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Today’s Hot Topics for In-House Counsel

August 02, 2023 12:00 pm EST

This half-day seminar will cover a variety of timely topics for in-house legal counsel, including recent developments in the cybersecurity area; understanding and effectively utilizing alternative dispute resolution practices; an update on current labor and employment topics, including joint employment liability impacts on business, trends and pitfalls of using artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, and highlights of the NLRB’s very busy year; and an interactive presentation on ethics, reporting and internal investigation considerations for the in-house attorney.

Contact Kevin McMurray for more information.

Presenters

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Theresa A. Canaday

Litigation Department Chair

Louisville, KY

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Kevin L. Colosimo

Partner

Pittsburgh, PA

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Anne E. Duprey

Partner

Columbus, OH

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T. Ray Guy

Partner

Dallas, TX

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Kevin N. McMurray

Practice Group Leader

Cincinnati, OH

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Gene F. Price

Partner

Louisville, KY

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What Is the Appellate Practitioner’s First Order of Business the Day of Oral Argument?

April 5, 2024 | Publications

Lawyers—especially appellate practitioners—are commonly instructed to “know their judge” bef...

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What Happens to Your Sensitive Data After It Is Submitted to the Government Under the Corporate Tran...

March 29, 2024 | Corporate Transparency Act

*This article was also published in the Real Estate Finance Journal’s Summer 2024 edition. The...

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Legislative Roundup: Examining State Responses to the Affordable Housing Crisis

March 28, 2024 | Blogs

There is an unprecedented housing shortage in the United States. The Harvard Joint Center for Housin...

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New Local Tax Reform Bill in the Commonwealth

March 27, 2024 | Blogs

In what has otherwise been a generally mild Kentucky Legislative Session in terms of tax reform, the...

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Corporate Transparency Act: Determining Beneficial Owners Based on Entity Ownership (Part III)

March 25, 2024 | Corporate Transparency Act

On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) became effective. This sweeping new law imp...

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Lindke v. Freed: Supreme Court Clarifies Elected Official’s Ability to Block Citizens on Socia...

March 21, 2024 | Publications

In Lindke v. Freed, the U.S. Supreme Court decided whether public officials could block or delete ot...

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Kentucky Revenue and Tax Bill Moves Forward

March 20, 2024 | Blogs

The 2024 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly is coming to a close next month, and not s...

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Using the Master Lease to Tackle the Los Angeles Housing Crisis

March 20, 2024 | Blogs

The City of Los Angeles (the “City”) continues to implement new programs to tackle its ongoing h...

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Venture Studios and Qualified Small Business Stock

March 19, 2024 | Blogs

Section 1202 provides for a substantial exclusion of taxable gain from federal income taxes when sto...

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Interest Rate Environment Complicates Commercial Real Estate Maturities

March 18, 2024 | Publications

Rising interest rates over the past two years have led to many challenges in the commercial real est...

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Ohio Cannabis Legalization: Understanding the Basics, Business, and Legal Implications

March 14, 2024 | Blogs

*Note: Stakeholder feedback on the proposed rules requested by March 20, 2024 Last November, Ohio vo...

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A Refresher on Selective Disclosure and Anti-Fraud Rules

March 14, 2024 | Publications

What Is Selective Disclosure? The desire of investors to obtain additional information regarding iss...

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TTD Tango: Ohio Supreme Court Swings in Employers’ Favor!

March 14, 2024 | Publications

On March 5, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a decision that permits employers to request termination o...

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AI and Health Care Providers: Managing the Risks with Data

March 12, 2024 | Blogs

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in health care can create better, stronger, and faster sol...

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Treasury Significantly Expands Use of ARPA Funds to Promote Affordable Housing Supply

March 12, 2024 | Publications

On March 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury released updated guidance regarding the use of Cor...

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Corporate Transparency Act Faces Constitutional Hurdle

March 7, 2024 | Corporate Transparency Act

On March 1, 2024, a federal district court in the Northern District of Alabama entered a final decla...

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Creating the Appellate Record and Tips to Avoid Problems

February 26, 2024 | Publications

As the California Fourth District Court of Appeal observed in one published decision: “When practi...

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Limitations on Appellate Review of Arbitration Awards

February 23, 2024 | Publications

Although arbitration has many advantages, including speed of resolution and confidentiality, one dis...

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Pointers for Handling Appellate Extraordinary Writs

February 23, 2024 | Publications

Appellate extraordinary writs are expedited attempts to overturn or get a different result from a lo...

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Less Than One Year Left to Obligate Your ARPA Funds!

February 20, 2024 | Publications

For many local governments and state agencies, the direct influx of cash made available through the ...

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Proposed Revocation of Army Corps’ Rule Addressing Scope of Historic Preservation Review for Secti...

February 19, 2024 | Publications

Consider the following scenario: you are developing a 250-acre residential subdivision but need a br...

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West Virginia Utility Rescinds 2030 GHG Emissions Target

February 19, 2024 | Publications

FirstEnergy Corp. recently announced that it will no longer seek to achieve a 30% short-term reducti...

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Using Generative AI in Manufacturing: Three Key Considerations

February 16, 2024 | Publications

This is the second in a series of articles outlining successful approaches to integrating AI into bu...

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Will AI Destroy the DMCA Copyright Compromise?

February 14, 2024 | Publications

In the 1990s, as today, the internet ran on content, which meant that it both had, and was, a proble...

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$1.2 Billion Tax Refund and $400 Million Annual Tax Cut Proposed for Tennessee Businesses

February 8, 2024 | Blogs

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee delivered the State of the State address on February 5, 2024, in which h...

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Regional Round-Up: Added License Rights and Limited Self-Distribution for Craft Distilleries in Kent...

February 8, 2024 | Publications

As an update to our past regional round-ups in the alcohol space, Kentucky and West Virginia continu...

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New Tennessee Business Tax Filing and Licensing Thresholds

February 6, 2024 | Publications

The Tennessee business tax is a privilege tax on the privilege of doing business by making sales of ...

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February 2024 Immigration Update

February 6, 2024 | Publications

Fiscal Year 2025 H-1B Cap Details Released At the end of January, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration S...

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Three Steps to AI Success for CEOs

February 4, 2024 | Publications

How to perfectly surf the artificial intelligence (AI) wave is a challenge for many businesses and t...

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Could Office Conversions Solve the Housing Shortage?

February 2, 2024 | Blogs

It’s no secret that the United States is suffering from a historic housing shortage and it’s onl...

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SEC Adopts Final Rules Relating to SPACs

February 1, 2024 | Publications

On January 24, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules related to spe...

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Taking Out the Junk (Fees): The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Proposed Rule Affecting Ban...

January 26, 2024 | Blogs

In line with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) 2022 initiative to reduce “junk f...

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What Upcoming California ‘Lemon Law’ Rulings Could Mean for Manufacturers

January 25, 2024 | Publications

Decisions Could Impact Song-Beverly Act Claims Beyond the Auto Industry With California’s appellat...

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Proposed Tax Bill Could Be a Game-Changer for Affordable Housing Nationwide

January 22, 2024 | Blogs

Proposed Tax Bill Could Be a Game-Changer for Affordable Housing Nationwide by Increasing LIHTC Pool...

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Big Splash – Direct Shippers Agree They Violated Tennessee Alcohol Laws

January 22, 2024 | Publications

On December 19, 2023, six direct shippers shipping wine and distilled spirits to customers in Tennes...

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Maximizing Section 1202’s Gain Exclusion

January 17, 2024 | Blogs

The combination of the 21% corporate federal income tax rate and the possibility of qualifying for S...

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DOL Issues Final Independent Contractor Rule

January 16, 2024 | Publications

On January 9, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its Final Rule for analyzing whether a work...

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Let’s Talk About SaaS, Baby: Kentucky’s Recent Taxing of Software as a Service Compared With Its...

January 8, 2024 | Blogs

Recent Kentucky tax legislation continued to expand the landscape of services subject to sales and u...

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Commercial to Residential Assistance by the White House

January 5, 2024 | Publications

On October 27, the Biden-Harris administration announced new initiatives across various governmental...

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Kemp v. Rice Drilling D, LLC: When ‘Royalty’ Ruins the Party

January 2, 2024 | Publications

In Kemp v. Rice Drilling D, LLC,[1] Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals applied the Marketabl...

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California’s State Water Board Poised to set a Maximum Contaminant Level for Hexavalent Chromium

December 27, 2023 | Publications

The metal element chromium is naturally occurring and can be found in rocks, volcanic dust, soil, pl...

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Considerations When Selecting an Investment Banker

December 26, 2023 | Blogs

This was originally published in Reuters Legal News (December 20, 2023). Clients regularly seek adv...

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Who Owns AI Created Content? The Surprising Answer and What To Do About It

December 26, 2023 | Blogs

This was originally published in Reuters Legal News (December 14, 2023). Attempts to protect AI gen...

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Kicking the Bottle Down the Road: Big Bourbon Breathes a Sigh of Relief

December 20, 2023 | Blogs

As a major update to our recent article, trade representatives for the European Union (EU) announced...

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Oklahoma Law Creates Additional Burden to Purchasing Property in the State

December 12, 2023 | Blogs

In response to concerns surrounding foreign ownership of property following the legalization of medi...

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‘Trademark Blink’ Style Scam Targets Business Owners

December 11, 2023 | Publications

Business owners, be aware of a new type of scam in the digital landscape currently masquerading as ...

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EPA Unveils 2023 Methane Emissions Rule for Oil and Gas Operations

December 8, 2023 | Publications

On Saturday, December 2, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emir...

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Michigan Court of Claims Gives Taxpayers Clarity on Appeals Prerequisite of Paying Uncontested Porti...

December 8, 2023 | Blogs

As a prerequisite to the tax appeal process in Michigan, a taxpayer must pay the uncontested portion...

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When the Ball Drops on Bourbon: Distillers Face Looming Tariffs on U.S. Exports to EU

December 7, 2023 | Publications

Recent unparalleled growth and expansion in the distilled spirits industry in the United States coul...

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Corporate Transparency Act: Who Can Exert Substantial Influence on My Company? Part II

December 6, 2023 | Corporate Transparency Act

Part II: Assessing Sources of Substantial Influence Beyond Voting Power The Corporate Transparency A...

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Corporate Transparency Act: Who Can Exert Substantial Influence on My Company? Part I

December 6, 2023 | Corporate Transparency Act

Part I: Substantial Influence The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)[i] was enacted to combat the use ...

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Automotive Industries Pension Plan Receives $1.1 Billion Dollars

December 5, 2023 | Publications

The Automotive Industries Pension Plan (“Plan”), a Taft-Hartley multiemployer (union) pensio...

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Stricter Microplastics Regulations Are on the Horizon. Here’s How California Manufacturers Should ...

December 4, 2023 | Publications

According to the American Chemical Association, the average American consumes up to 121,000 micropla...

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What Manufacturers Need to Know About Express Warranties, Arbitration in California

December 1, 2023 | Publications

This article was originally published on Manufacturing.net The Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (t...

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Issue 2: The Impact on Local Government Laws and Zoning

November 28, 2023 | Publications

With the passage of Issue 2, many local governments are wondering what action must be taken with res...

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Rapidly Rising Rates Complicate Existing Floating Rate Loans

November 21, 2023 | Blogs

*This article was originally published in Reuters Legal News on November 20, 2023. The rapid rise in...

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Manufacturers Beware: The Impact of Stricter 163(j) Deductibility Amid Rising Interest Rates

November 17, 2023 | Blogs

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) introduced significant changes to the deduction of business...

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How California Warehouse Owners and Operators Can Prepare for Rule 2305 Enforcement

November 15, 2023 | Publications

September 2024 update: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the South Coast A...

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NIST Nov. 17 Workshop on AI Safety Gaps Offers Opportunity for Industry Participation

November 14, 2023 | Publications

President Biden’s executive order (EO) on artificial intelligence (AI) is a call to action for the...

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Kentucky Tax Talk: Clash Over Industrial Supplies Exemption

November 14, 2023 | Blogs

This article was originally published in Law360 Tax Authority. On Dec. 15, 2022, the Kentucky Supre...

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Kentucky Continues Weaning From Coal

November 10, 2023 | Publications

It has been quite an interesting week. On the eve of Kentucky’s general election on Tuesday, the K...

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Considerations for Commercial Borrowers: Mitigating Uncertainty and Risk with Interest Rate Swaps

November 10, 2023 | Blogs

Commercial borrowers often use interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk in loan transactions...

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Beware Privacy Risks In Training AI Models With Health Data

November 9, 2023 | Blogs

*This article was originally published in Law360 Expert Analysis.  Artificial intelligence models a...

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November 2023 Immigration Update

November 8, 2023 | Publications

DHS Proposal to Modernize and Improve the H-1B Program The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rec...

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New Regulations Proposed for Kentucky Merchant Electric Generation Facilities

November 7, 2023 | Publications

Kentucky House Bill 4 (the “Act”), which passed during the 2023 Kentucky Regular Session, direct...

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Reporting Under the Corporate Transparency Act – Is My Company Exempt?

November 6, 2023 | Corporate Transparency Act

The reporting requirements of the Federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)[1] will go into effect be...

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U.S. Supreme Court Passes on Dormant Commerce Clause Challenge

November 6, 2023 | Blogs

While some were speculating that a recent Kentucky severance tax case may lead to a new Dormant Comm...

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Houston Founders: How Safe is Your Company’s Data?

November 1, 2023 | Blogs

As news comes out every week about new technologies, from new crypto wallets to generative AI to sel...

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Legislative Update: SB 423 and a New Era for Affordable Housing Development Along California’s Coa...

October 30, 2023 | Blogs

On October 11, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Senate Bill 423 (SB 423) into law....

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What to Expect When the Chemical Safety Board Shows Up at Your Plant

October 30, 2023 | Publications

On January 28, 2021, a liquid nitrogen release at the Foundation Food Group’s Prepared Foods Divis...

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NLRB Publishes Final Rule on Determining Joint-Employer Status

October 27, 2023 | Publications

On October 27, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “Board”) published its anticipa...

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Conversions, Reorganizations, Recapitalizations, Exchanges and Stock Splits Involving Qualified Smal...

October 26, 2023 | Tax Law Defined™ Blog

Section 1202 provides for a substantial exclusion of gain from federal income taxes when stockholder...

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IRS Establishes Withdrawal Procedures for Questionable ERC Claims

October 24, 2023 | Blogs

On October 19, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the process for concerned employers to w...

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Frost Brown Todd Arrives in California with Expanded Capabilities, Experienced Teams, and Industry-S...

October 20, 2023 | Publications

California, meet Frost Brown Todd. The storied, full-service law firm officially touched down in the...

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Top 5 Wage & Hour Issues for U.S. Manufacturers

October 19, 2023 | Publications

Wage and hour claims continue to be one the most expensive employment law risks for most employers. ...

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New California Bill Bars Local Agencies from Rejecting Urban Housing Projects by Refusing to Certify...

October 16, 2023 | Publications

On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1633, the Housing Accountability Act: disapprova...

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Application Portal for the Low-Income Communities Energy Investment Bonus Program Opens Oct. 19

October 12, 2023 | Blogs

Applications for the low-income communities bonus credit program (the “Bonus Program”) under Int...

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CFPB Advisory Opinion: Impeding Consumer Requests for Bank Account Information Comes at a Cost

October 12, 2023 | Blogs

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or “Bureau”) announced its plans to raise the sta...

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Introducing the QSBS Guidebook for Family Offices and Private Equity Firms

October 12, 2023 | Blogs

The combination of the 21% corporate income tax rate and the possibility of qualifying for Section 1...

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California to Require Companies ‘Doing Business in California’ to Report Climate Impacts

October 11, 2023 | Publications

On September 12, California’s Senate passed Senate Bill 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountabi...

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Faith Ranch and Farms Fund, Inc. v. PNC Bank: Ohio’s Seventh District Uses Faith to Divine the Mea...

October 11, 2023 | Publications

On April 16, 2021, we wrote about O’Bradovich et al. v. Hess Ohio Developments, LLC.  There, O...

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Election Fraud: Fact or Fiction

October 10, 2023 | Publications

A lot has been said in the last few years about election fraud, stolen elections and voting irregula...

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October 2023 Immigration Update

October 10, 2023 | Publications

Labor Shortage? Many U.S. Employers Could Benefit from the H-2B Visa Program The H-2B visa program...

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Border Crossings: Toward Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of U.S. and Chinese Civil Court Judgment...

October 3, 2023 | Publications

Despite frequent frictions in recent trade relations, the growing scale of the economic relationship...

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Making your Dreams Come True: How to Reduce AI Risks and Liabilities

October 2, 2023 | Blogs

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of those high-risk, high-reward opportunities that is irresistib...

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MoCRA Registration and Product Listing Enforcement Coming Before Year’s End: Start Preparing Now

September 29, 2023 | Publications

The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act’s (MoCRA) December 29, 2023 enforcement deadline f...

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FinCEN Announces Proposed Solution to Disclosure Dilemma in the Corporate Transparency Act

September 29, 2023 | Corporate Transparency Act

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) may be the most consequential federal law in recent memory. To ...

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Preliminary Approval of PFAS Settlements for Dupont and 3M Triggers Important Deadlines for Public W...

September 29, 2023 | Publications

Public water systems (PWSs) across the U.S. are evaluating formal notices sent from a federal court ...

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Portfolio Company Reporting Under the Corporate Transparency Act

September 28, 2023 | Blogs

This was originally published in Reuters Legal News (September 28, 2023). In Private Equity, a Port...

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Kentucky Tax Talk: Taking Up the Dormant Commerce Clause

September 20, 2023 | Blogs

This article was originally published in Law360 Expert Analysis. The commerce clause of the U.S. Con...

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Tax Amnesty in Kentucky Jeopardized by State’s ‘Punt’ on Funding

September 18, 2023 | Blogs

This article was originally published in Bloomberg Law Daily Tax Report.  Many taxpayers, tax pract...

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IRS Presses Pause on Processing New ERC Claims

September 15, 2023 | Blogs

On September 14,  the IRS announced that it would stop processing new claims for the Employee Reten...

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Businessman analyzing data and growth chart, investment, financial and banking, Medical business report on global network.
The Changing Landscape of Personal Health Data – Washington State’s My Health My Data Act

September 15, 2023 | Blogs

Businesses that collect or process health data from individuals are subject to new and burdensome re...

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SB 423: Streamlining Affordable Housing in California’s Coastal Zone

September 14, 2023 | Blogs

Update: California Gavin Newsome signed Senate Bill 423 into law. Click here to read the update.  S...

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SEC Issues Long-Awaited Private Fund Adviser Rules

September 11, 2023 | Publications

On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Release Number IA-6383, fina...

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FBT Secures Reversal of $18.2 million Jury Verdict as Kentucky Supreme Court Strengthens Product Lia...

September 7, 2023 | Experience

The Kentucky Supreme Court’s recent decision in Primal Vantage Company, Inc. v. Kevin O’Bryan, e...

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NLRB Gives Historic Boost to Union Organizing

September 1, 2023 | Publications

The NLRB will force more employers to bargain with unions based upon signed union cards rather than ...

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Department of Labor Proposes Raising FLSA Salary Exempt Level to $55,068

August 30, 2023 | Publications

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a highly anticipated proposed rule on August 30 amendin...

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Tennessee Challenges Direct Shippers – Another Rock in the Pond

August 30, 2023 | Publications

On July 14, 2023, the State of Tennessee filed a complaint against six out-of-state businesses alleg...

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Insights Into the Changing Landscape of Cyber Insurance

August 29, 2023 | Publications

*This article was originally published by Marine Log.  Pick your industry and you will quickly conc...

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Navigating the Blockchain Landscape: Recent IRS Guidance on Convertible Virtual Currency and the Tre...

August 29, 2023 | Blogs

This article explores recent developments in the U.S. federal taxation of virtual currencies by the ...

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States of Disrepair – Recent Developments in the ‘Right to Repair’ Movement

August 28, 2023 | Publications

This article was originally published on Manufacturing.net.  For manufacturers, the growing tractio...

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Fifth Circuit Eliminates the ‘Ultimate-Employment-Decisions’ Test for Title VII Discrimination C...

August 28, 2023 | Publications

For decades, federal courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi have restricted liability for emplo...

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Douglas Equipment, Inc. v. EQT Production Company: Bundle Your Sticks Carefully!

August 21, 2023 | Publications

If you convey property that is currently subject to a producing oil and gas lease but except and res...

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Texas Implements a State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

August 18, 2023 | Blogs

The state of Texas recently joined the ranks of nearly 30 other states in establishing its own state...

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ESOPs Encouraged but Do It Right! SECURE 2.0 ESOP Provisions and Expanded IRS Focus

August 17, 2023 | Publications

The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0), which was passed as 2022 wound down, expands on the Setting...

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Student Loan Relief Denied in 6-3 Decision by the Supreme Court

August 16, 2023 | Publications

Biden v. Nebraska, 143 S. Ct. 2355 (June 30, 2023) In Biden v. Nebraska, the Supreme Court held that...

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Supreme Court Narrows Clean Water Act’s Jurisdictional Scope in Sackett v. EPA

August 16, 2023 | Publications

Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 143 S. Ct. 1322 (May 25, 2023) Since 2001, the U.S....

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Supreme Court Rejects Dormant Commerce Clause Challenge to California Restrictions on Sale of Pork

August 16, 2023 | Publications

National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, 143 S. Ct. 1142 (May 11, 2023) In National Pork Producers C...

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Supreme Court Rules that States Can’t Take More Property Than They Are Owed

August 16, 2023 | Publications

Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota, 143 S. Ct. 1369 (May 25, 2023) The Fifth Amendment’s Takings ...

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Supreme Court Ends Considerations of Race in College Admissions

August 16, 2023 | Publications

Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, 143 S. Ct. 2141 (J...

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Supreme Court Defines Limits of Social Media Company Liability

August 16, 2023 | Publications

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions in the 2022-23 term that begin to define the limits of l...

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Supreme Court Clarifies ‘Transformative’ Art in the Context of Copyright ‘Fair Use’

August 16, 2023 | Publications

Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, 143 S. Ct. 1258 (May 18, 2023) In And...

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Supreme Court Rules First Amendment Permits the Sale of ‘Expressive’ Goods and Services from Com...

August 16, 2023 | Publications

303 Creative, LLC v. Elenis, 143 S. Ct. 2298 (June 30, 2023) In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court...

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Supreme Court Holds Post-Trial Motions Not Required to Preserve Appellate Rights on Purely Legal Que...

August 16, 2023 | Publications

Dupree v. Younger, 143 S. Ct. 1382 (May 25, 2023) In Dupree v. Younger, the U.S. Supreme Court held ...

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Divided Supreme Court Rules that Appeals from Arbitration Denials Automatically Stay All District Co...

August 16, 2023 | Publications

Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, 143 S. Ct. 1915 (June 23, 2023) In Coinbase, Inc. v Bielski, a 5-4 U.S. S...

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‘Consent by Registration’: Supreme Court Reaffirms the Hidden Impact on Out-of-State Companies R...

August 16, 2023 | Publications

Mallory v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co., 143 S. Ct. 2028 (June 27, 2023) While it received far less fanfare th...

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Supreme Court Reaffirms Patent Law’s Enablement Requirement

August 16, 2023 | Publications

Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, 143 S. Ct. 1243 (May 18, 2023) In Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, the U.S. Supreme Court...

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Major Tax Changes in Ohio – H.B. 33 Biennial Budget Bill Tax Update

August 15, 2023 | Blogs

Signed by Governor Mike DeWine on July 3, 2023, Ohio’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 biennial ope...

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New Rules Require Plans to ‘Chase Time’ – Coverage for Long-Term Part-Time Employees

August 15, 2023 | Publications

Certain 401(k) and 403(b) plans must be amended to allow part-time employees to participate under ne...

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NLRB’s New Standard: Work Rules and Policies Are Unlawful if They ‘Could’ Be Interpreted to Ha...

August 11, 2023 | Publications

On August 2, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “Board”) issued its long anticipated de...

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Ninth Circuit Upholds EPA’s NPDES Permitting Authority Affecting the Combined Water Sewer Systems ...

August 8, 2023 | Publications

In City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco) v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2...

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Florida Places Restrictions on Real Estate Acquisitions by Certain Foreign Entities

August 4, 2023 | Publications

Florida Senate Bill 264 (the “Bill”) was signed into law on May 8, 2023, by Florida Governor Ron...

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Interest Rate Woes: A Snapshot of the Lending Landscape in Commercial Real Estate

August 4, 2023 | Blogs

This was originally published in Reuters Legal News (August 3, 2023). Over the past year, rising in...

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Federal & State Tax Implications of Kentucky’s New Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership...

August 3, 2023 | Blogs

Governor Andy Beshear signed House Bill 499 into law in April 2022, thereby creating a new program c...

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AI: Tomorrow’s Platform or Today’s Ethical Quicksand?

August 2, 2023 | Blogs

This article was originally published in Indiana Lawyer.  Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) ...

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Indiana’s New Successor Tax Liability Statute – How to Comply and Avoid Pitfalls

July 28, 2023 | Blogs

*Kenny Schwalbert, a J.D. candidate at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, contribu...

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The Corporate Transparency Act: Considerations for Effectively Using the FinCEN Identifier

July 28, 2023 | Blogs

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is scheduled to take effect in a matter of months (on January 1...

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Aftershocks: Where Do Businesses Go After ‘Mallory’?

July 28, 2023 | Publications

Businesses operating in multiple states should take heed of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent opinio...

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USCIS to Permit Certain E-Verify Employers to Conduct Remote I-9 Document Examination

July 27, 2023 | Publications

On August 1, 2023, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will permit certain em...

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Sale or Redemption of a Partnership Interest – Is There a Difference?

July 27, 2023 | Blogs

Partners in a partnership and members of a limited liability company that is taxed as a partnership ...

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Dueling Federal and State Actions: The ‘Colorado River’ Doctrine

July 27, 2023 | Publications

I. The Colorado River Doctrine – Alive and Well Consider the following: two parties to a contract ...

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Overcoming Hurdles to Enforcing Third-Party Subpoenas for Documents in Construction Arbitration

July 26, 2023 | Publications

*This article was originally published in the Summer 2023 edition of the Columbus Bar Association...

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LPs and LLCs Continue to Reign Supreme for Private Equity Funds and Sponsors in Delaware

July 26, 2023 | Blogs

This was originally published in Reuters Legal News (July 26, 2023). Private equity and investment ...

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You Thought Federal Compliance Was Enough? Don’t Forget the States

July 25, 2023 | Blogs

Most virtual asset providers are aware of federal-level guidance, such as the money services busines...

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California Courts Restrict Late Fees When Borrowers Default

July 25, 2023 | Blogs

This article was originally published in Bloomberg Law’s Banking, Professional Perspectives. I...

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2023 Updates to FTC Endorsement Guides

July 25, 2023 | Publications

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently updated its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements an...

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Adjusting the Curriculum – Strategies for Mitigating Construction Delays in Student Housing

July 24, 2023 | Blogs

Universities and their students are demanding updated or new student housing. While this demand has ...

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Private Equity and Creating and Fostering a Culture of Health Care Compliance

July 21, 2023 | Blogs

This was originally published in Reuters Legal News (May 16, 2023). Private equity investment in h...

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OSHA Finalizes Rule Requiring Electronic Submission of Comprehensive Injury and Illness Data

July 21, 2023 | Publications

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule amending its occu...

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An Update on Indiana’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

July 19, 2023 | Blogs

Indiana’s recently enacted state low-income housing tax credit took effect on July 1, 2023. The Af...

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The End of Temporary Form I-9 Flexibilities

July 17, 2023 | Publications

Along with the end of the national emergency surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic comes an end to Form ...

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Two Years ‘til Sunset: It’s Time for Sunshine State Residents to Consider the Implementation of ...

July 14, 2023 | Blogs

One year ago, the Florida Legislature amended Florida Statute Section 736.0505, which made the tax-s...

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Oregon Likely Next State to Pass Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation

July 11, 2023 | Publications

On June 22, 2023, Oregon’s state legislature passed the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA). Curren...

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Trial Victory: FBT Obtains $3.5M Judgment on behalf of General Contractor in Construction Dispute

July 10, 2023 | Experience

Frost Brown Todd (FBT) represented a general contractor in a breach of contract case before the U.S....

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Ohio Tax Talk: Building On Federal Affordable Housing Credit

July 7, 2023 | Blogs

This article was originally published by Law360 Expert Authority.  The Ohio Senate issued its versi...

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U.S. Courts Redefine Religious Rights in the Workplace

July 6, 2023 | Publications

The U.S. Supreme Court Increases the Burden to Deny a Religious Accommodation Because of Undue Hards...

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Advanced Section 1202 (QSBS) Planning for S Corporations

July 3, 2023 | Blogs

Section 1202 provides for a substantial exclusion of gain from federal income taxes when stockholder...

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Powering Progress: IRS Releases Proposed Rules for Low-Income Community Bonus Credit Program

June 29, 2023 | Blogs

*James Hardman contributed to this article while working as a summer associate at FBT. James is not ...

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FTC Moves Against Non-Competes Ahead of Proposed Ban

June 28, 2023 | Publications

This article was originally published in Bloomberg Law Professional Perspective Much ink has been sp...

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The Corporate Transparency Act’s Impact on the Real Estate Industry: What You Need to Know to Comp...

June 28, 2023 | Corporate Transparency Act

Many U.S. businesses will soon be required to disclose information on their “beneficial owners” ...

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New Paradigm for Fighting Cyber Fraud in the Automotive and Mobility Industries

June 26, 2023 | Publications

Business email compromise (BEC) fraud is the number one cybercrime faced by American businesses, as ...

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CMS Final Rules on Payment Impacts for Remote Therapeutic Monitoring

June 26, 2023 | Blogs

The 2023 Physician Fee Schedule final rule (“Final Rule”), which became effective in January 202...

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NLRB Makes It Easier to Reclassify Independent Contractors as Employees

June 20, 2023 | Publications

In a highly anticipated, but not surprising, decision issued on June 13, 2023, the National Labor Re...

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LIBOR, an Extinct Species, and What Comes Next

June 16, 2023 | Publications

Effective June 30, 2023, the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) joins the Brontosaurus, the dodo ...

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Does UC Berkeley’s Intention to Transform People’s Park into Student Housing Comply with the Cal...

June 8, 2023 | Publications

The California Supreme Court is set to decide whether UC Berkeley’s plans to construct student hou...

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Courts Water Down Stringent IRS Penalties at the Water’s Edge

June 8, 2023 | Blogs

As the United States has steadily increased enforcement against U.S. citizens and residents with for...

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NLRB General Counsel Continues Her Attempted Erosion of Employer ‘Rights’: Considers Most Non-Co...

June 5, 2023 | Publications

On May 30, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, issued M...

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Kentucky Department of Revenue Reclassifies All Transmission Pipelines

June 2, 2023 | Blogs

In a recent email notification to taxpayers filing Kentucky Public Service Company (“PSC”) tax r...

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Texas Is Next to Pass a Consumer-Friendly, Comprehensive Privacy Law

June 2, 2023 | Publications

On May 29, 2023, the Texas legislature passed the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA). The b...

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Tatum et al v. Charmaine Dawson: Laches and the Search for Holders Under Ohio’s DMA

May 31, 2023 | Publications

Does a delay in recording a certificate of transfer prejudice the surface owner in its search for mi...

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U.S. Supreme Court Addresses Pre-RFP Phase Interactions with Owners

May 31, 2023 | Publications

The U.S. Supreme Court recently overturned the federal wire fraud convictions of a contractor for hi...

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Are You Prepared to Comply with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act?

May 30, 2023 | Publications

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), recently signed into law by President Biden and effective ...

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The Kentucky Court of Appeals Tackles Religious Property Tax Exemptions

May 30, 2023 | Blogs

Religious institutions received a victory this month regarding property tax exemptions under Section...

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Incentives for Clean Energy Suppliers in Kentucky and Ohio

May 30, 2023 | Publications

Both Kentucky and Ohio have seen a recent boom in electrical vehicle battery and solar-related manuf...

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C-PACE to Help Developments Make a Change for the Better. . .

May 30, 2023 | Publications

A version of this article was published in Law360’s Expert Analysis. The Origins of PACE The p...

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Supreme Court Ends Marathon ‘Ping-Pong’ Game at EPA/Army Corps Over Definition of ‘Waters of t...

May 26, 2023 | Publications

A version of this article was published on the Cincinnati Bar Association’s blog.  In its fou...

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Making Practical Use of the Federal Agencies’ New Ransomware Guidance

May 26, 2023 | Blogs

Business leaders will find important information in the #StopRansomware Guide developed through the ...

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Sixth Circuit Adopts More Stringent Standard for FLSA Collective Actions

May 25, 2023 | Publications

In a highly anticipated decision issued last Friday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Clark v....

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Expansion of Tax Increment Financing for Ohio Townships

May 25, 2023 | Publications

House Bill 501 (HB 501), which became effective April 6, 2023, amended Ohio Revised Code Section 570...

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Construction Contractor Must Pay Subcontractors’ Union Fringe Benefit Fund Contributions Due to Su...

May 24, 2023 | Publications

A federal district court in Michigan recently held that a union road construction general contractor...

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Pollution Control Exemption Now Included on Kentucky Watercraft Tax Forms

May 23, 2023 | Blogs

This article was originally published by The Waterways Journal in April 2023.  As this time of ye...

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Supreme Court Decision Could Have Impact on Health Care Patent Applications

May 19, 2023 | Blogs

In a crucial U.S. Supreme Court decision issued on May 18, in Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, the Court applie...

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Watt’s Up, Manufacturers? How to Maximize Tax Savings with Critical Minerals and Battery Compo...

May 17, 2023 | Blogs

The Inflation Reduction Act (Pub. L. No. 117-169 (the “IRA” or the “Act”)) has brought signi...

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Comprehensive West Virginia Property Tax Reform Failed, But Incentives Are Available

May 16, 2023 | Blogs

The West Virginia Legislature in the 2021 regular session approved H.J.R. 3, the Property Tax Modern...

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Health Care Compliance Due Diligence Essentials for Private Equity Investment

May 16, 2023 | Blogs

This was originally published in Reuters Legal News (May 16, 2023). This is the third piece in our ...

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NLRB Kicks Workplace Civility, Consistent Treatment, and EEO Laws to the Curb

May 15, 2023 | Publications

This article was republished in the Employee Benefit Plan Review. Are union supporters and others co...

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PE in Health Care: What Investors Should Know

May 12, 2023 | Blogs

In its 2023 US Private Equity Outlook report, PitchBook predicted that private equity investment in ...

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Kentucky Tax Talk: Pros, Cons of the SALT Cap Workaround

May 10, 2023 | Blogs

This article was originally published in Law360 Expert Analysis.  Kentucky H.B. 360 went through qu...

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Indiana Fire Departments, Fire Territories, and Police Department May Need to Evaluate Merit System ...

May 10, 2023 | Publications

On April 29, 2023, the 123rd Indiana General Assembly first regular session ended, and House Enrolle...

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EPA Issues Final Rule for Automobile and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating

May 10, 2023 | Publications

On May 9, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule that significantly ...

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Toolbox for Managing Your Financially Troubled Customers

May 5, 2023 | Publications

This article originally appeared in Vol. 52 of Kentucky Trucker, a publication of the Kentucky Truck...

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Kentucky’s New Medical Marijuana Law: What Employers Need to Know (and Do)

May 2, 2023 | Publications

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear recently signed Senate Bill 47 into law, legalizing medical marijuana...

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Important Alert for 401(k) and 403(b) Plans that Do Not Allow Participants to Make Roth Contribution...

May 1, 2023 | Blogs

The recent comprehensive retirement plan legislation, often called SECURE 2.0, made an important cha...

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The MTA Equation – Dougherty v. ABARTA Oil & Gas: Ohio’s 5th District Does the Math

April 28, 2023 | Publications

This article was republished in the Energy Law Advisor.  In Dougherty v. ABARTA Oil & Gas Co., ...

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Indiana to Become the Seventh State to Pass Comprehensive Personal Privacy Law

April 27, 2023 | Blogs

On April 11, Indiana’s state legislature passed a comprehensive state privacy legislation Senate B...

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Supreme Court Pokes a Hole in the Ironclad Nature of Bankruptcy 363 Sales

April 25, 2023 | Publications

MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC, 143 S. Ct. 927 (April 19, 2023) Purchasers often rel...

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Maritime Industry Hit by Yet Another Swell of Cyberattacks

April 20, 2023 | Publications

Three Canadian primary eastern seaports suffered a cyberattack, once again raising issues of data se...

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HHS Proposes Rule Prohibiting Some Previously Allowed Disclosures Connected to Reproductive Care

April 20, 2023 | Blogs

On April 12, 2023, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed R...

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SECURE 2.0 Changes to Retirement Plan Corrections

April 20, 2023 | Publications

Our overview of Division T of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, titled “The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2...

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Legal Considerations When Adopting Generative Artificial Intelligence Solutions Like ChatGPT

April 13, 2023 | Publications

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions has created opportunities for bus...

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Kentucky Law Regulating Transgender Medical Care May Raise Treatment and Compliance Concerns for Pro...

April 12, 2023 | Blogs

On March 29, the Kentucky legislature voted to override Governor Andy Beshear’s veto on Senate Bil...

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Ohio Tax Talk: Tax Amendments in Operating Budget Proposal

April 6, 2023 | Blogs

This article was originally published in Law360 Expert Analysis. H.B. 33 establishes the state of Oh...

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2023 West Virginia Legislature Updates Alcohol Laws

April 6, 2023 | Publications

Senate Bill 534 is the 2023 omnibus alcohol reform bill advanced by the West Virginia Alcohol Bevera...

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Sports Betting in Kentucky – Now What?

April 5, 2023 | Publications

The Kentucky Legislature recently enacted, after many years on the table, limited sports betting. 20...

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The Future of Kentucky’s Solar Industry Is Bright Following Recent Legislative Changes

March 31, 2023 | Publications

It’s been more than a decade since Kentucky revised the statutes controlling the Kentucky State Bo...

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Enforcement Trends and Caution Points in Health Care Private Equity Investing

March 29, 2023 | Blogs

This was originally published in Reuters Legal News (March 29, 2023). The first piece in this ser...

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You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Software’s About You…

March 29, 2023 | Publications

…And you’re probably right. On March 2, the Biden administration issued its long-awaited Nationa...

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Kentucky Legislature Passes Bill to Protect Coal-Fired Energy Generation Fleet

March 28, 2023 | Publications

A bill that was designed to prevent the retirement of coal-fired power plants owned by regulated uti...

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Supplier-to-Supplier Lien Rights

March 27, 2023 | Publications

Indiana did not permit mechanic’s liens on a “supplier-to-supplier” basis for many years. Supp...

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Kentucky Legislation Creates New Property Tax Valuation Method for Affordable Multifamily Properties

March 24, 2023 | Blogs

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear recently signed a bill that will provide more certainty for annual pr...

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Iowa to Become the Sixth State to Pass Comprehensive Personal Privacy Law

March 24, 2023 | Publications

On March 15, the Iowa state legislature passed a comprehensive state privacy legislation (“SF 262...

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Alter Ego Piercing, The Mists of Metaphor

March 23, 2023 | Publications

Empirical studies have some surprising results on the frequency of ego piercing in litigated cases a...

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NLRB Issues Aggressive Guidance on Severance Agreement Language

March 23, 2023 | Publications

As predicted in our February, 24 advisory, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Boar...

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Want to Use the Money in Your IRA for Loans or Certain Related Investments? Think Again

March 22, 2023 | Blogs

Many individuals have accumulated significant funds in their individual retirement accounts (IRAs), ...

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Let’s Rap About Zero Tolerance Policies

March 22, 2023 | Publications

Recently, a white employee was fired under a company’s zero-tolerance policy when he was overheard...

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U.S. Supreme Court: The IDEA Exhaustion Requirement Does Not Apply to ADA Claims

March 22, 2023 | Publications

There is no longer a need to exhaust administrative remedies under the Individuals with Disabilities...

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Electricity as ‘Good’ or a ‘Service’ Under Section 503(b)(9)

March 22, 2023 | Publications

This article was originally published in Bloomberg Law Professional Perspectives. Bankruptcy courts ...

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IRS Proposes 401(k) Forfeiture Rules

March 21, 2023 | Publications

On February 27, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations on when and how forfe...