This article originally appeared in Smart Business, May 2018. In my last column, I called for a tough conversation about what’s driving our region’s lagging economic performance. Since then, I’ve received an overwhelming response, including hundreds of...
“Uncertainty” has been the buzzword concerning the most recent decisions from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), as new developments and certain conflicts have shifted the board’s stance on critical labor and employment issues. The most recent shift is the...
By Laura Englehart As part of the recent federal tax reform law, Congress created “Qualified Opportunity Zones” that provide a new potential source of financing incentives for businesses looking to relocate or expand. Through the program, each state...
Innovation isn’t just the purview of behemoth tech companies and scrappy startups. Rather, strides in innovation can be found in organizations of all sizes and industries, and in places we’d least expect. That was the message of the distinguished panel of speakers at...
Criminal Penalties and Lack of Warrant Procedure Held to be Key Failings of Ordinance By Stephen Richman, Senior Counsel It is not easy being a municipality (such as a city or village) in Ohio these days. With the Ohio estate tax having been repealed several...
This article originally appeared in Cleveland Jewish News, March 14, 2018. By Becky Raspe, CJN Special Sections Staff Reporter Charitably-inclined people may find it difficult to choose an organization to leave a planned gift to. According to Patrick Tulley,...
By Justine Lara Konicki and Kyle Hutnick Whether you are an auto body shop reminding customers to schedule their next oil change, a retailer encouraging customers to redeem their reward points, or a restaurant sending reservation reminders – take caution before...
By Alexis Preskar Social media has made sharing content an encouraged and mindless activity. But if what you’re sharing is copyrighted, you could face a lawsuit. In Goldman v. Breitbart et al. a New York federal court found this month that merely embedding a tweet...
By Jennifer Hart and Kyle Hutnick Tax season is upon us, and with it comes plenty of opportunities for hackers to obtain sensitive personal information from employers and individual taxpayers. One particularly cunning scheme is a phishing attack designed to lure...
By Robert S. Gilmore and Kirsten B. Mooney From Hollywood to Washington, claims of sexual harassment against powerful people have dominated national headlines for months, fueling the #MeToo movement of women stepping forward with their own accounts of sexual...