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Alert: Sixth Circuit Upholds School District’s Prohibition on Intentional Misgendering

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Alert: Sixth Circuit Upholds School District’s Prohibition on Intentional Misgendering

In Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District, the Sixth Circuit upheld an Ohio school district’s policies, which prohibited intentional use of non-preferred pronouns, against a free speech challenge. This ruling will have important implications not only for districts with similar anti-harassment requirements, but also for administrators interested in the parameters of student free speech. […]

Welcome Fred Bills, Matthew Seeley & Theresa Turk

Welcome Fred Bills, Matthew Seeley & Theresa Turk

Weston Hurd is pleased to welcome Partners Frederick T. Bills (Columbus office), Matthew K. Seeley (Cleveland office), and Theresa N. Turk (Cleveland office). Fred focuses his practice on construction litigation with an emphasis on representing and defending design professionals. Matthew is a business, commercial, and employment attorney with 30 years of accumulated legal education and […]

Alert: Court Enjoins Department of Education’s New Rule on Title IX in Ohio and Five Other States

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Alert: Court Enjoins Department of Education’s New Rule on Title IX in Ohio and Five Other States

Summary: On June 17, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, issued an Order enjoining the Department of Education’s new rule on Title IX in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and West Virginia. Specifically, the Department of Education is “enjoined and restrained” from “implementing, enacting [or] enforcing” the […]

You Auto Know! – Advertising Compliance

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You Auto Know! – Advertising Compliance

This is a topic that never gets old and needs to be reviewed again and again. Over the years, I have counseled clients, conducted seminars, and written numerous articles on advertising compliance. And the topic is still relevant. As you know, the FTC has become actively involved in reviewing dealerships’ advertising practices. The FTC entered into numerous […]

DOL Substantially Increases Exempt Employee Salary Threshold

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DOL Substantially Increases Exempt Employee Salary Threshold

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule updating the salary threshold for employees classified as exempt. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees fall into classifications of either exempt or non-exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements. Non-exempt employees must be paid overtime wages of 1.5 times their regular […]

FTC Announces Final Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements

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FTC Announces Final Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced its long-awaited final rule regarding noncompete agreements. The FTC had issued a proposed rule in January 2023 and received more than 26,000 comments from the public in response. The final rule effectively bans employers from entering into noncompetes with workers and bans enforcement of most […]

Alert: U.S. Department of Education Releases Final Title IX Regulations

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Alert: U.S. Department of Education Releases Final Title IX Regulations

On April 19, 2024, the United States Department of Education (“USDOE”) released its long-awaited Final Title IX Regulations regarding gender-based harassment and discrimination. The regulations will become effective August 1, 2024. At this time, the rulemaking process remains ongoing for the USDOE regulation regarding athletics. In part, USDOE notes that the final regulations (1) protect […]

Weston Hurd Welcomes Education Attorneys Klang & Zebedis

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Weston Hurd Welcomes Education Attorneys Klang & Zebedis

Weston Hurd is pleased to announce the addition of attorneys Hannah Markel Klang and Brad M. Zebedis to the firm. Klang joins the firm’s Education Law group as a Partner, while Zebedis joins the Education and Employment Law groups as an Associate in the Cleveland office. Prior to joining Weston Hurd, Klang served as a […]