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Avoiding a Lawsuit When Replacing Long-Term Injured Workers

Construction Insurance Fundamentals

What the Courts Are Saying: A Review of Recent Construction Court Cases

Five Recent Updates in Ohio Construction Law

AG Clarifies Counties’ Authority to Enter Into RUMAs and Applicability of Competitive Bidding and Prevailing Wage

Ohio Court of Appeals Rules Exempt Entity May Not Apply For Tax Exemption After Property Is Sold

The Ohio Supreme Court Provides Additional Guidance Regarding Employment Services and the Exclusion for Employees That Are Permanently Assigned to a Consumer

Federal Appeals Court Rules that a Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor’s Decision to Reopen a Claim for Review is Beyond Judicial Scrutiny

The End of Incentive Agreements for Plaintiffs?

Larger Booster Groups Now Required to Register with Ohio Attorney General

"Fiscal cliff" may cause subsidy bond payments to fall

Ohio Supreme Court Delays Start of 90-Day Notice Period For Some Employees Claiming Workers’ Compensation Retaliatory Discharge

Corporate Political Activity: PACs, Independent Expenditures and Other Permissible Activities

Westerville Tax Repeal Issue Rejected by Ohio Supreme Court

New Jersey Home Lending Class Action: Remand Denied, Case Dismissed

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From FMLA to Light Duty to Dilemma

U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether a Class Action Fairness Act Loophole Should be Closed

Court Says No Way To Cy Pres: "Gift" Stricken From Class Action Settlement

"Plaintiffs Should Pay for the Discovery They Seek" Prior to Class Certification

CMS Issues Final Rule Implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use

Medicare Recovery Audit Prepayment Review to Begin on August 27, 2012

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An Employee Questions His “Exempt” Status and Demands Overtime Pay. What Should You Do?

BIM: A Collaborative Approach to Construction

What the Courts Are Saying: Recent Construction Court Cases

July 1 Deadline for Retirement Plan Compliance Has Passed — What Happens Now?

Urgent Care Facility Chain Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit for $10 Million

Medicare Conditions of Participation: The good, the bad and the unsure

GlaxoSmithKline LLC to Pay the Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in U.S. History

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds the Affordable Care Act

Supreme Court will hear case involving FTC’s challenge to the merger of only two hospitals in Albany, Georgia

HIPAA Audit Protocols and OCR’s Plan Future HIPAA Audits – OCR Has a Plan, Despite What GAO Says

Legislation Introduced to Nullify Impact of Wal-Mart v. Dukes in Employment Discrimination Cases via 'Group Actions'

Ohio’s New Law on Health Information Exchanges

Governor Kasich Signs Far-Reaching Energy Bill Into Law

Cy Pres and Class Action Settlements: Giving Away Other People’s Money

Abbott Labs Settlement Highlights Importance of Taking Employee Complaints Seriously

Two Major Health Care Companies Pay $137.5 Million and $3.8 Million, Respectively, to Settle Violations Against the False Claims Act

Enforcement of Non-Competes After a Merger: Ohio Supreme Court Takes a Restrictive View

Sixth Circuit to Consider Whether Pre-Certification Offer of Complete Relief to Plaintiff Requires Dismissal of Case

EEOC Ruling: Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Transgender Status

Sierra Club v. Korleski and the Ohio Best Available Technology Rule: Wine Turned into Vinegar for the Sierra Club

Will the Ohio Supreme Court Visit Aisle 23 at Wal-Mart?

NLRB Election Rule Changes “Temporarily Suspended” Following Court Decision

The Water Cooler: A Human Resources Advisory -- Spring 2012

Certification Battle in Ohio MERS Class Action Heats Up

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The Hidden Dangers in Severance and Employment Agreements

Design-Build Under Ohio Construction Reform

What the Courts Are Saying: Ohio Construction Cases

New EEOC Guidance on Employers' Use of Criminal Records

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Does Your Timekeeping System Automatically Deduct Time for Meal Periods?