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December 30, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Employment Law Developments to Expect From the Second Trump Administration

There is some comfort in knowing what policies may be enacted based on actions taken during the first Trump administration from 2016 to 2020. For employment lawyers, insight can also be gleaned by analyzing the developments from courts and federal agencies during the Biden administration.
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December 30, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 30, 2024—Pond Lehocky, Buchanan Ingersoll

Pond Lehocky Giordano announced that Ruxandra Osgood has been promoted to partner.
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December 30, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

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December 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

3rd Circuit Strikes Down NLRB’s Monetary Remedies for Fired Starbucks Workers

Starbucks targeted the board’s 2022 decision in Thryv v. NLRB, which permitted monetary remedies beyond backpay. In Thryv, the board said it can order "make-whole relief” beyond backpay, including compensation for credit-card fees, mortgage charges, child care bills and medical expenses.
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December 27, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Upholds $68.5M Verdict Over Construction Worker's Death

“There was no evidence that the jury’s award resulted from bias, impartiality, prejudice, or ill will, and the verdict was supported by the record and not grossly excessive to shock this court’s conscience,” Judge Angelo Foglietta ruled in the 24-page opinion.
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December 27, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 27, 2024—Stevens & Lee, Chartwell Law

Stevens & Lee announced that Louis N. Teti and Andrew S. Rusniak have joined the firm’s wealth planning, trusts and estates department.
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December 27, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Presidential Pardons: A Tool That Can be Used to Move Forward

The history of the power to pardon from the Whiskey Rebellion onward has demonstrated the potential ameliorative and hearing effect of the pardon power. It can be abused, and indeed has been abused, but it can also be an instrument for permitting the nation and individuals at large to move forward in a productive manner.
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December 27, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Wholesale Real Estate Transaction Transparency and Protection Act Takes Effect Jan. 4: What You Need to Know

On July 8, 2024, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Act 52—the Wholesale Real Estate Transaction Transparency and Protection Act—into law, which requires real estate wholesalers to obtain licensing and grants additional protections to property owners in wholesale transactions.
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December 27, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Crypto Guys Seem to Like Paul Atkins as a New SEC Commissioner, but Will He Be Good for the Securities Industry?

It is well known that Atkins was the founder of Patomak Global Partners, a firm that consulted to the securities industry and other market participants. Indeed, the digital asset and crypto community has been supportive of the pick in large measure because the chair nominee has been a vocal supporter of innovation and crypto.
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December 27, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Bottoming Out or Merging Up? Law Firms That Shuttered in 2024

A slower year for law firm shutdowns saw more firms get absorbed by larger firms.
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