On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor released its final rule requiring that federal contractors provide up to 56 hours of paid sick leave per year to their employees.
Andy Kaplan, a partner in the Vorys Cincinnati office and a member of the labor and employment group, authored an article for the Cincinnati Business Courier titled “Political Speech in the Workplace.”
Michael Vennum and Keith Zabela, of counsel in the Vorys Pittsburgh office, co-authored the "Title and Conveyancing of Oil and Gas Rights in Pennsylvania” chapter for the second edition of The Law of Oil and Gas in Pennsylvania.
Manufacturers—and retailers/resellers wanting to maintain profit margins—have often turned to Internet Minimum Advertised Price (IMAP) policies to combat overzealous advertising.
Recently, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) published its “first-in-the nation cybersecurity regulation” to impose cybersecurity requirements on NYDFS regulated entities such as banks, consumer lenders, money transmitters, insurance companies and other financial service providers.
Paige Kohn, an associate in the Columbus office, authored an article for Litigation (The American Bar Association’s Journal of the Section of Litigation) titled “How Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionizing the Legal Practice.”
California continues to expand its Labor Code. On September 25, 2016, California enacted a law that generally protects employees from having to adjudicate in other states any employment claims arising in California.
Vorys Partner Fred Ransier authored an article for the September 30, 2016 edition of the Columbus Bar Association's CBA Today. The article is titled "Mentoring Essential to Maintaining a Diverse Team."
Last Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a Pennsylvania district court’s decision denying a preliminary injunction in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s (collectively, the government) challenge to a merger between Pinnacle Health System (Pinnacle) and Penn State Hershey Medical Center (Hershey) (collectively the hospitals).
On September 27th, the Department of Justice entered into a settlement for $1 million with Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc.’s former Chief Executive Officer, Ralph J. Cox III.
House Bill 390 (HB 390)is effective on September 28, 2016. The foreclosure reform included in HB 390 impacts both residential and commercial property foreclosures.
On September 15, 2016, many oil and gas producers and surface owners of Ohio properties awoke to problematic news: the Supreme Court of Ohio, in Corban v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., et al., Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-5796, held that the 1989 version of the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act (R.C. § 5301.56) (1989 DMA) was not self-executing (i.e., did not automatically abandon and vest dormant mineral interests in the surface owner of the property by operation of law).
Vorys attorney Eve Stratton authored a blog post for Huckleberry House, a provider of shelter and services to run away, homeless and at risk youth in Franklin county. Her blog post was titled "Mental Health: No Longer the Hidden Disease."
The 2016 elections are just over a month away. Despite the importance of voting to the democratic process, no federal law requires employers to provide time off for their employees to vote.
Vorys Partner Jim Thomas authored an article for the Northeast Ohio Association of Corporate Counsel's newsletter titled "Principles of Effective Leadership."
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rules become effective on December 1, 2016. On that day, the salary threshold to be considered an overtime-exempt employee will double from the existing $455 per week to $913 per week (or $47,476 per year).
Vorys health care lawyers, Robin Canowitz and Shannon Majoras, co-authored an article for American Health Lawyers Association Behavioral Health Task Force titled “An Analysis of Legal Issues—Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health, Part II: Consent for Behavioral Health Treatment by Minors.”
Andrew M. Kaplan
Michael K. Vennum
Keith A. Zabela
Daren S. Garcia
Whitney C. Gibson
Kenneth J. Rubin
Victor J. Ferguson
David A. Groenke
Emily S. Pan
Michael G. Schwartz
David A. Swift
Mark E. Vannatta
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
Robin L. Canowitz