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Welcome to “Leading the Way,” a weekly Q&A series with South Florida law firm leaders about how they’re navigating novel challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic—from retaining and recruiting amid an ongoing war for talent, building relationships in an era of hybrid and remote work, and striking the perfect balance between keeping employees happy and sane while also meeting rising cl...

If you thought that church plan litigation was effectively over after the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the traditional interpretation of the ERISA church plan definition in its 2017 decision in Advocate Health Care Network et al. v. Stapleton et al., you would be mistaken. A recent slip opinion in a case involving a church plan maintained by a hospital in upstate New York reminds us tha...

A poll worker stamps a voters ballot before dropping it into a secure box at a ballot drop off location on October 13, 2020 in Austin, Texas. Two election officials have asked a federal court to block a Texas law that makes it a crime to distribute mail-in ballot applications. The provision is one of many included in Senate Bill 1, which Governor Greg Abbott signed into law on Sept. 1 during ...

What You Need to Know Ari Kaplan takes us through a new report: Implementing Financial Intelligence to Give Law Firms a Competitive Advantage in 2022 and Beyond 20 chief financial officers, seven finance directors, and three accounting managers at law firms of various sizes throughout the U.S. were surveyed. The results revealed a striking shift in the role of law firm finance leaders, both...

Roman Abramovich watches Chelsea and Arsenal play the UEFA Europa League final at Olimpiya Stadionu in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 29, 2019. (Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images) (JTA) — Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich’s acquisition of Portuguese citizenship under a 2015 law that repatriates descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled during the Inquisition has reignited debate about th...

On December 24, 2021, New York City enacted a law (Introduction No. 2448-2021) permitting employees who are parents to take paid time off to accompany their children when they receive COVID-19 vaccinations. In addition, the law allows these employees to take paid time off to care for their children if they experience side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill, which amends the New York ...

As California rings in the new year, several new laws that touch many parts of everyday California living are set to go into effect. Though hundreds of bills garnered Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature this year, here are five — from food prices to gender-neutral toy aisles and to-go alcohol sales — that are likely to have the most significant effect on Californians in 2022. Assembly Bill 1276 Ca...

From 15 January 2022, the Covid-Check will become compulsory in the workplace. Who falls under the Covid-check scheme? Any employee, public official or independent worker must present a certificate attesting their vaccination, recovery, or a negative covid-test. The employer may check the identity of the certificate holder thanks to their identity card. An employee, public official or indepen...

The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback, which you can provide using the feedback tab on the right of the page. (Reuters) - Large law firm merger activity increased this year after the pandemic led to a precipitous drop in 2020, and ind...

Packets of Heinz ketchup are displayed with Burger King french fries on April 12, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Californians may start noticing their plastic forks and ketchup packets missing from their food orders next year. The state is expanding on its existing law that allows restaurants to distribute single-use straws only upon request. Now, take-out pla...