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A deadline is fast approaching for employers to take advantage of a tax credit that was scheduled to expire at the end of 2013 but was extended retroactively late last year. In a tough job market, disadvantaged people can find it even more difficult to find work than most. To encourage employers to hire these workers, a tax credit has been available since 1996.
- AlertEffective Dec. 1, 2015, persons who prescribe drugs covered by Medicare Part D to their patients must either enroll in Medicare or have a valid record of opting out.
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- A recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission decision provides insight for employers on how to handle the often unfamiliar area of transitioning transgender employees in the workplace
- Effective May 1, 2015, businesses will be subject to the new Cook County Wage Theft Ordinance
- AlertHIPAA covered entities (such as healthcare providers and health plans) and their business associates will soon face governmental audits of their HIPAA compliance.
- The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which has jurisdiction over employers with employees in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and the Dakotas, recently found that a disclaimer on a payroll check that the sum constituted “full payment” of “wages earned including minimum wage and overtime” did not provide proper notice to the employees or serve as a release of their rights
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President Barack Obama has signed an Executive Order that imposes sanctions on foreign hackers who perpetrate a cyber attack against American interests.
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- The Michigan House recently introduced a bill that would effectively eliminate an employer's right to protect its legitimate business interests through reasonably tailored restrictive covenants
- NewsOn Tuesday, the International Lawyers Network announced the formation of their Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Specialty Group, which will be co-chaired by James Giszczak of McDonald Hopkins (Cleveland, Ohio) and Stuart Gerson of Epstein Becker & Green (Washington, DC).
- AlertA multidisciplinary group formed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) examined the cybersecuity risks to the communications sector and adopted an extensive 415-page report that contains first-of-its-kind cybersecurity measures for the communications industry to follow.
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McDonald Hopkins LLC has opened its doors in the Arena District, consolidating two offices into one at 250 West Street, Suite 550. The business advisory and advocacy law firm is leasing 9,000 square feet in one of downtown Columbus’ most popular areas.
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- AlertA laboratory that proposed to waive patient balances for out-of-network laboratory services has been told no.
- A recent Business Advocate post, Directors Can Be Held Liable If Boards Are Not "Cyber-Prepared" summarized the responsibility of public, private, and not-profit Boards to ensure that proper cybersecurity measures are adopted.
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- Over the last several years, the National Labor Relations Board has aggressively reviewed employer handbook policies for any hint that a policy might chill an employee’s right to engage in “protected concerted activity” under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, commonly known as “Section 7 rights”
- AlertFor the first time in 60 years, the state of Ohio has new receivership statutes, effective March 23, 2015. The revised receivership rules act to clarify existing law, and substantially reform and define the powers of a receiver.
- The Golf Channel was recently ordered to repay approximately $6 Million to the receivership estate for the multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme operator, Stanford International Bank
- Continuing a now well established trend, the utility sector continued to be the most highly targeted industry for cyber attacks in 2014.
- AlertAs a result of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act), new capital rules were implemented for all banks and thrifts effective by Jan. 1, 2015.
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- Wisconsin is one of the more challenging states for enforcing non-compete agreements, but a recent bill aims to clarify and relax the requirements
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