by CBJ Team | Mar 7, 2023 | Legal News
The National Labor Relations Board recently issued a decision stating that employers can no longer offer a furloughed employee severance in exchange for the employee signing a broad confidentiality or non-disparagement clause. The Board stated that conditioning such...
by CBJ Team | Mar 7, 2023 | Legal News
On June 23, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States, in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, overturned a New York gun safety law. The law at issue required New Yorkers who want to carry a handgun in public to show a special need to defend...
by CBJ Team | Jan 22, 2023 | Legal News
Ohio Minimum Wage Increase Effective on January 1st, 2023, Ohio’s minimum wage has increased to $10.10 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.05 per hour for tipped employees. This applies to businesses with annual gross receipts of $372,000 or more per year. The...
by CBJ Team | Sep 8, 2022 | Legal News
When we finally decide to sit and write down our wishes regarding the distribution of our assets, the first question that we ask is “how?” If we are married, our natural inclination is to direct that all our assets will go to our spouse upon our passing. However, if...
by CBJ Team | Jul 2, 2022 | Legal News
Can a lawyer notarize their client’s affidavit for a pending matter and subsequently represent the client in the matter? The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct answered this question in the affirmative in its June 10, 2022 advisory opinion. If questions arise as...
by CBJ Team | May 17, 2022 | Legal News
On May 18, 2022 at 10:00am, Crabbe, Brown & James, LLP Managing Partner Larry H. James, will be participating in a panel discussion hosted by the Ohio State Personnel Board of Review. The presentation will examine how social media can impact employment matters....