It doesn’t get any easier selecting just 10 blogs from the LexBlog network to highlight each week—especially when so many provide such informative and insightful commentary on timely topics such as COVID-19 vaccines, predictions for the Biden administration, and advice for law firms. Here are 10 posts that do exactly that.
Top 10
Predicting the effect of Biden’s election on the oil industry and the climate
It’s no secret that the Trump administration and future Biden administration differ greatly on their views concerning the oil industry and climate change. Charles Sartain of Gray Reed discusses the potential changes to the sectors following Biden’s election—including the transfer of decision-making concerning energy from the market to Washington—on the blog Energy & the Law.
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination – the international employment landscape
The global approach to employers directing employees to get vaccinated varies widely outside of the U.S., with most countries only being able to strongly encourage vaccination. Seyfarth Shaw explains why the rest of the world differs, employer options, access to COVID-19 vaccinations, and more on Employment Law Lookout.
Your Firm Website: Is it for You or Your Clients?
Many firm sites are more focused on selling the firm rather than helping the firm’s clients. Cordell Parvin explains why you need to hone in on the latter and offers a few questions you can ask yourself to determine whether your firm is unique or not—such as “Does your firm provide solutions?” and “Does your law firm on its website claim to be innovative or creative?”—on his blog.
Unpleasant Surprise May Await Employers That Deferred Employee Social Security Tax
Awhile ago, employers were allowed the decision to defer the employee share of Social Security taxes on wages paid from September 1 to December 31, 2020—but now the obligation to collect those amounts is almost here. Marianna Dyson and Michael Chittenden of Covington & Burling discusses what to do next if you deferred and points out the largest employer to implement the deferral was likely the U.S. government at Tax Withholding & Reporting Blog.
Lawyer Statistics for Success in 2021
Teresa Matich of Clio compiled an array of 26 statistics relevant to the legal profession. Among the most interesting are those relevant to gender—37% of lawyers are female, but 53% of law students are female, pointing to a potential disconnect between the number of women in law schools and the number of women moving on to becoming legal practitioners. More numbers, such as hourly billing rates and technology use are available on Clio Blog.
Human Rights Considerations Proposed for Inclusion in UK Trade Bill
Two amendments referring to human rights obligations were recently passed and included on the UK Trade Bill. Latham & Watkins gives a more detailed look at the amendments and discusses next steps on the blog Environment, Land, and Resources.
An important trend to incorporate in your 2021 marketing efforts – being socially conscious
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Planning ahead for COVID-19 vaccines for employees? Think twice about mandatory vaccination
It’s better to strongly reccomend vaccination rather than require it, Jamie LaPlante of Bailey Cavalieri says. Those mandating it need to pay close attention to avoid religious discrimination and disability discrimination. She provides a framework to ensure employers can avoid this on the blog Ohio Employment Law Matters
End of Brexit transition period: Exhaustion of intellectual property rights and parallel trade in the UK and EU
The end of the Brexit transition period is drawing closer, and with it comes the exhaustion of IP rights and the advent of parallel trade. Dr Beatriz San Martin and Shishu Chen of Arnold & Porter offer a detailed breakdown on what exactly parallel trade and the exhaustion of IP rights are, as well as their potential impacts at BioSlice Blog.
How to set up LinkedIn ad campaigns in 6 easy steps
LinkedIn is the business community’s most active social media platform, which makes it a great place for advertisements. Jaffe walks you through setting up an ad campaign in six easy steps—including determining your objectives and building a target audience—on Jaffe Blog.