Rehiring Employees During COVID-19

Kristina E. Curry, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, Matthew D. Stokely, Senney Says by Jeff Senney, Workers Compensation & Employment

Rehiring in the time of COVID-19: Best Practices for Employers Some companies are in the midst of rehiring employees laid off due to the pandemic, and for others that’s still in the future. Either way, as you make plans to protect your employees’ health, be sure...

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Major Changes to Medicaid

Joe Mattera

Estate Planning, Trust & Probate, Joseph P. Mattera, Legal News, Legal News for Individuals, Probate, Estate Planning and Elder Law

Does Your Asset Count or Not? Medicaid is a joint Federal-State Program which can pay for the expenses of a nursing home, assisted living facility and home care, if a person qualifies. However, the States may differ on the policies it offers to its residents. Ohio...

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Refund Available for Improperly Taxed Veteran Disability Payment

Jeff Senney

Legal News, Legal News for Individuals, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

Do you qualify for a Refund? Fairness Act: The Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 (“Fairness Act”) was enacted in December 2016. The Fairness Act allows certain Veterans who received lump sum disability severance payments additional time to file a claim for credit or refund...

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Roth IRA Can Own an IC-DISC

Jeff Senney

Legal News for Businesses, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Summa Holdings Inc v. Commissioner, has validated a creative use of an IC-DISC in conjunction with a Roth-IRA to achieve lower overall taxes and tax-free investment growth. The Taxpayer in Summa owned an exporting company. ...

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Early IRA Distribution for Addiction?

Jeff Senney

Legal News, Senney Says by Jeff Senney, Workers' Compensation and Employment Law

Addiction - Not Generally an Exception to Early Withdrawal Penalty Under the federal tax code, individuals who take an early distribution from a retirement plan or traditional IRA are subject to a 10% tax. There are several exceptions that apply. One of these exceptions is a...

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Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)

Kristina Curry

Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, Matthew C. Sorg, Workers Compensation & Employment

FFCRA Expands Paid Sick Leave In response to the COVID-19 health emergency, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA mandates two (2) weeks of Expanded Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) and up to 10 weeks of Expanded Family Medical Leave (EFMLA) be available...

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AG Yost Urges Ohioans to Exercise Their Rights

Jan Burden

Senney Says by Jeff Senney

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is urging all Ohioans who have received notices regarding overpayment of unemployment compensation benefits to appeal their cases if they believe the notices were sent in error. “It’s no secret that despite the state’s Herculean efforts, it was...

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Federal Laws Protect LGBT Employees from Discrimination

Matt Stokely

Kristina E. Curry, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, Matthew D. Stokely, Workers Compensation & Employment

As predicted during our Employment Law seminar held in February of this year, the United States Supreme Court has issued a landmark decision protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender also known as LGBT employees. The Court recently took on a trio of cases to render...

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Dayton Passes New Residential Landlord-Tenant Laws

Ebony Davenport

Ebony Davenport, Legal News, Legal News for Individuals, Litigation, News, Real Estate

Shifting the Burden of Proof The City Commission recently passed new legislation that will change the landscape of landlord-tenant proceedings, specifically eviction matters. The City worked in conjunction with an eviction task force that Nan Whaley organized in 2019. City officials say that the changes are...

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Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act Changes the Rules

Kristina Curry

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Kristina E. Curry, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Matthew D. Stokely, Senney Says by Jeff Senney, Workers Compensation & Employment

New PPP Rules Provide Employers with More Options Date: 6/8/2020 On June 5, 2020, the President signed the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act (PPF) which loosens many of the requirements for existing and future borrowers to obtain forgiveness on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The law takes...

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