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Statewide Efforts to Curb Robocalls: How Ohio’s Attorney General is Working with Service Providers to Protect Ohioans from Illegal Robocalls

Ebony Davenport, Firm News, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, Litigation, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost, recently announced the office’s agreement with twelve phone service providers to adopt anti-robocall procedures as part of a statewide initiative to combat this increasing issue. This agreement is part of a larger, nationwide response to illegal robocall activity. In his...

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Pickrel, Schaeffer and Ebeling Lawyers Named Best Lawyers In America©

Jan Burden

Alan B. Schaeffer, Donald G. Schweller, John E. Clough, Press Releases

We are pleased to announce that attorneys Alan B. Schaeffer, and John E. Clough and Donald G. Schweller have been selected by their peers for inclusion into the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Alan B. Schaeffer, is included in The Best Lawyers in...

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Federal District Court Holds that IRS Lien on Jointly-Owned Property Only Encumbers the Tax Debtor’s Interest in the Property

Jeff Senney

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

A federal district court has held in Dase v. IRS, 124 AFTR 2019-5281 that jointly-owned property subject to an IRS lien against one of the joint owners only encumbered the tax debtor’s interest in the property. Legal Background: A person’s failure to pay any tax after...

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DOL Finalizes $35K Overtime Threshold

Kristina Curry

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

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to make 1.3 million American workers newly eligible for overtime pay. The new rule will take effect on January 1, 2020. The final rule updates the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative...

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Spin Electric Scooters Launch in Dayton: Insurance and Liability Considerations Amid Scooter-Sharing Program

Ebony Davenport

Ebony Davenport, Legal News, Litigation

Written by: Ebony Davenport San Francisco-based ‘Spin’ –an electric scooter provider owned by Ford Motor Co.– recently launched 100 scooters in downtown Dayton on August 21, 2019. The RTA-backed LINK bike-share program launched May of 2015, and the free RTA Flyer shuttle bus launched November of...

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Ohio Vaccine Exemption Bill: Pending Legislation – To Immunize or Not; Your Rights as a Parent

Ebony Davenport

Ebony Davenport, L. Michael Bly, Litigation

Written by: Ebony Davenport and Michael Bly A local legislator is pushing a bill that would require schools notify parents of the circumstances in which a student may be exempt from immunizations. Rep. Don Manning (R., Poland) wants officials to explain to parents that there are...

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Dayton Fraud, Cyber & Ethics Conference

Jeff Senney

Senney Says by Jeff Senney

What: 11 CPEs Including 3 hours Ethics for (PSR) Credit CPE credits are based on a 50-minute hour. CPE is offered through the ACFE as well as the Accountancy Board of Ohio (sponsor number CPE.00467). When: November 5 and 6, 2019 (November 5 - Half Day; November 6 - Full Day) Where: University of...

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PS&E Welcomes Brittany Doggett

Jan Burden

brittanydoggett, Press Releases

We are pleased to announce that Brittany A. Doggett recently joined our firm as an Associate. She will provide assistance in the firm’s Probate and Estate Planning Department. She has been practicing for over 5 years. Brittany counsels clients of all ages to assure the clients...

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Ohio Small Business Deduction Still Available – TAKE IT!

Jan Burden

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

Since 2016, each individual small business owner filing single or married filing jointly is eligible for a “small business” income tax deduction (SBD) against their state income tax liability equal to 100% of the first $250,000 of business income the owner receives or is allocated...

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Payment for Necessaries

Jan Burden

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

In Embassy Healthcare, D.B.A. Carlisle Manor Healthcare (Embassy) vs. Cora Sue Bell (Cora), decided in late 2018, an important decision was reached by the Supreme Court of Ohio regarding the issue of necessaries and how they are treated if the spouse who received the necessaries...

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