A new tax rule will see the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gain information on income small businesses receive via transactions on popular payment applications. As of Jan. 1, 2022, businesses that accept more than $600 per year in payments for goods and services...
Today, the United States Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decisions regarding two of the Biden administration workplace COVID-19 vaccination requirements: (i) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring all...
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Vaccine Mandate Challenges, Compliance Dates Remain in Effect For Now While President Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate officially took effect today, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard two rounds of...
A federal appeals court ruled it will not lift a ban in three states on President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. On Jan. 5, 2022, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to stay an injunction blocking the mandate from taking effect in...
Moving John Doe Off Campus: Expanding Pseudonym Filings Beyond Title IX Lawsuits We sue educational institutions when our clients have been wrongfully expelled or suspended for violating a college’s Title IX sexual misconduct policy. When we file these federal...
A recent study found that 16 percent of Americans have invested in, traded or used cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ether. This widespread use, coupled with the cryptocurrency industry having limited to no regulatory oversight, has caught the attention of...
The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) announced Wednesday it will hear oral arguments regarding the legality of enforcement of the Biden administration’s federal COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandates for large employers and health care facilities. The federal CMS mandate applies...
As the end of 2021 approaches, Ohio employers having annual revenues in excess of $500,000 must become aware of, and plan for, changes to the current municipal income tax withholding regime. To understand the changes and the new requirements, reviewing a bit of...
A federal appeals court has overturned a ruling from last month blocking the implementation of the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine mandate for large employers, reinstating the mandate. On Dec. 17, 2021, a three-judge panel for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals...
The CMS vaccine mandate remains halted in 24 states, including Ohio, but is “on” once again in 26 states following orders issued by two separate courts. On Nov. 15, 2021, a panel for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals partially affirmed an injunction entered by the...