Insights

January

• 1/26/2018
  Client Alert: U.S. EPA Withdraws ‘Once In, Always In’ Policy
  On January 25, 2018, U.S. EPA published a guidance document altering its long-standing position on major sources of hazardous air pollutants.
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• 1/25/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: PBGC Missing Participant Program – It’s Not Just For Defined Benefit Plans Anymore
  On December 22, 2017, the PBGC issued final regulations that expand their acceptance of benefits for missing participants.
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• 1/24/2018
  • Victor J. Ferguson
  • Suzanne R. Galyardt
  IRS Proposes Significant Changes to Donor-Advised Funds
  While tax reform garnered much attention at the end of 2017, the IRS also released a proposal relating to donor-advised funds that will significantly impact donors and charities.
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• 1/23/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: Illinois Appeals Court Holds That the Biometric Information Privacy Act Requires Actual Injury
  As we previously reported, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) requires individuals and companies to provide notice and obtain consent before collecting or using biometric data and then ensure the proper storage and disposal of that data.
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• Winter 2018
  • Nicholas M.J. Ray
  • Karen H. Bauernschmidt
  • Kenneth R. West
  • Lauren M. Johnson
  • Andrew E. DeBord
  • Lindsay Doss Spillman
  • Hilary J. Houston
  • Steven L. Smiseck
  • Anthony L. Ehler
  • Scott J. Ziance
  Time to File Ohio 2017 Real Property Tax Complaints
  The State of Ohio requires counties to reappraise properties for tax purposes every six years and update those values in the middle of that cycle.
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• Winter 2018
  • Nicholas M.J. Ray
  • Karen H. Bauernschmidt
  • Kenneth R. West
  • Lauren M. Johnson
  • Andrew E. DeBord
  • Lindsay Doss Spillman
  • Hilary J. Houston
  • Steven L. Smiseck
  • Anthony L. Ehler
  • Scott J. Ziance
  Ohio Supreme Court Decisions & Developments
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• Winter 2018
  • Nicholas M.J. Ray
  • Karen H. Bauernschmidt
  • Kenneth R. West
  • Lauren M. Johnson
  • Andrew E. DeBord
  • Lindsay Doss Spillman
  • Hilary J. Houston
  • Steven L. Smiseck
  • Anthony L. Ehler
  • Scott J. Ziance
  Ohio Legislative Developments-Conveyance Tax Exemptions Focus of Coming Legislation
  The below legislation is currently pending or will be introduced soon.
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• 1/22/2018
  Client Alert: End of Year Roundup: Ohio Courts Provide Important Practice Pointers for Trust and Estate Professionals and Practitioners
  Ohio courts were busy in the month of December, issuing a number of opinions related to trust and estate planning and administration.
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• 1/22/2018
  Immigration Alert: Be Prepared for the H-1B Filing Season
  At the beginning of each government fiscal year, which starts October 1, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) makes available an allocation of new H-1B visas.
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• 1/22/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: Department of Labor Adopts a New Test for Unpaid Interns
  In December 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals joined the Second, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits in rejecting the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) six-part test for determining whether interns are employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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• 1/18/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: Maryland’s New Sick Leave Law Affects All Employers
  Maryland is now the eighth state (behind Arizona, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Oregon, Vermont and Washington) to require sick leave for employees.
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• 1/18/2018
  Immigration Alert: ICE Increases Workplace Enforcement
  The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), as amended by the Immigration Act of 1990, makes it unlawful for an employer to knowingly hire or continue to employ any person who is not authorized to work in the United States.
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• 1/17/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: No More Tax Deduction for Certain Sexual Harassment Settlement Payments
  The tax bill signed by the president on December 22, 2017, changed the rules for deducting settlement payments and attorney’s fees related to sexual harassment or sexual abuse claims.
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• 1/12/2018
  Immigration Alert: Changes Affecting Employment-Based Immigration
  On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled, “Buy American and Hire American.”
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• 1/12/2018
  Whistleblower Defense Alert: Florida Court Overturns $350 Million Judgment on Escobar
  In February 2017, a jury in the Middle District of Florida found for a relator in an upcoding case against a nursing home operator, resulting in a total judgment of approximately $350 million.
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• 1/12/2018
  • Daren S. Garcia
  • Whitney C. Gibson
  Four Steps to Stop Unauthorized Online Sales of Your Products
  Vorys attorneys and co-leaders of the online seller enforcement group, Whitney Gibson and Daren Garcia, authored an article for TotalRetail titled “Four Steps to Stop Unauthorized Online Sales of Your Products.”
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• 1/11/2018
  Client Alert: Companies Can Be Liable for Direct Infringement Through Other’s Actions
  Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit again took up the issue of liability for divided infringement, re-affirming its prior precedent and clarifying the requirements for holding an alleged infringer directly liable for a third party’s actions.
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• 1/11/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: New Rule Designed To Improve Outcomes Following Low Back Injuries Effective on January 1, 2018
  The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will no longer reimburse spinal fusion surgery unless the injured worker first satisfies a protocol, which among other things requires at least 60 days of conservative care for low back pain.
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• 1/9/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: DOL Green-Lights Disability Claims Regulations
  After postponing the effective date of Obama-era regulations on claims and appeals for disability benefits, the Department of Labor announced on January 5, 2018 that it would allow the regulations to go into effect for claims filed after April 1, 2018. 
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• 1/8/2018
  Labor and Employment Alert: Impact of Tax Reform on Employers
  On December 22, 2017, tax reform became official. There were several changes in the final version, including renaming the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” to the “Act.” The Act will have significant impact on business. This alert focuses on the impact of the Act on employee compensation and benefits programs.
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