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OHIO FORECLOSURE REFORM IN PART SEEKS TO REDUCE BLIGHT

Posted on in News, Real Estate
OHIO FORECLOSURE REFORM  IN PART SEEKS TO REDUCE BLIGHT

An Ohio foreclosure reform law took effect on September 28, 2016, and is in part aimed at modernizing and streamlining the foreclosure process and reducing blight caused by abandoned and vacant properties.  The law authorizes the use of online sales and provides greater uniformity across all counties in Ohio.  Below are some of the highlights of […]

FEDERAL CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PAID SICK LEAVE

Posted on in Business, Employment, Labor, News
FEDERAL CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PAID SICK LEAVE

In September 2015, we published an advisory titled Are You a Federal Subcontractor Without Even Knowing It –Revisited, which discussed President Obama’s Executive Order 13706 (dated September 7, 2015, Federal Register Volume 80, pages 54697-54700).  Following the Executive Order, the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division has now issued its Final Rule, in excess of 400 pages, which […]

OHIO NONPROFIT NEWS

Posted on in News, Nonprofit

Two Ohio court decisions have recently come to attention with regard to nonprofit organizations. One decision ruled that a grant making organization wishing to enforce any restrictive terms of the grant in the future must continue to exist as an entity (Asia Pacific Futures Research Symposium Planning Committee v. Kent State University, et al., 2016 […]

You Auto Know! ARBITRATE OR NOT TO ARBITRATE: THAT IS THE QUESTION

Posted on in Automotive/Transportation, News
You Auto Know! ARBITRATE OR NOT TO ARBITRATE:  THAT IS THE QUESTION

I was recently asked to make a presentation regarding arbitration clauses before a national dealer group.  I went through past issues of You Auto Know and since 2001, I have drafted five You Auto Knows on arbitration clauses.  I went from being a great proponent of arbitrations to recommending that each matter be reviewed independently to determine whether or […]

PIPELINE COMPANIES CAN ACCESS PRIVATE PROPERTY

Posted on in Business, News, Real Estate
PIPELINE COMPANIES CAN ACCESS PRIVATE PROPERTY

Although production has slowed, some companies continue to build pipelines associated with transporting shale gas and oil here in Ohio.  Private landowners often attempt to deny pipeline companies access to their property for the usual reasons such as not wanting what seems like trespassers on their property.  However, the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals […]

Are You Prepared to Comply with the New Overtime Rules?

Posted on in Business, Employment, News
Are You Prepared to Comply with the New Overtime Rules?

On May 23, 2016, the United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL-WHD), issued its final rule relating to overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new rules become effective December 1, 2016. This gives employers six short months to figure out how to comply with the new requirements. The most […]