With some exceptions, employers have the ability to dictate what an employee can and cannot wear at work, even if prohibiting certain attire may limit an employee's personal expression...

President Biden ended 2022 with a bang by signing two new pieces of legislation into law that will impact many employers and their pregnant and breastfeeding workers.

The health care sector and medical service providers are seeing a significant rise in ransomware attacks, many emanating from organized criminal groups operating out of Russia.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended its policy of limited flexibility in employer evaluation of original identity and employment authorization document(s)

Noting the explosive use of digital assets across international financial sectors/markets, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets...

As health officials and the general public anticipate the issuance of FDA emergency use authorizations for at least two COVID-19 vaccines in the very near future...

The following is an excerpt from Ice Miller's Business Transition Strategies to Preserve Wealth Guide, which provides insights on a variety of topics to help ensure a smooth business transition.

Quietly, some big changes to Ohio civil rights law are coming in 2021. Earlier this month, Governor Mike DeWine signed Substitute House Bill 352,...

It has been nearly seven months since the COVID-19 pandemic hit our country hard.

Responding to fundamental concerns about the cybersecurity of its private sector supply chain, the Department of Defense (DoD)

Annually, retirement plans are required to provide benefit recipients an opportunity to update their federal income tax withholding for benefit payments that are not eligible rollover distributions...

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill that includes many long-anticipated changes...

This column is my final contribution to the Informed Employer as I look forward to retirement at the end of the year after 43 years with Ice Miller.

The United States Congress revived the age-old tradition of passing a lame-duck Christmas Tree appropriations bill to fund the government and provide a second wave of much-needed COVID-19 relief...

If you are like me, COVID-19 is invading every part of your professional and personal life. You are looking for a break, a respite, a small reprieve from anything COVID

Wake up! On February 17, Germany ratified the Unitary Patent Court (UPC) for Europe. This starts the countdown for both patent litigation via the (almost pan-European) patent court...

Employers hate losing good workers in this sellers' market for employees. Such business needs often spawn reliance on non-competition/non-solicitation agreements sometimes designed to discourage workers from leaving.

To stay competitive in the hiring market and to improve employee satisfaction, employers may consider adding parental leave as an employment benefit. In implementing a parental leave policy, employers...

In the event a plan participant files bankruptcy—typically chapter 7 or 13—a number of issues can arise for a pension plan. Since the modern Bankruptcy Code of 1978 was enacted, many courts...

The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) became law on December 27, 2020, and many of its provisions took effect in December 2021. A few remaining provisions became effective...