Publications Archive

Top Five Dos and Don’ts for Lobbyist Filers

How to Power Up Your Non-Compete Agreements

Budget Bill Opens Door to Hiring of Superintendent Family Members as Teachers

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Employee Injuries from Safety Violations Can Mean High Payments for the Employer

PUCO directs FirstEnergy to refund millions to ratepayers and adopts three percent cost cap methodology

Size Doesn’t Matter: Commonality and the Shrinking Class in Dukes v. Wal-Mart

A Tale of Two Budgets: Competing Views on How the Biennium Budget Will Impact Businesses in Ohio

Governor Kasich Issues Executive Order for Ohio to Become Full SSUTP Member

New OIG Opinion Leaves Door Open to New Preferred Hospital Networks Without Violating Kickback Statutes

Employers To Be Penalized for Improperly Responding to Unemployment Compensation Information Requests

Lobbyist Reporting Requirements for National Conferences

New Law May Help Ohio Employers Avoid Layoffs

New Federal and Ohio Environmental Regulations on Emergency Generators Create Opportunities — and Confusion — for Businesses

The Journey of Medicaid Expansion from the Affordable Care Act to Ohio

A Cell Phone, a Dead Woman, and a Fired Employee

Ohio Enacts Multiple Tax Changes in Budget Bill

Tuomey Fights Back Against False Claims Verdict

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Stop Paying Double if You Have EPLI

Treasury Department Extends Enforcement of Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions for One Year

Ohio Governor John Kasich Signs Ohio's $62 Billion Budget for FY 2014-15

Defense of Marriage Act held unconstitutional — What happens now for employee benefit plans?

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Decisions that Favor Employers

Compliance Missteps Could Lead to False Claims Act Liability

Reducing States' Renewable Energy Standards Largely Unsuccessful

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act

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When Employees Fail to Return Company Property, Deducting the Costs From Paychecks May Seem Like a Good Idea, but is it Lawful?

Sixth Circuit Holds That Rule 68 Offer to Class Representative Does Not Moot Class Claims

Ohio Power Siting Board approves several generating facilities

Sixth Circuit Decision Revives Claims Against Chesapeake Energy

Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Workers' Compensation Coverage of Mental Health Conditions

Summer is Here and the HEAT is On! The Government’s Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team Has Been Busy!

Ohio Supreme Court bars voluntary dismissals after trial court enters foreclosure judgment and order of sale

Big Day for Ohio Businesses as BWC Approves $1 Billion Rebate and a Premium Rate Reduction

Think Your Business is Covered? Think Again

Base Residual Auction Shows Decline in Electric Capacity Prices for 2016/2017 Delivery Year

OIG Advisory Bulletin Provides Clarification Regarding Exclusion from Federal Health Care Programs

Ohio utilities file 10-year plans to meet state’s renewable energy requirements

Industry update: recent Ohio Supreme Court decision finds residential mortgage servicing is not covered by the Ohio Consumer Sales Practice Act

Construction Surety Bonds: Buyers Beware

Under Coleman v. Portage County Engineer, Failure to Upgrade Sewer Capacity is Immune Governmental Function

Arbitration Clause in Agreement Applied to Unattached Scopes of Work

Double or Treble Damages Under the False Claims Act?

Ohio consumer class actions no longer mired in (low-) tar pit?

Regaining Ownership of Severed Oil and Gas Mineral Rights in Ohio

89 People Arrested Nationwide in Health Care Fraud Sting

Why Every Municipality Should Consider Aggregation as a Service to Residents

The Tuomey Saga Continues – Jury Rules that Tuomey Violated the Stark Law and False Claims Act

Court Strikes Down NLRB Posting Requirement

Health Care Fraud Enforcement Remains Hot as HEAT Continues Aggressive Enforcement of Health Care Laws in 2013

Being Responsible for Your Independent Contractor’s Fraud