Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that an employee’s sworn statement that she never electronically signed (or even saw) an arbitration agreement during the onboarding process were, alone, enough to avoid arbitration. This...
On Thursday, April 28, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C. A copy of the Court’s opinion is available here. Jane Cummings (“Cummings”), a deaf and legally blind woman, sued a physical therapy provider that...
A federal judge has issued a nationwide ban on President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors. On Dec. 7, 2021, United States District Judge R. Stan Baker of the Southern District of Georgia granted a preliminary injunction...
KJK is pleased to announce the launch of our new, state-of-the-art website focused on providing prospective and current clients with a seamless, user-friendly experience into the more than 25 areas of law and innovative and complimentary services that the firm has to...
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has unveiled his Executive Budget for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2023, which proposes spending $1 billion through the Investing in Ohio Initiative in new programs aimed at sparking the state’s pandemic recovery. The one-time expenditure calls for...
By Kate Hickner During the past few weeks, health care attorneys have received an unprecedented number of questions from health care providers regarding telemedicine in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Until recently, health care attorneys were not able to...
Ohio bars, restaurants, gyms, fitness centers, recreation centers, bowling alleys, indoor water parks, movie theaters and trampoline parks have all been ordered to restrict operations or to close indefinitely in response to the coronavirus outbreak. These businesses...
By Cary Zimmerman & Kyle Stroup After the Centers for Disease Control recommended canceling gatherings of 50 or more people, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that all bars and restaurants would no longer be allowed to serve food or drinks in their dining rooms...
Co-parenting with your former partner or spouse can be challenging in the best of times. The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has certainly made co-parenting more challenging than usual, even for parents who deal with one another well--and new questions are...
Congress is working to pass legislation to help support individuals and employers who are impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. On Monday, March 16, lawmakers unanimously approved a revamped multibillion-dollar coronavirus relief package. The Families First...