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May 08, 2024

Regulation of PFAS Chemicals Fully Underway

U.S. EPA has issued two significant rulemakings formally regulating the PFAS chemicals PFOA and PFOS.  Regulation of PFAS continues to gain momentum and will have major implications for the regulated community. April saw two major developments wit...

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May 06, 2024

Now That We’ve Seen the Eclipse, It’s Time To Plan for the TCJA Sunset

As the ball drops in Times Square on December 31, 2025, many of the tax breaks established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 will disappear. While the TCJA made some permanent tax cuts, a number of tax cuts and deduction limitations will su...

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April 26, 2024

United States Supreme Court Holds That Involuntary Job Transfers Can Violate Title VII

On April 16, 2024, in the case of Muldrow v. St. Louis, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discriminatory job transfers, even if the transfer does not come with “significant harm...

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April 25, 2024

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Understanding Scope of Practice

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. In this episode of HealthLaw HotSpot podcast, host Ericka Adler and f...

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April 24, 2024

Department of Labor Raises Threshold Limits for Bona Fide Exempt Employees in Final Rule

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule on the Fair Labor Standards Act, which raises the salary thresholds for the FLSA’s overtime exemptions. Under the FLSA, all employees of covered employers must earn at least the...

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May 2024

What to Know about Employment Agreements

"For employed physicians, one of the most important conditions of their employment is the employment agreement. This agreement sets forth the employment terms and the employer’s expectations of the physician...." To continue reading, please click Vie...

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April 23, 2024

Federal Trade Commission Follows Through on Promise to Issue Rule Banning Virtually All Non-Compete Agreements

In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a proposed rule that would invalidate existing non-competition agreements and prohibit employers from entering into new non-competition agreements, with very limited exceptions. On April 2...

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April 19, 2024

Significant Changes to Title IX Adopted by the U.S. Department of Education

On April 19, 2024, the United States Department of Education (the “Department”) released its long-awaited final rule amending  Title IX regulations. School districts will need to prepare to implement the new regulations as they go into effect on Augu...

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April 11, 2024

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: New Physician Contract Negotiation: Six Key Points for a Successful Strategy

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. Join host Ericka Adler on this HealthLaw HotSpot episode as she share...

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April 03, 2024

Legislation Introduced in Ohio General Assembly to Increase Minimum Teacher Salaries

House Bill 411 has been introduced in the Ohio General Assembly to increase the minimum salary schedule for Ohio teachers that is found in Ohio Revised Code 3317.13.  The proposed legislation would increase the teacher annual base salary for holde...

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March 28, 2024

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Hiring a Billing Service: What Health Care Providers Should Know

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. Health care billing is a complex and ever-changing field. In this epi...

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March 18, 2024

Sixth Circuit Throws Out Minimum Wage Standards for Employees Who Drive Their Own Vehicles for Work

Last week, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky & Tennessee, turned minimum wage law for employees who drive their personal vehicles for work on its head. While the decision specifically addressed pizza deliver...

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March 14, 2024

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Using the Management Service Organization (MSO) Model in Health Care Arrangements

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. Join host Ericka Adler as she welcomes new Roetzel shareholder Jonna...

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March 2024

Navigating employees’ charged behavior in the health care workplace

As employers, it is unreasonable to expect that controversies outside the workplace will not intrude into it or to assume that employees will leave their opinions or biases at the door. Health care employers have the obligation to protect their emplo...

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March 11, 2024

Supreme Court Issues Decision Finding TTD Compensation Can Be Terminated Based on MMI Prior to the Date of Industrial Commission Hearing

On March 5, 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court announced its decision in State ex rel. Dillon v Industrial Commission (Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-744). In so doing, the Court overruled 25-year precedent from its prior authority in State ex rel. Russell v....

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March 2024

Trends in buying and selling medical practices

Across the country, independent physician practices continue to sell to hospitals, private equity investors, insurance companies and other private professional buyers. According to the American Medical Association, the share of physicians working in...

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2024

Practical Planning for Passwords

"'Digital assets' are increasingly important in today's world. However, gaining access to these assets can be difficult in the event of incapacity or death...." Continue reading by clicking View PDF below.

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March 2024

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February 29, 2024

City of Columbus Bans Consideration of Salary History in the Hiring Process

Beginning on March 1, 2024, the City of Columbus will ban consideration of salary and wage history during the hiring process for all employers in the City with fifteen or more employees. In so doing, Columbus joins a growing list of states and poli...

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February 29, 2024

Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Buying or Starting a Health Care Practice: Which is Right for You?

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. In this episode of the HealthLaw HotSpot, host Ericka Adler sits down...