Employers awaited with curiosity last year as the U.S. Supreme Court considered the case of City of Ontario, California v. Quon, where the employer terminated an employee for transmitting sexually-explicit text messages on an employer-owned pager.

The rapid growth of natural gas exploration and production in the Marcellus Shale areas of New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia has led to considerable focus on the implications of such activities on water resources.

On July 21, 2010, the same day the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law, the SEC quietly released the long-anticipated new Form ADV, Part 2, otherwise known as the registered investment adviser brochure.

Ohio's groundbreaking data-sharing agreement with the Department of Justice creates a new framework for detecting fraud in federally and state-funded programs by giving federal investigators direct access to corporate registration data. This partnership establishes coordinated enforcement mechanisms across multiple federal agencies and provides a potential blueprint for similar agreements nationwide. The collaboration signals heightened scrutiny for businesses participating in government programs and raises

On December 30, 2010, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a significant decision which clarified the ever-changing law on coverage for intentional acts.

Over the years, the Autism Mentor classification seems to have caused some personnel headaches for administration.

Already this year, many of Boards of Education in West Virginia have been faced with a number of school cancelations and delays as a result of inclement weather.

In the midst of a slow economy, the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) is targeting a little known and often ignored revenue-raiser: use tax.

For owners of family owned businesses, one thing is certain, the withdrawal of the owner of the family business is inevitable. This creates a need to develop a mechanism for the successful transition of the family business.

Anyone who thinks that the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement is just a human resources trend, environmentalist crusade or a do-gooders' investment plan...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") recently updated its guidance in July of 2022.

Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio House Bill 81 on June 16, 2021, codifying a significant change regarding eligibility for temporary total disability benefits (TTD) under Ohio Revised Code §4123.56(F).

The Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2022(DCEA), introduced by Republican representatives Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania and Tom Emmer of Minnesota...

HUD issued Mortgagee Letter 2022-16 ("the Letter") on September 7, changing a Departmental policy on surplus cash distribution that had been in place for roughly half a century.

On May 24, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an expansion of premium processing service to two additional categories of Form I-140 immigrant petitions.

The Federal Circuit reaffirmed the importance of accurate inventorship and maintaining access to inventors after patenting in Fortress Iron, LP, v. Digger Specialties, Inc., finding two patents invalid...

Mattamy Florida LLC .v. Reserve at Loch Lack Homeowners Association, Inc. arose out of the construction of a subdivision by a developer.

Under a new bill adopted by the Ohio General Assembly, school boards, governmental bodies, and other third parties will be prohibited from filing complaints to increase the value of others' Ohio real property...

Through the combined efforts between Dinsmore's cybersecurity team and Armada Growth Partners (AGP), new intelligence on the Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures (TTP) for the Nitrogen ransomware group has been identified.

On March 31, 2022, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Staff) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121). SAB 121 applies to businesses that provide...