We are pleased to announce the latest edition of Weston Hurd’s Architects & Engineers Newsletter is now available. The newsletter contains the following articles: Issues Confronting Engineering Firms that Act as Municipal Engineers Design and Accessibility Requirements Under the Fair Housing Act Download the 2024 Architects and Engineers Newsletter by clicking here Should you have any […]
Amended House Bill 179 (effective October 24, 2024) addresses the issue of vicarious liability in tort actions. Specifically, it outlines the conditions under which an injured party can sue either the primarily liable party (such as an agent, servant, or employee) or the secondarily liable party (such as a principal, master, or employer), or both. […]
Weston Hurd is pleased to announce that 21 attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 including Joseph A. Gerling attaining “Lawyer of the Year” recognition. Best Lawyers® uses a methodology “…designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same […]
Weston Hurd is pleased to welcome Partners Frederick T. Bills (Columbus office), Matthew K. Seeley (Cleveland office), and Theresa N. Turk (Cleveland office). Fred focuses his practice on construction litigation with an emphasis on representing and defending design professionals. Matthew is a business, commercial, and employment attorney with 30 years of accumulated legal education and […]
This is a topic that never gets old and needs to be reviewed again and again. Over the years, I have counseled clients, conducted seminars, and written numerous articles on advertising compliance. And the topic is still relevant. As you know, the FTC has become actively involved in reviewing dealerships’ advertising practices. The FTC entered into numerous […]
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule updating the salary threshold for employees classified as exempt. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees fall into classifications of either exempt or non-exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements. Non-exempt employees must be paid overtime wages of 1.5 times their regular […]
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced its long-awaited final rule regarding noncompete agreements. The FTC had issued a proposed rule in January 2023 and received more than 26,000 comments from the public in response. The final rule effectively bans employers from entering into noncompetes with workers and bans enforcement of most […]
Weston Hurd’s 2024 Desktop Legal Primer for Ohio Claims serves as a comprehensive go-to-guide and useful reference tool. Researched and written by Weston Hurd attorneys, the Primer contains Ohio statutes, case citations, and covers topics involving: Claim Limitation Periods – Statutes of Limitation; Product Liability Statute of Repose; Construction Statute of Repose; Legal Malpractice Statute of Repose; Employment […]
