Insights

November

• 11/9/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: Missouri Legalizes Medical Marijuana
  On November 6, 2018, Missouri’s Medical Marijuana and Veteran Healthcare Services Initiative was adopted as an amendment to the state’s constitution by 65% of the voters. Missouri now joins 32 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing medical marijuana.
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• 11/8/2018
  Client Alert: GREEN WAVE: Michigan Becomes the First Midwestern State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
  On November 6, 2018, Michigan became the first state in the Midwest to legalize recreational marijuana.
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• 11/7/2018
  Ohio Statehouse Update: Ohio Election Summary 2018
  This alert details results of the 2018 general election.
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• 11/7/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: Michigan Legalizes Recreational Use of Marijuana
  Michigan becomes the most recent state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana with the passage of Proposal 18-1 on November 6, 2018.
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• 11/5/2018
  Health Care Alert: CMS Rules Expand Use of Telehealth And Remote Patient Monitoring Under Medicare
  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published two rules designed to promote the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) under the Medicare program.
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• 11/5/2018
  Client Alert: Securities and Exchange Commission Imposes $1 Million Penalty on Voya Financial Advisors after Cybersecurity Intrusion
  Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) imposed a $1 million penalty against Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (VFA).
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October

• 10/31/2018
  Client Alert: Canadian Privacy Commissioner Releases Data Breach Notification Guidance
  Canada’s new mandatory breach-notification requirements in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) take effect on November 1, 2018.
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• 10/31/2018
  Federal Tax Bulletin: Qualified Opportunity Zones: Proposed Regulations Provide Investors with Guidance on Several Important Questions
  On October 19, 2018, Treasury issued Proposed Regulations and a Revenue Ruling (together, the Guidance) which address many important QOZ questions, generally in a taxpayer favorable manner. 
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• 10/30/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: Don’t Forget to Disclose: Benefits Administrators Need to Provide End of Year Notices
  With open enrollment approaching for many employers, we thought it might be helpful to provide a list of the various notices and disclosures generally required to be provided to participants around this time of year.
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• 10/25/2018
  • Jessica Knopp Cunning
  Advice on Business Development, Seizing Opportunities, and the Work–Life Balance for Young Women Lawyers
  Jessica Cunning, an associate in the Vorys Akron office, co-authored an article for The Voice, a publication of DRI. 
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• 10/25/2018
  Client Alert: Recent Changes to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Review Process
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• 10/24/2018
  • Jackie Ford
  How Employers Can Address Secret Workplace Recordings
  Jackie Ford, a partner in the Vorys Houston office, authored an article for Employment Law360 titled "How Employers Can Address Secret Workplace Recordings."
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• 10/22/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: Wage and Hour Issues for Agricultural Employers
  In this Client Alert, we provide general information concerning the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to agricultural employment.
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• 10/22/2018
  Health Care Alert: CMS Clarifications to Medicare Requirements for Inpatient Admission Orders Reflect Promising Development for Hospitals
  Effective October 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented important changes to the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) affecting the documentation of hospital inpatient admissions.
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• 10/19/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: California Expands Employer Liability for Discrimination Under The FEHA
  The third piece of legislation that California recently enacted – Senate Bill 1300 – significantly expands employer liability under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
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• 10/18/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: California Extends Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training to All Employees
  California law currently requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide at least two hours of prescribed training and education regarding sexual harassment, abusive conduct, and harassment based upon gender to all supervisory employees within six months of assuming a supervisory position and once every two years thereafter.
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• 10/17/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: California Enacts Further Restrictions on Non-Disclosure Agreements
  In California, a court is prohibited from entering an order in a civil action that restricts disclosing this information and such a provision entered into on or after January 1, 2017, void as a matter of law and against public policy. Senate Bill 820 expands this prohibition.
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• 10/16/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: OSHA Clarifies That Safety Incentives and Post-Incident Drug Testing Are Permitted
  In May 2016, OSHA published a final rule that prohibited employers from retaliating against their employees for reporting work-related injuries or illnesses.
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• 10/15/2018
  Intellectual Property Alert: Can §101 be Overcome for Diagnostic Patent Claims?
  Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. v. Cepheid, No. 2017-1690 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 9, 2018) (Roche), marks yet another decision from the Federal Circuit affirming invalidity under 35 U.S.C. §101 of diagnostic claims.
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• 10/12/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: Department of Justice Continues to Focus on Website Access and Disability Accommodations
  This week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a letter to Congress reaffirming its stance that Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to websites.
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