Hiring and Discrimination: Do’s and Don’ts for Your Ohio Business (Part 1) In January 2021, Ohio enacted the Employment Law Uniformity Act, which goes into effect this month. The Act significantly affects future handling of workplace discrimination claims. While the Act contains generally employer-friendly provisions, employers must still be vigilant to ensure that their hiring […]
Selling Your Business When You Have a PPP Loan By the end of 2020, more than 5 million businesses had requested forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). In the early stages of the PPP loan program, there were questions about how existing PPP loans affected a business’s sale. In October 2020, the Small […]
Best Practices for B2C Auto-Renewing Service Agreements Auto-renewing, subscription-based contracts have long been in favor among health clubs and mobile phone vendors. But today, more businesses, including many software and mobile application providers, are also moving away from one-time purchase prices in favor of the auto-renewing subscription model. Auto-renewal can be beneficial to both the […]
Employer-Employee Arbitration Agreement Most employers understand that employment-related disputes are an unfortunate but unavoidable cost of doing business. While employers can of course take proactive steps to reduce the chances of such disputes, and while they can also take steps to increase the likelihood of favorable outcomes, these measures won’t necessarily prevent employees from claiming […]
Doctrine of Mistake Mistake and Contract Formation Is a mistaken belief enough to void a contract? Is there anything that a party with a mistaken belief can do to get out of a contract or reform its terms after signing? Is there a difference between a mistake of fact and a simple buyer’s remorse? Depending […]
Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 Can Insurance Companies be Sued for Failing to Provide Business Interruption Coverage Related to COVID-19? Many businesses continue to struggle from mandatory closures and other operating restrictions caused by COVID-19. Not surprisingly, companies are now turning to their insurance carriers to mitigate their income losses. During the past several months, over […]
Landlord vs. Tenant Commercial Lease Agreement Enforceability Is your business a party to a commercial lease agreement where it seems like that relationship no longer serves the parties’ business interests? Are you wondering what can be done, if anything, to end that relationship sooner rather than later? This situation can arise for any number of […]
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Can the Coronavirus Get Me Out of a Business Contract? Enforcing Force Majeure in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic On March 9, 2020, Governor Mike DeWine took several actions to combat the spread of Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19), including declaring a state of emergency in Ohio. Shortly after that, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared the Coronavirus a […]
Many business owners learn early on that disputes are inevitable and can sometimes lead to litigation. Once it appears that litigation is reasonably certain to occur, certain steps should immediately be taken to preserve information relevant or potentially relevant to the dispute. This is typically accomplished by sending a written litigation hold notice to key […]
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