ArticleFTC Changes Merger Review Process Under Flood Of New FilingsFTC Changes Merger Review Process Under Flood Of New Filings.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCozen O'Connor
ArticleCalifornia AG Wins $10M Judgment In Workforce Misclassification CaseCalifornia AG Rob Bonta secured a $10 million judgment and permanent injunction against Care Specialist HCS Inc. and its former and current owner-operators...United StatesEmployment and HRCozen O'Connor
ArticleDOL Issues Proposed Regulations Regarding FMLA Entitlement For Military Families And Airline Flight Crew MembersOn January 30, 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued proposed regulations to implement amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that were passed in 2009.United StatesEmployment and HRCozen O'Connor
ArticleFifth Circuit Opens Door For Private FLSA SettlementsThere has long been some uncertainty in the law over the validity of a private release of wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). United StatesEmployment and HRCozen O'Connor
ArticleNew York Increases Its Minimum WageOn March 29, 2013, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that will raise the New York minimum wage in staged increases over the next three years. ..United StatesEmployment and HRCozen O'Connor
ArticleOSHA Kicks Off New Year With Final PPE Rule In ConstructionAfter approximately a decade of discussing a properly fitting PPE Rule in the construction industry, OSHA's Final Rule becomes effective January 13, 2025.United StatesEmployment and HRCozen O'Connor
ArticleFederal Appeals Court Urged To Keep Minnesota's Climate-Change Suit In State CourtA group of 17 Democratic AGs, led by Washington AG Bob Ferguson, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in support of Minnesota's position...United StatesEnvironmentCozen O'Connor
ArticleContracts Are Considered When Using Assisted Reproduction TechnologyTwo recent decisions highlight the importance of contracts between parties in cases involving assisted reproduction technology (ART). United StatesFamily and MatrimonialCozen O'Connor
ArticleJennifer Brandt Re-appointed ABA Family Law Section Liaison To The ABA Standing Committee On Professionalism, Appointed To The ABA FLS Finance CommitteePHILADELPHIA, August 3, 2021 — Cozen O'Connor is pleased to announce that Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm's Family Law Group, has been re-appointed as the ABA Family Law United StatesFamily and MatrimonialCozen O'Connor
ArticleBipartisan AG Coalition Secures Shiny Win In Precious Metals Fraud CaseThe U.S. District Court of the Central District of California has entered a final judgment in a case brought by a bipartisan coalition of state AGs and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...United StatesFinance and BankingCozen O'Connor
ArticleDebt Collection Company Settles Allegations Of Aggressive Collection Tactics For Old DebtsMassachusetts AG Maura Healey reached a settlement with national debt collection company Transworld Systems, Inc. ("Transworld") to resolve allegations that it used unfair...United StatesFinance and BankingCozen O'Connor
ArticleFannie Mae And Freddie Mac Update All Uniform Legal InstrumentsOn July 7, 2021, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) introduced new uniform instruments (notes, security instruments, and riders) for use with loans to make them eligible for purchase by the GSEs.United StatesFinance and BankingCozen O'Connor
ArticleAG Jackson Settles With Medical Center Over Alleged Health Care FraudNorth Carolina AG Jeff Jackson announced a settlement with Bethany Medical Center, P.A. and its founder ("Bethany")...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCozen O'Connor
ArticleAK Appoints First SG; RI AG Field WidensAlaska AG Stephen J. Cox appointed Jenna Lorence to be Alaska's first State Solicitor General. Lorence previously served as the Deputy Solicitor of Indiana and Assistant Solicitor General for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorCozen O'Connor
ArticleDemocratic And Republicans AGs Separately Weigh In On Impact Of Shutdown To SNAP ProgramOhio AG Dave Yost led a group of 19 Republican AGs in sending a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, asking him to ensure the continuation of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorCozen O'Connor
ArticleNew Democratic Candidates Join Attorneys General RacesFormer Maryland state court judge Katie Curran O'Malley announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 2022 open-seat race for Maryland AG...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorCozen O'Connor
ArticleNew Entrants In CA And RI AG RacesRepublican Michael Gates, former city attorney for Huntington Beach, announced his candidacy for California AG.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorCozen O'Connor
ArticleU.S. Judge Halts Key Parts Of S.C.’s New Immigration LawU.S. District Judge Richard Gergel on December 22nd blocked several key provisions of South Carolina’s tough new immigration law from taking effect on January 1st, including a requirement for police officers to check the immigration status of people they pull over if officers suspect they are in the country illegally. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorCozen O'Connor
ArticleH1-B Cap ReachedU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2012.United StatesImmigrationCozen O'Connor
ArticleHow To Get USCIS InformationMost people know about the wealth of information on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov, but did you know you can find USCIS on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon!United StatesImmigrationCozen O'Connor