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Employment COVID-19 Alerts

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 Ac...

Estate Planning COVID-19 Alerts

Individuals No Longer Have to Take Minimum Required Distributions from Retirement Accounts in 2020 The CARES Act, the $2 trillion coronavirus-relief bill passed by Congress includes provisions that make it easier for people to access their retiremen...

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...

Health Law COVID-19 Alerts

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 restr...

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...

Insurance COVID-19 Alerts

If Passed, House Bill 589 Requires Insurers Offering Business Interruption Insurance to Cover Losses Due to COVID-19 Earlier this week, the Ohio legislation introduced H.B. No. 589 to require insurers offering business interruption insurance to cove...

Intellectual Property COVID-19 Alerts

Following CARES Act, USPTO and Copyright Office Directors Extend Certain IP Filing Deadlines Both the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the U.S. Copyright Office have now announced that certain intellectual property filing deadlines and...

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...

Education COVID-19 Alerts

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 tha...

Corporate, Tax & Transactional COVID-19 Alerts

Ohio Controlling Board Approves $420 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funding On October 26, 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the Ohio Controlling Board has approved a Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act package of nearly $...

Community Association Law COVID-19 Alerts

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 an...

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...

Business and Commercial Litigation COVID-19 Alerts

Supreme Court of Ohio Tolls Litigation Deadlines and Timelines The Supreme Court of Ohio issued an order effectuating and expanding upon the emergency legislation Governor DeWine signed into law on March 27, 2020 in response to COVID-19, which tolle...

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...

Construction Law COVID-19 Alerts

Handling COVID-19 Issues on Construction Project Sites in Ohio Governor DeWine continues to permit work on construction projects in Ohio to proceed. In proceeding, contractors must take precautions to protect its workers and limit the possible expos...

Mar 12, 2020 | Ohio Governor Announces Additional Steps to Halt the Spread of COVID-19

Governor Mike DeWine, in conjunction with Director of Health, Dr. Amy Acton, has announced additional steps they are taking to halt the spread of COVID-19.  These steps include an order, issued by Dr. Acton, that bans all public gatherings that excee...

Mar 10, 2020 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Preparedness Guidance for Schools

On March 5, 2020, the Northshore School District in the State of Washington announced that all of its schools were closing for up to 14 days due to the presence of COVID-19 in their community.  On March 9, 2020, three individuals in Cuyahoga County t...

Mar 10, 2020 | Malpractice Insurance – Contractual Indemnity and Tail Coverage

Contractual Indemnity While a malpractice insurance policy maintained by a healthcare provider typically provides broad coverage, it does not cover all liabilities arising out of the provider’s professional practice. Malpractice policies typically i...

Mar 5, 2020 | Four Things All Employers Should Do to Prepare for the Coronavirus

The coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread across 16 states in the U.S. with at least 150 confirmed cases and eleven deaths. The spreading epidemic is a wake-up call for employers to review their current policies and procedures in place to protect employe...

Mar 5, 2020 | Ohio Eminent Domain: Appellate Court Gives Condemning Authorities Green Light to Appraisal Shop in order to “Low Ball” Pre-Suit Offer

Ohio courts have long held that a condemning authority fails to satisfy the good faith offer requirement if the offer is not based on an appraisal. See Media One v. Manor Park Apts Ltd., 11th Dist. Lake No. 2000-L-045, 2000 WL 1566525; The City of Wi...

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