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Mar 16, 2020 | ISDS Issues Guidance Related to COVID-19
The Illinois State Dental Society (ISDS) has issued guidance related to COVID-19. ISDS has noted that dentists are one of the highest risk categories for transmission and contraction of the virus with many routine dental procedures potentially transm...
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Mar 16, 2020 | Home Healthcare Agency Preparedness for the Coronavirus
Home Healthcare Agencies (“HHAs”) should brace themselves to be at the forefront of treating those most vulnerable to serious complications of the coronavirus: elderly patients and those with serious, chronic medical conditions such as heart disease,...
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Mar 16, 2020 | Four Legal Pitfalls of Employees Working from Home Due to Coronavirus
Companies are increasingly asking employees to work from home to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19. Among these are the country’s largest corporations, such as Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft and Google. Working remotely can help preven...
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Mar 16, 2020 | Relief Available for Businesses to Ease Burden Caused by COVID-19
Over the weekend, on Sunday, March 15, 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued an executive order closing restaurants and bars in Ohio. Further, similar measures are expected throughout the United States as all levels of government determine appropria...
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Mar 16, 2020 | Do the CDC’s Guidelines on Mass Gatherings Affect the Way our Communities Operate?
CDC’s new advisory on gatherings recommends that for the next 8 weeks, organizations cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the United States. The recommendation states that events of any size should only be...
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Mar 15, 2020 | Ohio Governor Issues Order Closing All Ohio Bars and Restaurants
Governor Mike DeWine announced that Dr. Amy Acton, Director of Health, has issued an order closing all of Ohio’s bars and restaurants as of 9 p.m. this evening for dine-in customers. Carry-out and delivery services will still be available. In announc...
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Mar 15, 2020 | Attention Employers: Federal Legislation Appears Imminent Expanding Employee Paid Sick Leave in Response to Coronavirus
In the early morning hours of March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6201 the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” by a vote of 363 to 40. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that a deal had been reached with the Trump Ad...
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Mar 15, 2020 | Open Meeting Act Guidance from Attorney General Dave Yost
On March 13, 2020, the Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost, provided the attached guidance regarding Ohio’s Open Meeting Act in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Specifically, Attorney General Yost discussed the option for local public bodies to use elec...
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Mar 15, 2020 | DOT Suspends FMCSR Enforcement for COVID-19 Supply and Passenger Transportation; Ohio Suspends Intrastate HOS Enforcement
In an unprecedented move, the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Emergency Declaration that suspends the enforcement of most Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) for COVID-19 supply and passenger transportation.  The Emergency D...
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2019 | Sticks and Stones: Using School-Based Peer Mediation to Reduce Bullying in Public Schools American Journal of Mediation, Vol. 12, 2019
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Mar 14, 2020 | Ohio Governor Announces Steps Taken at Federal & State Level to Address COVID-19
The state and federal government continue to address the COVID-19 pandemic.  Roetzel has already sent out an update on federal legislation.  Governor DeWine had a press conference this afternoon where it was announced that the number of known cases i...
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Mar 14, 2020 | House Passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act with Sweeping Employment and Health Related Provisions to Address COVID-19
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6201 the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” by a vote of 363 to 40 in the early morning hours on March 14, 2020. The House added the legislation to its agenda late Friday evening after House Democr...
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Mar 13, 2020 | How Physician Practices Can Prepare for Coronavirus
Physician practices must be prepared to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.  There are a variety of issues to consider, but the following should provide some guidance to our clients: 1.    Medical practices, whether or not they are on the forefront...
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Mar 13, 2020 | Ohio Governor Announces New COVID-19 Cases in Ohio; State Takes Additional Precautions
Governor DeWine has announced that the state continues to see new cases of the virus with positive tests coming out of both NE and SW Ohio.  The state is taking the following steps: DC has granted the requested waiver which will allow schools t...
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Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 Education Alert
On March 12, 2020, Governor DeWine ordered all K-12 schools to close for three weeks beginning at the close of school on Monday, March 16, 2020. Within the next couple of days, the Ohio Department of Education (“ODE”) will be sending further guidance...
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Mar 13, 2020 | Ohio Industrial Commission Suspends Upcoming Hearings
The Ohio Industrial Commission has suspended all hearings scheduled for Monday and Tuesday (March 16 and 17). The IC is still working on the logistical issues involved with this, however, they have indicated that they will be "liberally construing co...
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Mar 13, 2020 | Employment Law Q&A
With the spread of the coronavirus, employers everywhere are looking for ways to continue business operations while keeping their employees safe. Below are some questions employers may have regarding workplace safety, workers’ compensation and OSHA i...
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Mar 13, 2020 | Insurance Coverage and COVID-19
No one knows the ultimate outcome and long-term effects of COVID-19. Businesses are facing challenges daily which are currently, or will in the future, disrupt their business operations. Now is the time to see what protections your company has. We re...
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Mar 13, 2020 | Coronavirus Business Interruption
The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe has, and likely will continue to be, a major disruption to world economies and will affect businesses across the United States. With the acceleration of the spread of the virus in the Un...
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Roetzel Response to COVID-19
Our commitment to our clients is to continue to provide quality legal services during this challenging situation. We have safeguards, infrastructure and procedures in place to work remotely should the need arise.   We recognize that businesses and...