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$50 Million Stark Settlement Shows Risk of Violation, Whistleblowers

Ericka Adler is quoted in an article discussing a $50 million settlement by a West Virginia hospital in Healthcare Risk Management's November issue. (November 2020)

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November 02, 2020

Governor DeWine Requests BWC Send $5 Billion Dividend to Ohio Employers

On October 28, 2020 Governor Mike DeWine issued a press release which requested the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) send up to $5 billion in dividends to Ohio employers to ease the continued financial impact from the COVID-19 pandemic....

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Arbitration or Litigation?

"With litigation as the default method for the resolution of disputes of all types, the construction industry has long used its contracting terms to fashion alternatives. These include mediation, arbitration, dispute resolution boards, partnering, ea...

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October 27, 2020

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 $420 million. The relief package, which is intended to aid those financial...

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7 things to consider when a physician goes part-time

"A common question asked by practices is how they might allow physician owners to switch to part-time status or perhaps no longer participate in certain modalities (such as no longer providing obstetrician services in an ob-gyn practice). There ar...

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October 26, 2020

Litigation Impacts that Ohio HB 606 Will Have on Helping Ohio Businesses Defend against COVID-Related Transmission

As detailed in a recent Roetzel Public Law alert, the Ohio legislature passed House Bill 606 (“H.B. 606”) to grant civil immunity to Ohio businesses regarding civil lawsuits for “injury, death or loss” related to the “transmission or contraction: of...

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October 23, 2020

New Liability Protection for Purchasers of Contaminated Properties in Ohio

On September 14, 2020, Ohio incorporated the federal “Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser” (“BFPP”) defense to hazardous substance liability into state law through the enactment of House Bill 168. The BFPP defense allows purchasers to buy property with k...

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October 2020

Important Rulings From Ohio Supreme Court in Key Mineral Rights Cases Expected Soon

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October 21, 2020

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Buying or Selling a Medical or Dental Practice During COVID

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry. In Episode 11, Ericka Adler discusses buying or selling your medical or dental practice duri...

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October 15, 2020

Estate Planning Techniques to Consider In Anticipation of Potential Changes to Estate and Gift Tax Law

The upcoming election has caused many taxpayers to be concerned regarding potential changes to the estate and gift tax law.   Currently, the federal gift and estate tax exemption is $11.58 million per person.  This is the highest the exemption has ev...

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October 14, 2020

Public Employee Loses First Amendment Retaliation Claim After Publicly Posting a Racial Slur on Facebook That Caused Sufficient Workplace Disruption

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Bennett v. Metro. Gov’t of Nashville, recently addressed the issue of whether a public employee’s use of a racial slur when discussing politics on Facebook is sufficiently protected by the First Amendment to out...

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When a doctor dies, mind patient records and act fast if heirs are unlicensed

"If one of our physicians dies, what are we obliged to do besides notify the patients and invite them to transfer care to one of our other doctors?" Shareholder Ericka Adler provides her insights in this article in Part B News. (October 12, 2020)

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October 2020

Merely a Footnote

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September 30, 2020

Why Companies Must Ensure Their Non-Solicitation Agreements Are Fit for the Social Media Era

When is "friending" a breach of contract? Attorney Christopher Tackett discusses more in this article. 

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September 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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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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September 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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September 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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September 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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September 09, 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...