You Auto Know! Social Media Update By Robert A. Poklar As you know, in the past this author has written articles on social media. Recently, I received a call from an attorney in another state asking for advice on a problem where a salesperson was sending text messages to potential customers. Some issues arose regarding […]
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May 18, 2016
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Employment,
Employment,
Labor,
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Today, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its much anticipated final rule expanding overtime eligibility. The final rule sets the minimum salary threshold for overtime exemption at $47,476. Under the new rule, all salaried employees making less than $47,476 must be paid overtime for all hours worked over 40 in a regular work week, no […]
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May 13, 2016
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In World Harvest Church v. Grange Mutual Casualty Company, slip opinion 2016-Ohio-2913, decided on May 12, 2016, the Ohio Supreme Court enforced an abuse exclusion in a commercial insurance policy, finding no coverage for damages awarded against an employer found liable for its employee’s physical abuse of a child in the care, custody or control […]
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May 12, 2016
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Architects and Engineers,
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Weston Hurd’s Architects & Engineers Newsletter (Spring 2016) includes articles written by David Patterson and Frederick Bills that focus on: Assignability of Designer’s Contracts; The Loaned-Servant Doctrine and Design Professionals; The Clause Corner; and Are Design Firms Subject to Public Records Request? The newsletter can be found by clicking: 2016 – Architects and Engineers Newsletter – April Excerpts from […]
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March 18, 2016
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Automotive/Transportation,
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You receive an internet inquiry for a specific vehicle you have for sale. The potential purchaser is from Virginia. The transaction is negotiated by telephone and email transactions. After you have successfully negotiated the sale of the vehicle, you obtain all of the pertinent customer information on the credit application. Further, your customer wants all […]
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February 18, 2016
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Estate, Trust & Probate,
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In a three part series for the Estate Planner newsletter, Weston Hurd partner, Angela Carlin, poses the question Does Ohio Recognize “Virtual Adoption”? In Sanders v. Riley, No. S14A1314, decided March 16, 2015, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the equitable doctrine of virtual adoption when it reversed a trial court’s judgment in favor of Curtis […]
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February 9, 2016
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Automotive/Transportation,
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One day you receive a certified letter from a law firm. You open the letter and it briefly states that the firm has reviewed your website and that you are in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). You scratch your head and think, “Well, my building is ADA compliant. What in the world […]
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February 5, 2016
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Business,
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On January 29, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Obama Administration unveiled a new proposed rule that would require employers with a 100 or more employees to disclose hours worked and compensation for employees by gender, race and ethnicity. Employers would be required to report this information on revised employer information reports, […]