On February 3, 2025, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine unveiled the initial details of his final two-year state budget proposal. The “budget” actually refers to four different pieces of budget legislation: 1) transportation; 2) workers’…
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/ Administrative Law
Higher Education Title IX Regulations Training Series -
As the landscape of Title IX continues to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay ahead of the curve. Our Winter 2025 Title IX Trainings are…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law
Statistics suggest that up to 20% of the population includes individuals who have a neruodiverse condition that impacts how they process, recall, and communicate information. This presentation will discuss the most common forms…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law
Effective January 1, 2025, the competitive bidding threshold for numerous Ohio public entities as set forth in Ohio Revised Code (“ORC”) Section 9.17 increased from $75,000 to $77,250 through 2025…
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/ Construction Law, Government Contracting
It has been approximately one week since President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the “EO”). The EO’s stated purpose is to ensure federal…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
Ohio legislators just unveiled a plan to address forecasts that Ohio could face an energy shortfall in the near future. Introduced on Thursday, January 23, 2025. H.B. 15, sponsored by Rep. Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland), touches…
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/ Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities
On January 16, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the organization that enforces Title IX, including athletic gender equity, released a nine-page informal Fact Sheet labeled: Ensuring Equal Opportunity Based on Sex in…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
Higher Education Title IX Regulations Training Series -
As the landscape of Title IX continues to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay ahead of the curve. Our Winter 2025 Title IX Trainings are…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the nationwide injunction that had previously blocked the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) (Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. McHenry). The Supreme Court’s action…
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/ Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Finance & Banking
Ohio’s new virtual meeting law revolutionizes public governance, making accessibility, transparency, and efficiency the new standard for certain public bodies statewide. On January 8th, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 257 into…
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/ Administrative Law
With the start of this new semester, we have received several questions regarding whether student interns need to be paid. As everyone knows, state and federal law requires employers to pay employees for their work…
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/ Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Higher Education Title IX Regulations Training Series -
As the landscape of Title IX continues to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay ahead of the curve. Our Winter 2025 Title IX Trainings are…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law
The future is bright for our region, with economic development paving the way for thriving communities and innovative growth. Join us at the February Bridge Series for an energizing discussion with the people leading the charge…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On December 18, 2024, the Ohio General Assembly passed House Bill 331 which created a new process for dissolution of villages in Ohio. This new process is in addition to the existing procedure for the dissolution of a village…
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/ Administrative Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Just before the holidays, two bills impacting reporting under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), H.R. 3801 (EMPLOYER REPORTING IMPROVEMENT ACT) and H.R. 3797 (PAPERWORK BURDEN REDUCTION ACT), passed both houses and were sent to…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Taxation