Publications
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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down Tennessee’s Punitive Damages Cap as UnconstitutionalFebruary 6, 2019 | Publications
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam made waves in 2011 when he signed the Tennessee Civil Justice Act (TC...
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Employers Beware: OSHA Penalties IncreasingFebruary 6, 2019 | Publications
On Jan. 23, 2019, the Department of Labor released a final rule increasing Occupational Safety and H...
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Ohio Supreme Court Further Defines Agency Rules for CAT ExemptionFebruary 5, 2019 | Publications
On Nov. 7, 2018, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) decision in Willo...
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New FCC Database Aims to Reduce Potential Liability of Businesses under the Telephone Consumer Protection ActFebruary 1, 2019 | Blogs
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued an order approving new rules authorizing...
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E-Verify Actions Needed Post-Government ShutdownFebruary 1, 2019 | Publications
What is E-Verify? E-Verify is an internet-based system that compares information entered by an emplo...
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Supreme Court: Private Sales are Still Prior Art under the America Invents ActJanuary 24, 2019 | Publications
Prior to the America Invents Act (AIA), a person could not obtain a patent on an invention that was ...
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Big-box liquor stores may soon be on the way in TennesseeJanuary 22, 2019 | Publications
On the heels of 2014’s wine-in-grocery-stores bill, and 2018’s bill to allow wine sales on Sunda...
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New Ohio Law Protects Corporate Franchisors from Liability for Certain Workplace Violations of its FranchiseesJanuary 22, 2019 | Publications
The joint-employer doctrine determines the circumstances in which one company can be held liable for...
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IRS Issues Updated Eligible Rollover Distribution Notices – Plans Should Begin Using ImmediatelyJanuary 10, 2019 | Publications
Most retirement plans (including profit sharing, 401(k), and 403(b) plans) are required to provide p...
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Big Changes Are in Store for Ohio Townships
January 10, 2019 | Publications
On Dec. 21, 2018, Governor Kasich signed House Bill 500 (“Bill”) into law, enacting a number of ...
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Agencies Propose Significant Changes To “Waters Of The U.S.” RuleJanuary 10, 2019 | Publications
In a Dec. 11, 2018, prerelease of an upcoming Federal Register notice, U.S. EPA and the Army Corps o...
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast Podcast Episode 30 – Good news for 2019 from Europe for US firms handling European personal dataJanuary 4, 2019 | Blogs
The European Commission issued its second review of how the EU PrivacyShield is working in late Dece...