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02.10.2023
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On January 31, 2023, Governor Mike DeWine delivered the 2023 State of the State Address which touched on several education-related topics under a newly proposed budget. According to data from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), 40% of third-grade children are not competent in reading. DeWine kicked off his address by stressing the importance of […]
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01.25.2023
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The Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Spending Bill signed by President Biden on December 29, 2022, includes the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), which provides protections for employees who request accommodations during pregnancy as well as the PUMP (Providing Urgent Maternal Protections) for Nursing Mothers Act. Under the PWFA, which will go into effect on June 27, 2023, employers […]
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01.18.2023
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January 18, 2023 In a long-awaited decision, the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas denied the State of Ohio’s Motion to Dismiss the EdChoice lawsuit and Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings filed by intervening private school families. This lawsuit, filed in January of 2022 by several Ohio school districts and families, contends that the […]
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01.01.2023
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Effective January 1, 2023, the Ohio-based law firm of Weston Hurd LLP expands its practices with the addition of new Education Law and Labor & Employment attorneys. According to Weston Hurd’s Managing Partner Dan Richards, “We are thrilled to make these extremely talented attorneys part of the Weston Hurd family. We are adding significant depth […]
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12.29.2022
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Weston Hurd is pleased to recognize the following attorneys named 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business. The attorneys were selected using a patented multiphase process that combines peer nominations, evaluations, and professional achievements with third-party research to create a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of outstanding […]
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11.18.2022
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The Ohio-based law firm of Weston Hurd LLP is pleased to announce the addition of 13 attorneys from the Labor and Employment and Education Law practice groups at Walter Haverfield led by Christine Cossler, Eric Johnson, Christina Peer and Kathy Perrico. The attorneys in these practice groups will be working out of the firm’s Cleveland and […]
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02.28.2022
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Back in December, we sent an advisory that certain Ohio counties were due to revise real estate tax values, whether by estimated update or full re-appraisal. These revised tax values for 2021 affect the amount of taxes paid in 2022 and thereafter. The advisory also served as a reminder that property owner challenges to their property values and the […]
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01.24.2022
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The attorneys and staff of Weston Hurd LLP mourn the passing of our Partner and friend Steven L. Wasserman. For more than 40 years, Steve represented his clients in banking and business transactions, real estate development, leasing and financing, and complex shareholder matters. Steve received his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Cincinnati […]
