Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced that millions of dollars in grants remain available through the Ohio Development Services Agency for eligible Ohio businesses. These programs are intended to provide relief to certain industries that were...
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Biden’s $2T Build Back Better Act Passes House
The US House of Representatives passed President Biden’s $2 trillion “Build Back Better” act (the “BBB”) Friday morning on a 220-213 party line vote. The Act now heads to the Senate, where Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have expressed significant...
Five Tips for Businesses to Navigate the Supply Chain Crisis
At this point, it is impossible to escape hearing about or experiencing the supply chain crisis grabbing headlines and impacting businesses – and families – across the globe. This issue has attracted the attention of the single consumer clear up to the Biden...
SEC Staff Issues Report on GameStop and Other Meme Stocks
2021 was a year of unexpected—and sometimes baffling—events. In the midst of cascading economic failure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and political turmoil, one cartoonishly-quirky episode swept the nation involving an unlikely main character: GameStop Corp (NYSE:...
House Passes 1.2T Infrastructure Bill, Sending to Biden for Signature
Following months of negotiations, the House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Friday, sending it to the President for signature after the Senate passed the measure in August. President Biden announced he will schedule a signing...
COVID Business Interruption: One Court Giveth and the Other Court Taketh Away
As we reported in late January 2021, a judge of the Federal District Court in Cleveland tried to provide a slight glimmer of hope to businesses hoping to establish loss of business income claims. As reported in late September 2021, the Sixth Circuit unanimously struck...
Ohio IMAGE Grants Aim To Increase State’s International Exports
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...
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...