers Expect?

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This morning Labour launched its election Manifesto which, by implementing its “Plan To Make Work Pay” published last month, includes major employment law reform. The Plan, now supported by today’s Manifesto, is clear that...more

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Spotlight on political laws - Brief overview of recent developments and upcoming changes in Germany

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The regulatory environment for influencing and funding political players in Germany has been changing rapidly in recent months. On 1 March 2024, the revised Federal Lobbying Register Act (Lobbyregistergesetz; LobbyRG),...more

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Cozen Currents: When Getting Rusty is a Good Thing

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The Cozen Lens - •As much as the whole country can’t help but tune in to former President Trump’s guilty verdict, the fact is that the political ramifications only matter insofar as they may swing three states. •The Biden...more

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Cozen Currents: A Shotgun Marriage of Bipartisanship

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The Cozen Lens- •The House of Representatives in the 118th Congress has acted more like a parliamentary government than a majoritarian institution, an unusual set-up that may be destined to repeat itself if neither party...more

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Cozen Cities - May 8, 2024

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CHICAGO — City Council to Consider Requiring Testing, Guidelines for City Government AI Tools- Chair of Chicago City Council’s Committee on Economic, Capital & Technology Development Gilbert Villegas (Ward 36) introduced a...more

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Cozen Currents: Biden Goes Off-label

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The Cozen Lens - •Young voters and progressives are a weak spot for President Biden’s re-election bid, particularly as Israel’s war with Hamas has left the Democratic Party deeply divided. •As the presidential election...more

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Cozen Currents: Biden's Second Wind

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The Cozen Lens - •Democrats would have to run the board in a bunch of vulnerable races to maintain control of the Senate. Although unlikely, it’s not impossible, as Republicans proved in the midterm elections. ...more

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Cozen Currents: MAGA After Trump

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The Cozen Lens - • Former President Trump has no clear heir apparent after his political career is over, either in 2024 or 2028, but Trumpism is here to stay as a dominant force in the Republican Party. • Congress is...more

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Top 10 Legal Issues in the Cannabis Industry in 2024

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In an industry known for its fast-paced changes, 2024 will be no different for cannabis. For all those with an eye on the industry, the number one question remains, is this the year for rescheduling? The answer is, maybe. And...more

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