Insights

February

• Winter 2020
  • Jeffery E. Smith
  • Scott A. Herkamp
  Implications of Warren Bank M&A Proposal
  In December of 2019, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Jesús García announced the introduction of the Bank Merger Review Modernization Act (the act), which would “…restrict harmful consolidation in the banking industry and protect consumers and the financial system from ‘Too Big To Fail’ institutions.”
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• Winter 2020
  • Jeffery E. Smith
  • Scott A. Herkamp
  Bank/Credit Union Combinations Redux
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• Winter 2020
  • David A. Froling
  Ohio Enacts New Limitation on Tax Base for Financial Institutions Tax
  On July 26, 2019, Am. H.B. 166 was enacted into law. That law enacted changes to Ohio Revised Code 5726.04.
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• Winter 2020
  • Rodney A. Holaday
  • Christopher A. LaRocco
  • George L. Stevens
  Businesses Now Being Sued in Latest Class Action Wave for ADA Claimed Violations for Gift Card and Expanded Web/App Accessibility
  Beginning in October 2019, more than a dozen individuals through at least four law firms have filed hundreds of new lawsuits against businesses alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990’s Title III (starting at 42 USC §12101), as well as local New York state (N.Y. Exec. Law Article 15) and New York City Human Rights Laws (starting at N.Y.C. Admin. Code §8-101).
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• Winter 2020
  • Rodney A. Holaday
  • Christopher A. LaRocco
  Ohio Criminal Supreme Court Decision Permits Banks to Recover Restitution for Forged Checks
  By 6-1 vote, the Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled that under Ohio criminal law, a bank that cashes a forged check and then recredits a depositor’s account is a “victim” such that the person who forged the check may be required to pay restitution to the bank.
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• 2/11/2020
  Labor and Employment Alert: Indiana Supreme Court Reiterates Blue Pencil Test for Noncompete Agreements
  Indiana courts enforce restrictive covenants in employment agreements only if they are reasonable.
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• 2/10/2020
  Client Alert: California Attorney General Releases Modified CCPA Draft Regulations
  On February 7, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released proposed modifications (the Modifications) to the previously-released draft regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
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• 2/6/2020
  Labor and Employment Alert: Philadelphia Salary Inquiry Ban Upheld by Third Circuit
  In 2017, Philadelphia became the first city to prohibit private employers from inquiring about a job applicant’s wage history and from relying on an applicant’s wage history in setting his or her salary.
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• 2/4/2020
  Immigration Alert: New Version of Form I-9 Available – Use of New Version Becomes Mandatory Starting May 1, 2020
  The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
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• 2/3/2020
  Labor and Employment Alert: New Jersey Requires Paid Severance in Mass Layoffs
  The federal Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act (WARN Act) requires employers to provide employees with advance notice of certain plant closings and mass layoffs.
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January

• 1/31/2020
  Labor and Employment Alert: Maryland Bans the Box
  Over Governor Larry Hogan’s veto, the Maryland General Assembly recently enacted legislation to prohibit employers from initially seeking job applicants’ criminal records. 
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• 1/30/2020
  Federal Tax Bulletin: Final Qualified Opportunity Zone Regulations Adopt Many Changes
  On December 19, 2019, two years after the federal Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program was enacted, the Treasury Department released final regulations providing guidance on how to apply the rules under this program.
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• 1/27/2020
  Intellectual Property Alert: 2020 Intellectual Property Primer: Cases to Watch this Year
  2020 is likely to be a busy and influential year for intellectual property cases before the United States Supreme Court.
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• 1/27/2020
  • Victor J. Ferguson
  • John F. Furniss III
  • David A. Groenke
  • Emily S. Pan
  • Michael G. Schwartz
  • David A. Swift
  • Mark E. Vannatta
  • Suzanne R. Galyardt
  • Karen M. Moore
  • Bailey R. Drexler
  • Zachary J. Stackhouse
  The SECURE Act: What Plan Participants and Beneficiaries Must Know
  In late December, 2019, the “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act,” or the “SECURE Act,” was enacted.
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• Winter 2020
  • Nicholas M.J. Ray
  • Kenneth R. West
  • Andrew E. DeBord
  • Lauren M. Johnson
  • Hilary J. Houston
  • Lindsay Doss Spillman
  • Steven L. Smiseck
  • Megan Savage Knox
  • John R. Conley
  • Anthony L. Ehler
  • David A. Froling
  • Scott J. Ziance
  • Steven R. Rech
  The Evaluator: Deadlines Looming in 15 States
  This article outlines states/jurisdictions with upcoming real property tax appeal deadlines.
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• 1/24/2020
  • Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
  Ohio’s Veterans’ Treatment Courts Provide Support
  Eve Stratton, of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office who prior to joining Vorys served as justice on the Supreme Court of Ohio for 16 years, authored an article for the Akron Legal News titled, “Ohio’s veterans’ treatment courts provide support” published on January 24, 2020.
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• 1/21/2020
  Federal Tax Bulletin: Retroactive Repeal of the ‘Parking Tax’ for Tax-Exempt Employers
  As part of general federal tax reform in 2017, Congress enacted a provision that required tax-exempt organizations to pay tax on certain amounts paid or incurred for employee parking (the Parking Tax).
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• Winter 2020
  • Nicholas M.J. Ray
  • Kenneth R. West
  • Andrew E. DeBord
  • Lauren M. Johnson
  • Lindsay Doss Spillman
  • Hilary J. Houston
  • Steven L. Smiseck
  • John R. Conley
  • Megan Savage Knox
  • Anthony L. Ehler
  • David A. Froling
  • Scott J. Ziance
  • Steven R. Rech
  The Evaluator: January 2020 Valuation Analyses
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• 1/14/2020
  Health Care Alert: Real Property Tax Exemptions for Your Residential Care Facilities and Nursing Homes May Be at Risk
  On January 7, 2020, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) issued a decision that arguably cuts against prior BTA and Ohio Supreme Court decisions regarding the “life care” requirements for real property tax exemptions for homes for the aged contained in Ohio Revised Code (R.C.) 5709.12.
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• 1/2020
  • Jennifer Bibart Dunsizer
  Participant Investment Advice and Education Considerations for Retirement Plan Fiduciaries
  Jennifer Dunsizer, a partner in the Columbus office, authored a Lexis Practice Advisor^® Practice Note titled “Participant Investment Advice and Education Considerations for Retirement Plan Fiduciaries.”
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