Many families live apart and rely on travel to visit and maintain relationships. As parents and grandparents age, this distance creates some unique challenges when those loved ones require more care. We work with many families with this dynamic and these strategies...
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against NCAA with Kavanaugh Taking it a Step Further
Samir Dahman discusses the Alston case with 97.1 The Fan: Listen Here. The NCAA lost 9-0 against college athletes at the U.S. Supreme Court Monday in a predictable outcome given the one-sided nature of the oral argument. In short, the High Court held that NCAA...
Reputation Management Tactics: PR vs. Online Reputation Management vs. Content Removal
A Holistic Approach to Addressing Online Attacks In this series on reputation management, we have previously discussed online defamation, revenge porn, and how to handle online attacks by an anonymous person. In this article, we will discuss the various tactics that...
SBA Will Make PPP Loans Public in 2021
In a recent interview with The Business Journals, the SBA stated that it plans to make details of PPP loans public, in alignment with the U.S. District Court’s ruling last November. SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman stated in the interview that “There is no intent to...
Helping your Company Stay “Organized:” Updating Organizational Documents under the Revised Ohio Limited Liability Company Act
An LLC should run like a reliable car—without hitches and hiccups that could interrupt business and put company assets at risk. Maintenance and fine-tuning of an LLC’s organizational form should also be as routine as car maintenance. As such, it is important to check...
Fighting Defamation: How Law Firms Identify Anonymous Internet Users
Finding negative online content about yourself is extremely distressing. This effect can be amplified if you don’t know the identity of the person targeting you. The internet has made it easy for anonymous internet users to voice their grievances through the use of...
Treasury’s Green Book Provides Additional Details of Biden Tax Proposals
The Biden Administration has released its fiscal year (FY) Budget for 2022, outlining an estimated $6 trillion in federal spending. The proposal would significantly expand the size and scope of the federal government, with increased spending paid for by increasing...
Ohio Amends Health Order & Outlines Process for Employers to Report Work Refusals
By Jennifer Hart On Monday, the Ohio Department of Health amended its remaining health order to conform with the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, which states that vaccinated individuals can stop wearing masks and social distancing. Such...
Sales Tax in Light of COVID-19: The Expansion of Economic Nexus
According to a recent report, online retailers saw an increase of over 32% in consumer spending during 2020 v. 2019, with total sales exceeding $792 Billion. While e-commerce saw a large increase, brick-and-mortar sales saw a mere 5% increase year-over-year. Such a...
What is Sextortion? Preventing Sextortion & What To Do If You’re A Victim
Sextortion, or sexual extortion, occurs when an online actor threatens to release a victim’s intimate photos or videos for financial gain. Sextortion is a form of extortion and can also be called “blackmailing” or “catfishing.” In sextortion, the blackmailer is...