- The surge in shale gas production is projected to save U.S. manufacturers billions of dollars annually and result in long-term employment gains for the manufacturing industry.
- Much has been written recently about the effects, both good and bad, of cheap oil.
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- NewsSara Hutchins Jodka has joined the Columbus office of McDonald Hopkins as senior counsel in the firm’s Litigation Department. She works with clients in the firm’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, and Labor and Employment Practice Groups.
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- NewsMcDonald Hopkins will be a major sponsor of the 24th Annual Ohio Tax Conference at the Hyatt Regency Columbus on Jan. 27-28, 2015. The conference is considered to be the nation’s largest business tax conference. This year’s conference will focus on what to expect from tax reform over the next four years.
- In December 2014, a federal district court in Texas approved a $2.3 million settlement on behalf of approximately 190 exotic dancers who claimed they were misclassified as independent contractors to avoid payment of overtime and minimum wages
- The recent hacking at Sony is a good example of a simple lapse in security practices that can lead to very complex (and expensive) consequences.
- An East Cleveland bankruptcy filing would be a first for an Ohio municipality
