Sports betting is on the horizon in Ohio with the state House of Representatives and Senate passing multiple bill iterations back and forth. Ohio won’t see anything come to fruition in the immediate future, but passing this year looks to be inevitable. A 2018 U.S....
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Retroactive Changes to Tax Policy May Significantly Impact Gift and Inheritance Transfers
In May, the Biden administration released its Green Book containing the President’s policy and revenue proposals. The proposals include many changes, but the most significant includes the loss of a step up in basis and the increase to the capital gains tax. The...
House Bill 110: Ohio Legislature Passes $74M State Budget
On Monday evening, the Ohio legislature passed House Bill 110 with bipartisan support. The bill makes appropriations for the state fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2021 and ending on June 30, 2023. The two-year, $74 billion state budget includes provisions to support...
Ohio Launches Grant Programs Totaling $310 Million for Pandemic Business Recovery
UPDATE 7/19/2021: When Governor DeWine announced the launch of these grant programs in June, the grant fund totaled $155 million with money made available by the Ohio General Assembly through Senate Bill 108 and Senate Bill 109. On July 1, the fund doubled to $310...
White House Extends Eviction Moratorium Through July
The Biden administration has extended the nationwide ban on evictions by a month in an effort to help tenants who are unable to pay rent due to the pandemic. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced Thursday that the evictions moratorium, which had been scheduled...
Ohio Attorney General Files Complaint to Treat Google As Common Carrier And/Or Public Utility
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost made the decision to face Google head-on with his office’s June 8, 2021 filing of a complaint for declaratory judgment to treat Google as a common carrier and/or public utility in the State of Ohio. This step is just the first of many...
6 Ways to Remove Damaging Content From Social Media
Content that is defamatory, damaging, private, infringing, or otherwise unlawful can be removed from social media. There are a variety of tactics, both legal and non-legal, that are effective in securing the removal of harmful content. In the age of cancel culture,...
6 Ways to Remove Damaging Content From Social Media
Content that is defamatory, damaging, private, infringing, or otherwise unlawful can be removed from social media. There are a variety of tactics, both legal and non-legal, that are effective in securing the removal of harmful content. In the age of cancel culture,...
How Anti-SLAPP Statues & Retraction Demand Laws Affect Defamation Lawsuits
Before filing an internet defamation lawsuit, a plaintiff should consider the Anti-SLAPP statutes and retraction laws of the state or states where the defamation occurred. Because each state has different laws, these considerations are important to analyze when...
New OSHA Guidance for COVID-19: Healthcare Workers and Other At-Risk Employees
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a new emergency temporary standard to set workplace safety rules for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Concurrently, OSHA released new general workplace guidance for unvaccinated or...