By Patrick J. Tulley Are you a business owner considering transferring your business to a family member? In light of recent action by the United States Treasury Department you may not want to wait any longer. After months of speculation, the Treasury has issued...
Robert H. Jackson, one of the founding partners of Kohrman Jackson & Krantz, introduced and collaborated with Melissa A. Hubbard and Arnold Hirshon to edit Forging the Future of Special Collections. Once treated as exclusive spaces for valuable but hidden and...
On May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the imminent publication of a Final Rule to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The Final Rule will increase the minimum salary levels required to satisfy exemptions under the FLSA, and thereby...
By Alex E. Jones The National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) is taking the remarkable position that misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor, in and of itself, violates Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”). The NLRB alleges in...
By Jennifer Hart and David Posteraro The old saying “Never put off for tomorrow what you can do today” has new meaning for a Columbus, Ohio brewery whose delay in enforcing its intellectual property rights resulted in a competitor being allowed to use the brewery’s...
Authored By: Melissa Yasinow On March 24, 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a final rule—known as the “Persuader Rule”—requiring employers, labor consultants, and their attorneys to report financial information related to both direct and indirect...
By Alexis V. Preskar & Samir B. Dahman The first Advisory Opinion of 2016 from the Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Professional Conduct concerns the newly popular practice of fixed fees. It is important to note that while Advisory Opinions serve as guidance on a...
By Alex Jones Both the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and Ohio’s anti-discrimination laws, O.R.C. § 4112 et. seq., allow employees to bring discrimination claims against not only their company but also their individual supervisors. Traditionally, most other...
Authored by: Susan O. Scheutzow Earlier today, the Ohio Supreme Court took an expansive position on what qualifies as a patient’s medical record, holding that patient information, regardless of location, is part of the medical record. This ruling may significantly...
Authored by: Robert Bowes with Alex Jones When a current or former employee files a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the employer is tasked with putting together a position statement, which details the employer’s position and attempts...