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As an attorney and new mother to three-month-old Sullivan, I began to think about his future as soon as he was born. While my husband and I gazed at him with exhaustion and adoration between (seemingly endless) feedings and diaper changes, I wondered, “How can I make...
By Attorney Max Dehn and Attorney Madilyn Maruna The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) took effect on April 28, 2023. The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued a Field Assistance Bulletin regarding the enforcement...
If you are an Ohio employer who has not heard of the PUMP Act or Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, now is a good time to become educated. The enforcement provisions of the PUMP Act took effect on April 28, 2023, and the enforcement provisions of the Pregnant Workers...
America is months away from a sea change in business law, thanks to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). [Read Mike’s original post on the Corporate Transparency Act by clicking here.] This law will add compliance obligations to every industry. The banking industry...
The National Labor Relations Board issued a ruling that casts doubt on confidentiality and non-disparagement agreements that employers routinely provide to terminated employees in return for severance payments. In McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58, the NLRB ruled that...
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently proposed a new rule that would effectively ban non-compete agreements. The rule also impacts non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements that effectively function as non-competes. It may be that the FTC will succeed...
We are happy to announce our newest Shareholders, Cory Martinson and John Tullio. Cory is a member of the business law and litigation practice groups, and advises and represents businesses, families, and individuals on a wide variety of matters. Often serving as...
If you or your spouse created an AB Trust years ago, you may want to act now to reduce future tax liability for your spouse and/or children. Due to the substantial increase in the federal estate tax exemption and the introduction of portability, the AB Trust has...
With each new year usually comes a fresh overview of the year ahead, which may or may not include one large milestone: retirement. While your retirement savings account such as an IRA may be the largest monetary asset you earn in your lifetime, you may find you are...
The estate and gift tax exemptions have undergone substantial changes from 2022 to 2023 due to certain inflation adjustments provided under the current law. These exemptions, sometimes collectively referred to as the “unified credit,” represent the amount an...