The roll-out for the COVID-19 vaccine is upon us. The sense that there may be a light at the end of this tunnel is growing. But as with all things surrounding the pandemic, nothing is simple and nothing seems to be without controversy. Thus far, the expressed...
On Nov. 17, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its proposed Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination for public comment. If adopted, the guidance would update the Compliance Manual for the first time since July 2008. The Proposed...
Like many industries, esports investment hasn’t been able to escape the wrath of COVID-19 in 2020. However, the industry is poised to rally back in 2021 from the 2020 lows. Despite the economic downturn, this year highlighted the widespread appeal of esports and...
On Monday evening, the Trump administration announced that while it was still challenging the election results in court and requesting recounts, the transition to Joe Biden’s administration is also formally starting. But with 14 days until the deadline for states to...
Nearly two weeks after the presidential election on November 3, 2020, litigation is continuing in several key battleground states. We are not detailing all factual or legal claims in each case, but we have gathered the key litigation and are providing a summary of the major cases in key states.
The Ohio Supreme Court’s recent decision in Sutton Bank v. Progressive Polymers, L.L.C., Case No. 2020-Ohio-5101 (Sutton) reaffirmed the enforceability of cognovit notes in Ohio. The Court confirmed that, although cognovit notes and their terms are to be strictly...
On November 5th, California voters passed Proposition 24, a ballot initiative that expands consumer rights and regulatory enforcement authority under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). The ballot initiative, titled the California Privacy Rights Act of...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohio’s estimated state budget will have a $2 billion shortfall for the current fiscal year, according to House Majority Floor Leader Bill Seitz. Representative Seitz suggested dipping into Ohio’s $2.7 billion rainy-day fund and scaling...
President Trump has repeatedly tweeted that his campaign and the Republican party will litigate the election outcome, and cases have already been filed. So far it doesn’t appear that we are on track to experience a second Bush v. Gore where the Supreme Court decides or impacts the outcome of the election.
A federal judge has ruled the Small Business Administration (SBA) must release detailed information for all Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. This includes both the identities of loan recipients and loan amounts. The underlining case was brought by a number of...