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Sep 24, 2020 | It’s All in the Details: The Importance of FRCP Rule 9 in Fraud Cases
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Sep 18, 2020 | Directors & Officers May Face Personal Liability in Subsequent Litigation for Actions Taken During Company Insolvency
Attorney Christopher W. Tackett was recently featured in the Columbus Bar Association's Legal Connections insert in Columbus Business First. His article discusses potential liability for actions taken during company insolvency. 
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Sep 16, 2020 | Civil Immunity for Schools, Businesses, and Healthcare Providers Related to Coronavirus
Ohio House Bill 606 (“HB 606”) provides civil immunity to schools, businesses, and healthcare providers that unknowingly spread coronavirus. HB 606 specifies that the definition of person “includes a school, a for-profit or nonprofit entity, a govern...
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Sep 15, 2020 | DOL Updates FFCRA Regulations, Effective 9/16/2020, in Response to Federal Court Decision
In early August, a New York federal court struck down a number of Department of Labor (DOL) regulations applying the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) as invalid. Specifically, the Court invalidated regulations: (1) limiting paid le...
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Sep 15, 2020 | Ensure HIPAA Compliance with a Remote Workforce
"HIPAA generally requires that covered entities, such as medical practices, take certain precautions to protect a patient’s protected health information (“PHI”). PHI can include basics such as patient’s name and address, medical condition, date of se...
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2020 | Review of Quasi-Judicial Decisions
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Sep 14, 2020 | EEOC Acknowledges Limitations to Its Enforcement Powers in Recent Opinion Letter
It is not often that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issues opinion letters.  It is less often that the EEOC publicly acknowledges limitations to its enforcement powers.  However, both of these events occurred through an opinion is...
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Sep 10, 2020 | Cannabis Industry Updates
Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (“MORE” Act) In September, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the MORE Act. This would legalize marijuana at the federal level, which is currently still listed as a Schedul...
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Sep 9, 2020 | EEOC Provides Additional Guidance on ADA Compliance During COVID-19
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has once again updated its guidance regarding employees returning to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. A revised Q&A document published on September 8, 2020, addresses another set of common question...
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Sep 1, 2020 | Florida Governor Extends Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief until Oct. 1
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a new executive order that extends mortgage foreclosures and eviction relief until October 1. Executive Order 20-211 does not make any further changes, but only extends the same language that was already in place...
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Aug 28, 2020 | Ohio Supreme Court Grants Interim Revival of Madison Local’s Resolution to Allow Employees to Carry Concealed Weapons
On August 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio, in Gabbard v. Madison Local School District Board of Education, granted the Board’s Motion to Stay the March 30, 2020 decision of the Twelfth District Court of Appeals, which reversed an order approving...
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Aug 24, 2020 | Wellness Services May Pose Compliance Risk
"There are many ideas about how to best combat COVID. Some proposed solutions are medical, while other focus on “wellness,” which can include IV vitamin infusions, peptide therapy, hormone therapy, infrared saunas, acupuncture, and other non-traditio...
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Aug 24, 2020 | HHS’ FAQs Address Restrictions on the Transfer of Provider Relief Fund Payments in Healthcare Transactions
Purchasers and sellers of healthcare entities that received or intend to apply for Provider Relief Fund payments need to be aware of the restrictions on the receipt and transfer of those payments.  By way of background, Congress established a $100 bi...
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Aug 20, 2020 | HHS Announces that it is Now Accepting Applications for Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General Distribution Payments From Certain Medicare Providers
On August 10, 2020, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a release announcing that certain Medicare providers are now eligible to submit applications to receive Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General Distribution payments.  HHS had...
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Aug 17, 2020 | Federal District Court Judge Denies Request to Enjoin the Enactment of New Title IX Rule
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Carl J. Nichols for the District of Columbia ruled that the new Title IX rule, first issued by the Department of Education in May of this year, could move forward as planned. Judge Nichols’s decision came after 17...
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Aug 11, 2020 | Federal Court Strikes Down DOL's FFCRA Regulations
Last week, a New York federal court struck down a number of Department of Labor (DOL) regulations applying the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) as invalid. The Court determined the regulations exceeded the DOL's regulatory authorit...
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Aug 3, 2020 | Managing and Terminating Staff who Refuse to Comply with COVID-19 Safety Recommendations
"Most medical practices are taking steps to protect their employees and patients from the risk of contracting COVID. I have worked with many practices over the past several months to create thorough policies and training programs to assure compliance...
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Aug 3, 2020 | The High Risks of Neglecting Fiduciary Duties in Start-Up Firms
Columbus attorney Christopher Tackett was selected by the American Bar Association to publish his article: The High Risks of Neglecting Fiduciary Duties in Start-Up Firms in the Journal of the ABA’s Business Torts and Unfair Competition Committee. Mr...
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Jul 30, 2020 | Florida Governor Extends, With Conditions, State’s Moratorium on Mortgage Foreclosures and Evictions Relief
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-180 on Wednesday to extend the state’s moratorium on mortgage foreclosures and evictions through September 1, 2020, with limited conditions. Executive Order 20-94 was first signed on April 2, 20...
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Jul 30, 2020 | Review Choice Demonstration to Resume on Home Health Care Agencies
Effective August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (“CMS”) will resume Home Health Review Choice Demonstration (“RCD”) on home healthcare agencies located in Illinois, Ohio, Texas, North Carolina, and Florida.  CMS originally suspended RCD...