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The Senate is expected to take up a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill this week, after a key official dealt a blow to hopes of using the legislation to increase the minimum wage.
The House passed the COVID-19 legislation over the weekend with language included that would hike the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025.
But that language is expected to be stripped out in the Senate after the parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, advised key offices that the language does not comply with budget rules that govern reconciliation, the process lawmakers are using to bypass the 60-vote legislative filibuster.
Every 10 years, district lines are redrawn in North Carolina based on census data to maximize the accuracy of political representation in districts. But this year, the U.S. Census Bureau announced there will be a six-month delay to the distribution of population data due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Hello, legal and professional services industry fans. We’re closing out February with the latest legal and consulting industry news, focusing on firm hires and advancements, awards and unique recognitions, and innovations from law firms in these unusual times. Please read on:
Law and Professional Services Firm Moves
Mayer Brown appointed Amol Bargaje as the firm’s first global chief innovation officer. Bargaje joined Mayer Brown in 2018 as the global director of IT Practice & Client Solutions. He also served as one of the co-leaders of the firm’s client-centered global innovation initiative, embrio.
“Amol’s extensive experience working on process improvement, agile development and client-centered technology will help us accelerate the pace of innovation while further promoting a culture of innovation within the firm,” said Jeremy Clay, Mayer Brown’s managing partner.
SA tables resolution condemning anti-Semitism over concerns with definition
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Student Association indefinitely tabled a resolution condemning anti-Semitism on Monday because several members expressed concerns over the bill’s definition of anti-Semitism.
The bill, which assembly member Noah Wagner introduced last Monday, would adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism within SA. Members of SA, including President Justine Hastings, were concerned that the bill’s language equated anti-Semitism with anti-Zionism, or opposition to the Jewish movement for self-determination in Israel.
“Due to the widespread critique and the wording used by the IHRA and its implications on limiting academic freedom, and potentially doing harm to Palestinians and questions of Palestinian human rights, I personally did not feel it was SA’s place to endorse this definit