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Sep 9, 2021 | School Bus Stop-Arm Camera Laws: Safety Takes a Front Seat as Ohio Kids Head Back to Class

by Patrick B. Healy Children are returning to in-person learning and legislatures across the nation are working to keep them safe while they travel between home and school. Following a tragic October 2018 accident where a motorist struck and kille...

Sep 8, 2021 | School Bus Stop-Arm Camera Laws: Safety Takes a Front Seat as Kids Head Back to Class

Children are returning to in-person learning and legislatures across Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio are working to keep them safe while they travel between home and school. Following a tragic October 2018 accident where a motorist struck and killed thre...

Sep 7, 2021 | What You Should Know About Proposed Estate Tax Law Changes

While there has been a lot of confusion about various estate tax law changes that are currently being proposed in Washington, below is a helpful summary of the tax proposals currently being considered and the implications it could have on you. Sen...

Sep 7, 2021 | UPDATE: Illinois Governor Extends Mandatory Vaccination Deadlines for Health Care Workers

On September 3, 2021, Governor Pritzker revised his Order related to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of health care workers (see Illinois Governor’s Order Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Health Care Workers, published August 30, 2021) to extend complian...

Sep 1, 2021 | Health Care Practice Check-Up: Are You Violating Stark Without Knowing It?

Anyone involved in the health care industry has heard of the Stark Law (Stark). Most people understand it to prohibit referrals of certain “designated health services” between persons or entities that have a compensation or investment/ownership relat...

Aug 30, 2021 | Illinois Governor’s Order Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Health Care Workers

On August 26, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed Executive Order No. 87 (Order) that, among other provisions, mandates that Illinois health care workers be vaccinated against COVID-19. To what health care workers does this Order apply? “Health care...

Aug 27, 2021 | Public Use vs. Necessity | The Two Pillars of Eminent Domain

When we talk about eminent domain (ED) proceedings in the United States, it is important to split ED protocols into two main pillars; public use and necessity. While these two terms often go hand in hand – i.e. ED takings must be necessary and for pu...

Aug 23, 2021 | Illinois Legislature Enacts Law Regulating Restrictive Covenants

On August 13, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed a new law regulating restrictive covenants in employment agreements involving Illinois employees, to be effective January 1, 2022. The impacted restrictive covenants are (i) covenants not-to-compete (e.g.,...

Aug 20, 2021 | What Are My Constitutional Rights for Eminent Domain Appeals in Ohio?

In the last five years, several new cases have come before Ohio’s Supreme Court related to eminent domain (ED) law, as well as the rulings, rights, and amendments surrounding Ohio’s ED process. It can be a complex issue to follow, so to ground mys...

Aug 19, 2021 | OSHA Revises its COVID-19 Guidance to Incorporate the CDC’s Latest Recommendations

On August 13, 2021, OSHA released updated guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. The revised guidance incorporates the CDC’s recommendation that vaccinated employees wear masks indoors in areas with substantial...

Aug 13, 2021 | O Say Can You See? Federal Courts Say Military Members Entitled to Paid Leave

This week, the federal appellate court in Pennsylvania ruled that workers who take leave to serve in the military must be paid for that time if their employers offer other forms of comparable short-term paid leave. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals...

Aug 12, 2021 | Can I Appeal My Eminent Domain Case in Ohio?

Have you heard? Thanks to a recent decision made by the Ohio Supreme Court (OSC), some of the most common threshold challenges and issues that come up when we pursue cases of eminent domain (ED) are getting the much-needed attention they deserve!...

Aug 10, 2021 | Does Joint & Several Liability Apply to Punitive Damages?

The application of joint and several liability to economic and non-economic damage awards is well established, but its application to punitive damages is less clear. In Ohio, a defendant who is found more than 50% responsible for a plaintiff’s injuri...

Jul 30, 2021 | Another One Bites the Dust: You Might Be Your Brother Employer’s Keeper (Again)

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a final rule rescinding the Trump administration’s “Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act” rule, which took effect in March 2020 and provides guidance for determining when multiple e...

Jul 23, 2021 | Stay in or Get Out? Employers Should Evaluate Their Options Under the PBGC’s New Withdrawal Liability Guidance

For employers who contribute to financially-troubled multiemployer pension plans (multiemployer plans), a lot has changed in the last six months. In March, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) which literally rescued multiemploy...

Jul 20, 2021 | Huge Win for Private Student Loan Borrowers

Student loans are notoriously difficult to shed through the bankruptcy process.  A person must show that it would impose an "undue hardship" on them to be required to repay the student loans, and the test for proving undue hardship has historically b...

Jul 19, 2021 | The Uncertainty of Uncertified Deposition Recordings: Something New We All Need to Think About

Remote depositions became more prevalent during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. But when court reporters refused to use video to record depositions because they were not certified to do so, some attorneys took the job upon themselves. Though very...

Jul 19, 2021 | Biden Calls for Limits on Noncompete Agreements

President Biden recently issued an Executive Order directing the Federal Trade Commission to adopt rules banning or limiting the use of noncompete agreements. The Order is part of a larger initiative by the Biden Administration to promote competition...

Jul 16, 2021 | Name, Image, and Likeness Reform Is Here: The Business Basics

On June 30, 2021, less than 24 hours before it was set to go into effect, the NCAA unveiled one of the most significant changes in its 115-year history. The governing body announced that it would indefinitely suspend its rules restricting student-ath...

Jul 15, 2021 | HB 244 Prohibits COVID Vaccination Mandates in Public Schools

On Wednesday, Governor DeWine signed HB 244 into law, with an effective date of October 13, 2021. While HB 244’s initial provisions addressed school policies related to enrollment of and educational opportunities for military children, just before th...

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