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Becker’s Washington Weekly: Week of June 19, 2023

06.19.2023
Perry S. AdairAnthony BedellChris BerardiniShannon DuncansonOmar FrancoBert GómezSadie HaireAlfonso LopezClarence WilliamsAmanda L. Wood

The House The House returns to DC this week after Speaker McCarthy reached a tentative agreement to reopen floor votes after a handful of lawmakers initially blocked the process due to objections over the debt limit deal passed earlier in the month. Lawmakers will take up several bills under expedited […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Federal Lobbying

“Electronic Meetings and Voting Explained” – News-Press

06.18.2023
Joseph E. Adams

Q: Can members of a condominium association vote electronically/remotely and can they be given their notices by e-mail? (K.R., via e-mail) A. Yes. As these terms are often confused, there are several distinct procedures that are often asked about: Electronic Voting (or “E-Voting”) Electronic Notice (or “E-Notice”) Remote Participation Absentee […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association

“In Leonardo’s Footsteps: Technical Workers, Collective Bargaining and Multiemployer Benefit Plans” – Employee Benefit Plan Review

06.15.2023
James J. MahonCatelyn Stark

In recent months it seems as though nearly every day another round of technical worker layoffs makes headlines, forcing workers and the industry at large to question the stability of what had previously been considered a professional occupation immune from involuntary job loss. At the same time, employers in a […]

Areas of Focus: Business Litigation

“Searching With My Good Eye Closed: Addressing Mental Illness in Community Associations ” – Community Trends

06.14.2023
Jonathan H. Katz

On December 19, 2022, a 73-year-old resident of a condominium in Toronto, Canada shot and killed five people — including three members of the association board — allegedly over a long-running dispute with the association. According to the police reports and court documents, the resident had for a significant time […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, New Jersey Condo, Co-Op & HOA

Becker Named Top-Performing Lobbying Firm by Bloomberg Government for Fourth Year

06.13.2023
Perry S. AdairAnthony BedellChris BerardiniShannon DuncansonOmar FrancoBert GómezSadie HaireAlfonso LopezClarence WilliamsAmanda L. Wood

In 2022, lobbying spending in Washington reached a new high of $4 billion and Becker is proud to announce that once again the firm has been named to Bloomberg Government’s list of Top-Performing Lobbying Firms. Out of the registered lobbying firms that filed Lobbying Disclosure Act reports with the Senate […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Federal Lobbying