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Legislature Reaches Full Complement - For about three days this week, all 201 legislative seats, 134 House members and 67 Senators, were filled for the first time in 2025. The week began with David Gottfried, the winner of...more
At Ward and Smith's recent In-House Counsel event, four Ward and Smith attorneys shared insights on a variety of legal topics, including updates from the General Assembly, how to navigate insurance policies, a Supreme Court...more
House overrides minimum wage veto - On a vote of 100-49, the House voted to override Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of the minimum wage bill. The bill will raise the state’s minimum wage to $11.75 in 2021, and $12.55 in 2022, and...more
Minimum wage bill heads to the Governor - On a vote of 23-6, the Senate voted on Thursday to concur with the committee of conference report on minimum wage. The House passed the bill last week on a vote of 93-54....more
On July 18, 2019, Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio’s general operating budget for fiscal years 2020–2021. Provisions in this bill change the definition of an Ambulatory Surgical Facility (ASF) and, accordingly, change the...more
The Ohio Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Operating Budget (the “Budget”) was recently signed by Governor DeWine and includes new, more stringent requirements and processes associated with the Change of Operator (“CHOP”) licensure...more
A New York lender licensing proposal that threatened to create new regulatory burdens for financial service providers and to potentially adversely affect credit availability to New York residents and businesses, has been...more