Both chambers of the Ohio legislature have passed Senate Bill 57, which aims to provide tax relief for property owners who have been harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This bipartisan legislation, which passed in the Ohio House and Senate with unanimous approval, is...
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American Rescue Plan: Employers Must Provide COBRA Subsidies to Qualifying Employees
The American Rescue Plan, which was signed into law on March 11, 2021, contains significant changes to COBRA. The biggest change is that employers must now provide assistance-eligible individuals with a 100% subsidy for COBRA premiums from April 1, 2021 to Sept. 30,...
$15 Federal Minimum Wage Discussions Continue in Congress
Although the outcome is uncertain, the push for a $15 federal minimum wage continues in Congress. On Monday, the House Education and Labor Committee proposed adding the increased minimum wage to President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, known...
Court Rules Employers Cannot Tighten Deadlines to File Anti-Discrimination Claims
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has made it clear that employers and employees cannot contractually shorten deadlines for employees to file federal anti-discrimination claims. The Sixth Circuit’s ruling in Thompson v. Fresh Products LLC covers employers in Ohio,...
Corporate Boards & Diversity Demands: the Latest Frontier for Shareholder Lawsuits
Following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, along with the resulting social unrest, there has been a renewed focus on issues of racial diversity, equality and inclusion. In the business world, investors have turned their attention to the...
No Strikes and You’re Out
How the New NCAA Sexual Violence Policy and Tracy Rule Impact Student Athletes In June 2020, we filed suit against Louisiana State University after it unjustly suspended one of its football players and effectively ended his NFL career before it could even start. As we...
You Can Leave Your Mask On: Respecting New Boundaries During COVID-19
While Joe Coker crooned, “[y]ou can leave your hat on,” during the titillating movie “9 ½ Weeks,” no one could have predicted in 1986 that in 2020, lovers might be singing, “you can leave your mask on.” While we make this comment tongue in cheek, there is a...
The Cares Act: Major Changes for Those With Student Loans and Their Employers
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) has significant implications for the 45 million Americans with student loan debt and their employers. With Americans saddled with $1.6 trillion in student loan debt—surpassing credit card debt and auto...
Why It’s Important to Monitor Online Activities of Students With Autism During Coronavirus
As COVID-19 spreads across the United States, families with school and college-age children are feeling the impact. All colleges have restructured their schedules for distance learning, and it is unclear when, or if, K-12 schools will reopen this academic year. This...
Zoombombing: Idle Hands and the Devil’s Keyboard
With campuses shuttered across the country, students are stuck completing their spring semesters through online distance learning with Zoom or other video conferencing technology. Even with the best professors, this online-only set up can be mind-numbing,...