by CBJ Team | Jan 15, 2021 | Legal News
Arbitration is the Preferred Method of Labor Dispute Resolution Among Public and Private Sector American Employers The Federal Arbitration Act was enacted in 1925 to recognize arbitration as a lawful method of dispute resolution. The Act requires federal and state...
by CBJ Team | Nov 18, 2020 | Legal News
Several new changes to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure took effect on July 1, 2020. These amendments were designed to make Ohio’s rules more consistent with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. A few amendments are particularly noteworthy. First, Rule 4.7 now...
by CBJ Team | Sep 14, 2020 | Legal News
On June 1, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published several revisions to the hours of service (HOS) rules currently governing commercial truck drivers (the “Final Rule”). The text of the Final Rule is available here. The revised FMCSA...
by CBJ Team | Sep 14, 2020 | Legal News
With statewide stay-at-home orders and 24/7 coverage of COVID-19 news, more and more people are tackling what they put off for a long time: their estate plan. Every adult should have, at a minimum, a Will, Power of Attorney, Health Care Power of...
by CBJ Team | Jul 27, 2020 | Legal News
Crabbe, Brown & James’ Managing Partner Larry H. James has served as General Counsel to the National Fraternal Order of Police since 2001. The National FOP is the world’s largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers with more than 350,000 members in more...
by CBJ Team | Jul 2, 2020 | Legal News
On June 15, 2020 the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear eight (8) cases involving qualified immunity. Two weeks later, on June 29, the Court denied the petition of a ninth case, Cooper v. Flaig, No. 19-1001. Qualified immunity protects government officials (including...
