The Ohio Department of Development has announced a number of grants that are available through the International Market Access Grant for Exporters (IMAGE) program. The IMAGE program was created to assist Ohio businesses with reaching a greater number of customers and...
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New NLRB Memo States That Student Athletes May Be Considered Employees
Student-Athletes as Employees? NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo Ahead of NIL Hearing Ahead of the House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce’s hearing regarding federal name, image and likeness (NIL) rights for college athletes, the National Labor...
My PPP Loan Forgiveness Was Denied. How Do I Appeal?
In its first two months of operation, the Small Business Administration’s PPP Loan Forgiveness Portal accepted at least one million applications for PPP loan forgiveness made by small businesses, accounting for $17 billion of relief. Overall, the agency has made...
KJK Tops US Contract Case Ranking, Is Second Nationally for Trademark Cases
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP (KJK) is the most active law firm in the country when it comes to proactively defending its clients’ rights in contracts litigation, according to Lex Machina’s 2021 Contracts Litigation Report. Additionally, Lex Machina reported that...
A Complete Overview of All The Democrats’ Proposed Tax Changes
PDFUPDATED: NOV. 19, 2021 How Biden’s Build Back Better Act Could Impact Your Taxes With President Biden’s “Build Back Better” act passing the House of Representatives and now on its way to the Senate, we are getting a better idea of where Democrats are headed with...
Sixth Circuit Court Unanimously Strikes Down Covid Business Interruption Claim
The federal Sixth Circuit (which covers Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee) recently tackled a pressing question to many businesses throughout the country – what does the uncommon language of their business interruption insurance cover as it relates to the...
KJK Attorney Alex Jones Selected for CMBA’s Leadership Academy
KJK is pleased to announce that attorney Alex Jones has been selected to the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s Leadership Academy class of 2021-2022, which kicks off Sept. 23, 2021. The CMBA’s 10-month, selective and highly regarded program provides leadership...
KJK’s Jon Pinney Discusses Cleveland’s Future at Destination Cleveland’s Annual Meeting
Destination Cleveland, the city’s non-profit convention and visitor’s bureau, held its annual meeting on Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 at the Cleveland Zoo. There, community stakeholders and guests listened to a presentation by Destination Cleveland President David...
CDC Reinstates Indoor Mask Policy
On July 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) once again recommended that even fully vaccinated individuals should wear masks indoors in areas with high rates of COVID-19 transmission. This reversal from its May 2021 guidance, which dropped...
SBA Makes Beneficial Changes to the Paycheck Protection Program
This week, the Small Business Administration announced the launch of a streamlined application portal for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrowers who received less than $150,000 of funding. Under the new program, borrowers who received funding of less than...