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Alert | Employment Services Alert - Illinoi
Mar 28, 2023 | Two New Laws Every Illinois Employer Needs to Know
EFFECTIVE January 1, 2023: The law requiring that employers whose employees are scheduled to work at least 7-1/2 hours in a particular day must be provided with an unpaid meal break of at least 20 minutes no later than 5 hours into the workday has...
Alert | Education Law Alert
Mar 23, 2023 | Supreme Court Holds Districts May Be Sued for Damages Even When IDEA Administrative Process Is Not Exhausted
The Supreme Court unanimously held in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, No. 21-887 (Mar. 21, 2023) that a student can sue for compensatory damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) even when they have not exhausted the administrative p...
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Mar 23, 2023 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Employment Based Immigration Issues Facing Healthcare Professionals
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. This week, Elissa Taub, partner at Siskind Susser joins host, Ericka...
Alert | Environmental Law
Mar 17, 2023 | “Waters of the United States” Rule To Be Tested by Pending U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Sackett v. EPA
On January 18, U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued a final WOTUS rule that will overlap with a forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will define jurisdictional waters under the Clean Water Act. Under the Clean Water Act, the term...
Alert | Employment Services Alert
Mar 14, 2023 | Is This the End of the Voluntary Abandonment Defense for Ohio Employers?
On March 2, 2023, the Tenth District Court of Appeals announced its decision in State ex rel. Autozone Stores, Inc. v. Industrial Commission, 2023-Ohio-633. Unfortunately, the decision is not favorable for Ohio employers.  In Autozone, the employe...
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2023 | When To Share Estate Planning Documents
In deciding when to share estate planning documents, every situation is unique. However, Roetzel Estate Planning Attorneys Brian McAvoy and Geena Kandel provide some general guidelines.
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Mar 10, 2023 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Best Practices for Handling Healthcare Employee Discrimination, Retaliation and Harassment Claims
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 this episode of the HealthLaw HotSpot, host Ericka Adler is joined...
Alert | Employment Services Alert
Mar 9, 2023 | The NLRB Claims That It Is Returning to Prior Precedent Restricting the Use of Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Severance Agreements, but Is It Really?
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued an opinion holding that the mere proffer of “a severance agreement with provisions that would restrict [an] employee’s exercise of [his or her] NLRB rights” violates Section 8(a)(1) of t...
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March 2023 | The Speak Out Act Ends the Silencing of Sexual Assault Victims Through Nondisclosure and Non-Disparagement Agreements
On December 7, 2022, the Speak Out Act (“Act”) was signed into law by President Biden to combat sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace and ensure that victims and survivors are free to disclose their abuse. The Act renders judicially u...
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Feb 23, 2023 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Malpractice Insurance: Understanding Healthcare Coverage and Avoiding Common Mistakes
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. This week on the HealthLawHotSpot, Host Ericka Adler is joined by spe...
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Winter 2023 | Transportation Defense Strikes Back: FAAAA preemption and the fight against plaintiff’s claims against transportation brokers and shippers
"In light of the current environment of heightened verdicts in cases involving serious bodily injury or death arising out of truck accidents, claimants are now asserting claims not only against the truck driver and motor carrier, but also against ent...
Alert | Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Alert
Feb 17, 2023 | Illinois Supreme Court Expands Exposure to Penalties Under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
The Illinois Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision today in the Cothron v. White Castle case, which interpreted the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). The decision is likely to have far-reaching and adverse implications...
Alert | Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas Alert
Feb 14, 2023 | Court of Appeals Issues Significant Mineral Trespass Opinion Upholding Multi-Million-Dollar Future Damages Award
On January 18, 2023, in TERA, LLC v. Rice Drilling D, LLC, et al., --- N.E.3d ----, 2023-Ohio-273, the Seventh District Court of Appeals issued a key decision concerning mineral trespass law in Ohio. The court of appeals upheld the trial court’s summ...
Alert | Immigration Law Alert
Feb 13, 2023 | Think Early: How to Prepare for This Year’s New H-1B Filing Season
With a shortage of workers in many sectors of the U.S. professional labor market, employers continue to seek qualified candidates among the non-U.S.-citizen population, including recent graduates of U.S. colleges. Unfortunately, due to statutory l...
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February 2023 | Infrastructure Projects - Unique Issues and Challenges
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Feb 9, 2023 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Starting a Traditional or Concierge Practice: Legal, Financial and Operational Strategies
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. Do you want to start a traditional or concierge medical practice? Wha...
Alert | Education Law Alert
Jan 30, 2023 | Developmental Delay Now Reaches Beyond Preschool
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recently signed HB 554. Prior to passing, amendments unrelated to the bill’s original goal of helping with the teacher shortage were added, including expanding the definition of a “child with a disability” to include childre...
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Jan 26, 2023 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Estate Planning for Healthcare Providers: No Time Like The Present
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. Why do healthcare providers need to think about estate planning and w...
Alert | Employment Services Alert
Jan 19, 2023 | Proposed OSHA Rule Would Result in Changes to Inspection Procedures
OSHA recently proposed a rule which would revisit and revitalize the Obama Administration’s Fairfax Memo. Consequently, this recent proposal (RIN:1218-AD45) would likely result in more union-friendly changes to current OSHA inspection procedures....
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Jan 12, 2023 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Using Social Media to Grow Your Healthcare Practice and Educate Patients
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. Social media, especially YouTube is a popular way to promote healthca...