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September 10, 2021

President Biden Orders OSHA to Issue Rule Requiring Large Employers to Mandate That Employees Get Vaccinated For COVID-19 Or Undergo Weekly Testing

On September 9, 2021, President Biden directed OSHA to issue a rule requiring private sector employers with 100 or more employees to mandate that employees either get an approved COVID-19 vaccination or produce a negative test on a weekly basis. In a...

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September 09, 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...

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September 08, 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...

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September 07, 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...

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September 07, 2021

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Illinois’ Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers: Answering Employers’ Questions

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry. On August 26, 2021, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed Executive Order...

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September 07, 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...

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September 02, 2021

Roetzel Healthlaw Hotspot: How Private Equity Firms Structure Health Care Mergers and Tax Implications

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry. Sales of health care practices to private equity firms remains a very...

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September 01, 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...

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August 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...

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August 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...

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August 26, 2021

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: What Does FDA Approval Mean for Employer Vaccination Mandates?

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry. While as a general rule, employers can mandate the COVID vaccine, or...

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August 26, 2021

FTC Limits: Understanding Noncompete Agreements After President's Executive Order

Attorney Christopher W. Tackett was recently featured in the Columbus Bar Association's Legal Connections insert in Columbus Business First. His article discusses noncompete agreements after President Biden's Executive Order.

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August 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.,...

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August 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...

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August 19, 2021

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Saving Private Practice: How Practices can Stay Independent and Thrive in Today’s Health Care Market

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry.  Host Ericka Adler, Roetzel shareholder and Health Law Practice Group...

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August 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...

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August 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...

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Summer 2021

Bad Boy Clauses and the Good Charities that Use Them

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August 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!...

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August 12, 2021

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: The Impact of Immigration Laws on Health Care Professionals and Entrepreneurs

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry.  In this episode, host Ericka Adler, Roetzel shareholder and Health L...