On Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, U.S. District Judge Matthew Schlep for the Eastern District of Missouri blocked the federal COVID-19 mandate for healthcare workers, enjoining the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) from enforcing its new rule requiring vaccinations for...
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Year-End Federal Estate Tax Law Changes On Hold
The highly anticipated changes to estate tax laws seem to be on hold as we close out 2021. On Nov. 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law. The IIJA provides investment in the nation’s infrastructure as follows:...
Year-End Tax Planning: Smart Strategies to Consider Before the New Year
As we close in on the (merciful) end of 2021, it is a long-standing tradition to examine each individual’s tax situation to discover any opportunities to save current or future income taxes. As is true with most things in 2021, such an examination is made much murkier...
Ohio Sports Betting Bill Passes, Awaits DeWine’s Approval
After three years of drafts and negotiations, the Ohio General Assembly has passed legislation legalizing sports betting in the state. In a special joint conference committee meeting Wednesday, the House and Senate voted to pass House Bill 29 (HB 29), which now awaits...
Judge Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Nationwide
A federal judge has issued a nationwide ban on President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors. On Dec. 7, 2021, United States District Judge R. Stan Baker of the Southern District of Georgia granted a preliminary injunction...
The Rise of the Virtual Real Estate Market
As companies like Meta (formerly Facebook), Google, HTC and others make significant strides in the field of virtual reality (VR), science fiction is becoming a little less fiction. The types of virtual experiences popularized by blockbusters including Tron, The Matrix...
$200 Million in Grants Available To Eligible Ohio Businesses
Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced that millions of dollars in grants remain available through the Ohio Development Services Agency for eligible Ohio businesses. These programs are intended to provide relief to certain industries that were...
Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Contractors in Ohio
A federal judge has blocked President Biden’s mandate requiring federal contractors and subcontractors in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee to get COVID-19 vaccines. On Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, United States District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove of the Eastern District of...
What’s in a Name? Around $700 Million, for Lakers’ New Arena
The Staples Center is getting a new name for Christmas. Starting December 25th, the venue will unveil its new logo as the Crypto.com Arena when the Lakers host the Brooklyn Nets after an historic naming rights deal. [UPDATE: 12/22/21: The signage has now been updated...
Stronger Than Yesterday: An Analysis of Britney Spears’ 13-Year Long Conservatorship
On Nov. 12, 2021, Britney Spears became a free woman. The conservatorship ordered back in 2008 that controlled every aspect of Britney’s personal life, finances and medical decisions was terminated by a Los Angeles judge effective immediately. For the past two and a...