- Blog PostOn April 23, 2018, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Trump administration’s indefinite delay of higher penalties for automakers that don’t meet certain fuel efficiency standards
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Raquel (Rocky) A. Rodriguez, John T. Metzger, Alan M. Burger, and Peter M. Bernhardt of McDonald Hopkins were recognized among the top attorneys in Florida on Monday, June 18 by Florida Super Lawyers.
- Blog PostOn April 13, 2018, U.S. EPA published a notice containing information related to the EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy program which identifies acceptable and unacceptable substitutes for ozone depleting substances.
- Blog PostThe DOJ Antitrust Division’s Spring Update touts a number of federal enforcement priorities that could impact your business.
- Blog PostLess than a month after unanimously passing an ordinance that would have imposed a per-employee head tax on large companies, the Seattle City Council voted on June 12 to repeal the tax. The tax was meant to generate roughly $47 million a year to fund affordable housing and homeless services.
- Blog Post. The call for guidance from the SEC has increased through the growing number of industries utilizing distributed ledger technology. Now, the SEC has begun to respond, including recent indications that the two largest cryptocurrencies in circulation, bitcoin and ether, do not qualify as securities.
- Blog PostThe Ohio Supreme Court recently weighed in on the manufacturing exemption for sales and use taxation while the General Assembly elaborated upon an exemption for equipment used to produce oil and gas.
- Blog PostThe U.S. Supreme Court today overturned over 50 years of its own precedent regarding state authority to collect sales tax from online merchants. In a divided 5-4 decision, the court in South Dakota v. Wayfair held that South Dakota may require remote sellers to collect sales tax from their consumers whether or not they have a physical presence in the state.
- Blog PostAfter years of decisions by a National Labor Relations Board that seemed to have lost sight of how work rules impact the practical realities of the workplace, employers recently received some relief.
- Blog PostEffective July 1, 2018, a new provision of the Florida Insurance Code allows physicians, chiropractors, nurse practitioners and primary care group practices to furnish primary care services for a flat monthly fee directly to their patients or to employee groups and establishes parameters for direct primary care agreements
- Blog PostThe court found that the arbitrator’s award of rescinding franchise agreement because the franchisor had an incomplete disclosure statement was consistent with established defined legal principles. As such, the court refused to apply the manifestly unjust doctrine to vacate the award.
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- Blog PostThe increase in the cash required to service existing tax-free bond obligations, could have a significant impact on the ability of already cash-starved charities to provide the services that comprise their missions
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- Blog PostEveryone in the commercial real estate industry needs to be ready and look for ways blockchain will quite soon morph into our everyday world.
- AlertTexas District Court issues temporary injunction preventing CMS from recouping overpayments
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Employment Law Q&A: Should I require my employees to sign arbitration agreements?
- Blog PostWe have been following legislation in the Ohio General Assembly that would modify the test for determining whether individuals reside in Ohio for state income tax purposes. The bill, House Bill 292, would also reinstate the direct right of appeal from the Board of Tax Appeals to the Ohio Supreme Court for many cases, which was eliminated last year.
- Blog PostIn the wake of the #MeToo movement, we have all heard the shocking stories of systematic and persistent sexual harassment in the workplace. But sometimes, the lines are not so clear.
- Blog PostLast year we reported on legal challenges to a nine percent “amusement” tax that the city of Chicago imposes on consumers and requires service providers to collect and remit.
- Blog PostThe Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service recently issued a notice stating they intend to address state efforts to circumvent the new federal limit on individual deductions for state and local taxes (SALT).
- NewsDavid H. Gunning II has been elected as the chair of the Cleveland State University Board of Trustees. Gunning has been on the Board since 2012 and previously served as treasurer.
- Blog PostWith the rapid rise of solar energy as a major force in a market which, in most states, has been subject to stringent regulation, state-sanctioned monopolies, and constant interaction between government policy and the energy supply, states are searching for their own Goldilocks Zones.
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Listen to our latest podcast: Due diligence for employee benefits: The role of HR and others
- Blog PostAs solar panel prices plunge and collecting power from the sun increasingly makes both economic and environmental sense, despite the tariffs we wrote about in February, most of us are seeing solar panels on rooftops of homes and commercial buildings with exponentially increasing frequency. Many of us (yes, even in Cleveland), see large arrays of ground-mounted panels which generate power on the scale of a small utility power plant, at least occasionally.
- Blog PostMeet Richard Dovere of C2 Energy Capital.
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Meet Chad Arfons of McDonald Hopkins
- Blog PostMeet Michael Heise of American Electric Power.
- Blog PostMeet Steve Chun of DEPCOM Power
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- Blog PostAt the beginning of May, Pew Charitable Trusts issued a report revealing that by the end of 2017, 34 states, “the most yet,” were taking in more tax revenue than before the recession, accounting for inflation. The great recession started in December 2007.
- Blog PostThe Alaska Department of Revenue has a division devoted entirely to management of the state’s Permanent Fund Dividend. Its purpose is “assuring that all eligible Alaskans receive timely dividends; fraud is prosecuted; and all internal and external stakeholders are treated with respect.”
- Blog PostLast December, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two consolidated lawsuits, Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association and New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, Inc. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, the details of which we explained at the time.
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- NewsSALT Cap Enforcement May Mean Years Of Tax Limbo
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- Blog PostTaxpayers with undisclosed foreign assets should review options now
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- Blog PostIconic solar project in Cuyahoga County
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- AlertRegardless of who a records request is from – federal or commercial payor – it is important for a provider to get an attorney involved as soon as it receives a medical records request from either a UPIC or commercial payor.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a legal challenge to the established principle that states may not impose sales and use tax collection duties on remote businesses unless they have an in-state physical presence. McDonald Hopkins' tax attorneys have broken down all the moving pieces and identified strategies for your business to prepare.
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The bankruptcy case of Rent-a-Wreck, the car rental business, is a cautionary tale for franchisors that are in some type of financial distress due to particularly contentious disputes with their franchisees; bankruptcy cannot be used as a tool to simply discard a particularly problematic franchisee.
- AlertESOP trustees are being aggressively targeted by the Department of Labor and the plaintiff’s bar. While not downplaying the risk involved, there are steps that can be taken and protocols developed that can help ESOP trustees.
- Blog PostIn the case EXLP Leasing LLC et al. v. Galveston Central Appraisal District, the Texas Supreme Court sided with the petitioner leasing companies, and held that the statutory formula that they used to calculate the taxable value of leased natural-gas compressors is constitutional.
