The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Bill"), while formulated to reign in the perceived excesses on Wall Street, has dramatic implications for community banks on Main Street and will undoubtedly impact the way business in West Virginia is done.

On January 13, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service reminded tax-exempt organizations that normally have gross receipts of less than $50,000 that they can avoid having to file the long Form 990 for the 2010 tax year and can file the E-postcard instead.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ("Affordable Care Act") requires that medicine or drugs (other than insulin) be prescribed to qualify for reimbursement under employer provided accident and health plans including a health flexible spending account, health reimbursement arrangement, and health savings accounts. Effective January 1, 2011, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are no longer reimbursable without a prescript

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced recently that the Transportation Security Administration will begin implementing new, enhanced security measures for all air carriers with international flights destined to the United States.

On December 15, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010, which halts the implementation of proposed cuts to physician reimbursement for a period of one year.

We previously reported that on January 4, 2017, SB 319 was signed by Ohio Governor John Kasich. A provision of this law requires any location where a prescriber is treating more than 30 individuals ...

April 1, 2010 marked the first day that employers were permitted to file H-1B (specialty occupation professionals) with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") for Fiscal Year 2011.

Pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) that was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010, substantive amendments have been made to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201, "et. seq." (FLSA).

U.S. citizens and companies that contract with foreign entities should, of course, be aware of and always cognizant of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Governor Andy Beshear recently signed Senate Bill 50 into law, ushering in one of the most significant updates to Kentucky inheritance and estate administration laws in recent years.

The U.S. Department of State (DOS)'s May Visa Bulletin reflects movement in the permanent resident or "green card" Employment Third Preference (EB-3) categories for both India and China.

In March the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court in which the Kentucky court said that defendant Padilla was not entitled to protection from erroneous deportation advice.

On May 5, 2011, the Ohio House of Representatives passed H.B. 153, Ohio’s main operating budget for fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

Boards of education often wish to gather together to "touch base" with members of their community or merely wish to discuss and work through issues they are facing, without any intention to take official board action or have a formal board meeting.

A plain language, quick reference guide on the topics that impact contractors almost daily in Florida

On August 25, 2010, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a corporation engaged in the unauthorized practice of law by preparing, signing, filing and pursuing affidavits of mechanics’ lien for third parties.

On December 17, 2010, Congress passed legislation that, among other items, extends the charitable IRA rollover until December 31, 2011. The charitable IRS rollover allows people aged 70 ½ and older to transfer up to $100,000 of their IRA assets for each of 2010 and 2011 directly to a qualified public charity.

Earlier this month, two new tax benefits became available to employers hiring workers who were previously unemployed or only working part time. These provisions are part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (the "HIRE Act") enacted into law on March 18.

Yesterday, two members of the Ohio General Assembly introduced a bill to create the Ohio False Claims Act. The bill’s sponsors, Senator Jim Hughes (R-Columbus) and Senator Scott Oelslager (R-North Canton), noted that the bill is a tool to recover fraudulent funds and stop waste, fraud, and abuse of Ohio’s financial resources.

Just before it closed its session, the West Virginia Legislature passed a bill that will impact construction--including that of school buildings and facilities--beginning in June of 2010.