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Foley was recently recognized by the Direct Selling Association for its valuable contributions to the trade association through the Partnership Award. #DSA Jeff Olson #PartnershipAward Neora #TradeAssociation

#Colorado will officially begin enforcing a restriction on July 1, 2024, that prohibits employers from asking job applicants to disclose their age on an employment application. #agediscrimination #JAFA Colorado Department of Labor and Employment

Congratulations to Monica Call, Jared J. Braithwaite, Melanie Clark, David Mortensen, and Ellen Ostrow for being named to Utah Business’ 2024 Legal Elite. #Utah #LegalElite

Fisker files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Hyundai Motor Company (현대자동차) plans to begin production on electric SUVs, General Motors lowers its 2024 EV production target, and more in this week's Foley Automotive Update. Click below to read more! #Automotive #IndustryNews #Manufacturing

Partner Peter Loh comments and provides background on the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico's rejection of a distributor's efforts to hold #wholesalers liable for a terminated agreement under Puerto Rico Law 75. #PuertoRico #distribution

Foley was honored to recently host U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Pierce in Austin, Texas, in connection with the Society for Corporate Governance's meeting with General Counsel and Associated General Counsel in Texas. The event was a success, providing engaging discussions among the attendees and the Commissioner as well as valuable networking opportunities. #SEC #Austin #CorporateGovernance

Don't miss this special manufacturing edition of The Path & The Practice. In this episode, my Foley colleagues talk specialization in a legal career and navigating everyday life at a law firm. Click below to watch or listen! #Podcast #Manufacturing

Everyone's talking about office to multifamily conversions! Boston extends incentives, but larger-scale projects still scarce. My developer clients find these deals challenging to pencil out. I'm told municipalities can think of incentives for these conversions as "self-financing" because of impacts to the tax base. Greg Ryan highlights Boston's limited large-scale conversions in this Boston Business Journal article. Only two out of nine applications for office spaces over 70,000 sqft. #OfficeToHousing #BostonRealEstate

Since their introduction in 2019, ICHRAs have become more popular. At first, small employers were drawn to them as a cheaper alternative to small-group insurance. Now, mid-sized and large employers are also considering these arrangements. Here is a high-level summary of just some of the compliance challenges for ICHRA vendors. #ICHRA #EBEC #Compliance

EY ranks the US as top in their Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index again. With 11.8GWdc added in Q1 this year and over 40GW in solar last year, USA leads the way! #renewableenergy #sustainability #USAtop PV Tech Simon Yuen