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July 25, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court Decides Landmark Condemnation Case in Favor of Property Owners

For many years, a property owner seeking compensation from a state or local government for an uncompensated property taking was relegated to filing an action for inverse condemnation in state court.  In Ohio, for example, that procedure requires the...

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July 23, 2019

Updates on Legislation That Affects Florida Community Associations

Only a few bills passed this year that affect community associations. These bills pertain to:     1. fire sprinkler and engineered life safety systems in condominiums,     2. removal of dangerous trees,     3. vegetable gardens, and     4. Assi...

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July 18, 2019

FY 2020-2021 Ohio Biennial Budget Select Education Provisions

After a 17-day delay, state budget negotiations have concluded, and Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio’s $69 billion two-year state operating budget into law. On June 30, lawmakers passed an interim budget, which ran through July 17, to temporarily fun...

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July 18, 2019

Ohio State Budget Update: What You Need To Know

After a 17-day delay, state budget negotiations concluded, and Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio’s $69 billion two-year state operating budget into law. On June 30, lawmakers passed an interim budget, which ran through July 17, to temporarily fund sta...

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July 2016

Government Hacking OK? New Rules Will Expand Government Authority to Do So,

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July 01, 2019

Ohio Budget Update: State Lawmakers Miss Deadline to Pass Ohio’s Budget

For the first time in a decade, Ohio’s legislature failed to meet the June 30 statutory deadline to pass its two-year operating budget and were forced to take the unusual step of suspending the state constitution to pass an interim budget. As a stopg...

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June 27, 2019

Defending Against Ohio Tax Audits and Appealing Ohio Tax Assessments

The Ohio Department of Taxation (“The Department”) investigates and institutes various types of audits to explore potential non-compliance by businesses. Thus, Ohio businesses should be aware that this potential cost and exposure is lurking out there...

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June 10, 2019

Asbestos Receiving Renewed Attention in Light of Additional US EPA Assessments under TSCA and Potential Ban by Congress

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June 07, 2019

Ohio House Passes HB 80, Includes PTSD Expansion

On June 5, the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 80, which added several updates to the Ohio Workers’ Compensation program. This is notable because HB 80 is officially a budget bill, with a deadline of passing both Senate approval and s...

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June 04, 2019

The Importance of a Startup’s Board of Directors

Countless new businesses, commonly known as “startups,” are launched each and every day, and while some of them may have better business models than others, a startup’s ability to successfully grow from a seed into a stable, mature, and profitable bu...

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June 2019

Overtime rules: What businesses should know about the federal wage and hour changes

"The amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) proposed by the Trump administration will likely impact more than 1 million American workers who are set to become eligible for overtime pay. As a result, some employers will be faced with a choic...

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June 2019

Ohio Court of Appeals Clarifies MTA and DMA Issues in Recent Oil and Gas Rights Cases

In a series of opinions following the recent Supreme Court of Ohio decision in Blackstone v. Moore, 2018-Ohio-4959, the Seventh District Court of Appeals has ruled that the Marketable Title Act ("MTA") and the Dormant Mineral Act ("DMA") apply to bot...

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May 22, 2019

Cannabis-Related Trademarks

In recent years, it has been difficult for cannabis companies to develop and protect consistent and comprehensive brands on a nationwide basis, due to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s (“USPTO’s”) refusal of federal registration for trademarks use...

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May 21, 2019

Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Submits Dividend Proposal

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Board of Directors, under the Audit Subcommittee, has set forth the dividend proposal for all state fund employers. The Bureau will be paying 88% of 2017 policy year premiums to employers. Dividends will be is...

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May 15, 2019

Proposed Tax Changes in Ohio Budget Bill

By Daniel B. Waters, Attorney The 2020-2021 Ohio Biennial Budget passed the Ohio House by a vote of 85-9, and moves on to the Ohio Senate for debate. House Bill 166 has a number of important tax law changes that will affect not only Ohioans, but a...

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May 15, 2019

The Importance of an Effective Opening Statement

The opening statement is the moment when the jury first hears the facts of the case, to understand who the witnesses will be and to learn why the jury should decide in favor of the defense....

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April 30, 2019

Attention Employers: EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data is Due September 30, 2019

According to a bench ruling issued on April 25, 2019, employers who submit annual EEO-1 Reports to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are required to provide Component 2 pay data for the current reporting period by September 30,...

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April 26, 2019

Banking the Cannabis Industry – Is It SAFE?

Congress recently took a key first-step to allow banks to provide financial services to cannabis-related people and businesses (CRBs). Under current law, banks could face civil and criminal liability for banking with CRBs. The Secure and Fair Enfo...

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April 25, 2019

Roetzel & Andress: 2018 Appellate Year in Review

2018 was an outstanding year for Roetzel’s appellate team. We represented our clients in an incredibly wide variety of cases in both state and federal courts, appealing adverse trial court rulings and successfully defending lower court victories on a...

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April 18, 2019

US Treasury Issues Opportunity Zones Guidance

Qualified Opportunity Zones, created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, were designed to spur investment in distressed communities throughout the country through tax benefits. Since 8,700 QOZs have been identified, this has become an important and ev...