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PwC’s 2024 Corporate Directors’ Survey—how are boards addressing the current uncertainty?

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The title of PwC’s new 2024 Corporate Directors’ Survey, Uncertainty and transformation in the modern boardroom, might clue you in to one of its themes: uncertainty—anxiety?—arising out of the looming election. According...more

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Election 2024: Employer Obligations Under Puerto Rico’s General Election Day Paid Leave Law

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Puerto Rico’s General Election Day will take place Nov. 5, 2024. Employers may operate on Election Day during their regular business hours, without any restrictions. However, employers should plan for employees taking time...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Which Local Measures Made Denver's 2024 Ballot?

The 2024 Denver ballot features a dozen individual measures, each aimed at addressing pressing city issues. These measures have been placed on the ballot either through City Council action or citizen initiatives, each with...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Election Night for Insurance Geeks

Election Day — November 5, 2024 — approaches with close races and high stakes. We have cleared through the coverage and prognostication for a more insurance-focused outlook. As we settle in Tuesday night with snacks, clicker...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: The Case for a Landslide

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The Cozen Lens - · With the polls showing the presidential race deadlocked and few voters remaining undecided, the two candidates are leaning on their respective strength on top issues in their closing arguments to try to...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Employer Obligations and Voting Leave Requirements Before the 2024 Election

With Election Day around the corner and voters across the country preparing to cast their ballots, it is important for employers to review and understand their obligations related to employee voting leave as well as other...more

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2024 Election - Implications on Real Estate

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As the 2024 election cycle unfolds, the landscape of U.S. policy is poised for potential shifts that could significantly impact various sectors. With the possibility of a Harris or Trump administration, stakeholders in the...more

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2024 Election - Implications on Technology

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While the 2024 election cycle may introduce temporary uncertainty, the convergence of positive economic trends such as waning inflation, anticipated interest rate cuts and cautious optimism for a soft landing suggests robust...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

It’s Election Time: Time Off to Vote, Political Activities, and Political Speech in the Workplace

With Election Day quickly approaching, it is the right time for employers to refresh themselves on the various protections that may exist for their employees when it comes to voting and other political activities. Below is...more

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2024 Election - Implications on Life Sciences

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As the 2024 election cycle unfolds, the landscape of U.S. policy is poised for potential shifts that could significantly impact various sectors. With the Biden-Harris administration's focus on lowering the cost of...more

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2024 Election - Implications on Private Client

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As the 2024 election cycle unfolds, the landscape of U.S. policy is poised for potential shifts that could significantly impact individuals and families. With a Harris administration's focus on increasing tax rates for high...more

Dickinson Wright

The Freedom—and Limits—of Political Speech in the Workplace

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With the 2024 election quickly approaching, employers should expect an increase in political conversation and activity in the workplace. It is essential during political seasons for both employers and employees to understand...more

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2024 Election - Implications on Private Equity & Private Credit

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Potential Election Impacts on the Private Equity and Private Credit Sectors - While the 2024 election cycle may introduce temporary uncertainty, the convergence of positive economic trends such as waning inflation,...more

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Political Influencers: Entering a New World

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Unless you live under a rock, your news feed has been dominated by the upcoming presidential election and opinions about the respective images and branding embodied by the candidates. What seems different this time is the...more

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Employment Law Update: Employers – Know Your Election Leave Obligations

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The Presidential election is days away. Employers should be up to date on their obligations regarding an employee’s right to vote. In Virginia, there is no general statute that requires employers to give employees time off...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] Post-Election First Look: How the Election May Impact Communications Service Providers - November 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00...

The 2024 election cycle, one of the longest and most contentious in U.S. history, will culminate Election Day on November 5. However, many aspects of the election are expected to be close and uncertainty may reign for some...more

Cozen O'Connor

New York Note: Mayoral Primary, City of Yes, Early Voting

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Two new candidates have entered the field for NYC Mayor: Zohran Mamdani, New York State Assemblymember, and Jim Walden, New York attorney. Mamdani, who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has called on Mayor...more

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Psychedelics and Marijuana on the Ballot: How Should Employers Prepare for Potential Legalization?

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Voters in several states will decide whether marijuana or, in one case, psychedelic substances should be legal in the upcoming November 5, 2024 general election. Employers should keep their eyes on these ballot measures and...more

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Reproductive Health Care: A Future in Flux with the Next Administration

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Access to reproductive health care has been a part of the national debate for years, and even more so since 2022 when the US Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs overturning decades of precedent established under Roe v....more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of October 21-25, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Ga v. Shafer - elections, federal officer removal, pretrial habeas - Ga v. Clark -  elections, federal officer removal, special purpose grand jury, federal question - Gemini...more

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Market Integrity and Manipulation in Election Prediction Markets

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Until recently, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has limited the ability of US persons to participate in election markets. However, recent developments have allowed event contracts to be made available to US...more

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Election 2024: Dealing With Political Expression at Work

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“Harris Walz, Obviously.” “Trump 2024 – Take America Back.” These words are on signs that pepper front lawns and store fronts across the country. Consider what compels someone to make their stance so public. It’s because...more

IR Global

Advice in the year of elections

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Twenty-seven general elections have fallen in 2024. At the time of writing, twenty have taken place, but one of the most impactful and momentous polling days – the US Presidential Election – is still to come....more

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Can You Say Anything? Free Speech in Independent Schools

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Can a teacher put a sticker on their laptop expressing support for a political candidate? What about an employee attending a pro-life rally or using their personal social media account to express opinions about global...more

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The Privacy Insider Podcast Ep. 8: Privacy Over Party: Peter Swire

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There’s a U.S. election coming up in a few weeks. You may have heard something about it. What you haven’t heard as much about in this election cycle is the candidates’ stance on privacy. Why? And will privacy views and...more

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