The OSHA recordkeeping process can provide valuable information to an organization. The information can be leveraged to develop strategic plans to improve the company’s risk profile, reduce workers compensation claim activity, and provide a safer work environment for employees. Although valuable, the regulation itself is very detailed and can often…
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In today’s highly competitive housing market, you may be excited when you think you’ve found the perfect home: a condominium in your price range with a great location and the promise of a lawn maintenance-free future. Before you finalize your purchase, you should first carefully review the association bylaws and…
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For over 20 years life settlements have been a little known, yet powerful tool that provided individuals over the age of 70 a way to unlock value in their existing life insurance policy. In its basic form, a life settlement transaction involves a policy owner, the seller of the life…
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Believe in Dreams is a Northeast Ohio-based youth empowerment organization who serves kids who are economically disadvantaged and/or have survived non-medical adversity or trauma. Over 50 percent of the youth served have experienced three or more serious hardships. Check out the podcast below for a conversation with Michelle Wohlfeiler Bailin,…
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On January 10, 2022, the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Treasury (“The Departments”) released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Part 51, in response to the Biden Administration’s directive to issue guidance requiring group health care plans and insurers to provide coverage of over the counter (OTC)…
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Employee benefits are becoming more and more important for companies who are competing for the best and the brightest available in this ever-changing work landscape. According to a recent article, discussions about employee benefits are under more scrutiny than ever from the C-suite and beyond. The reasons? There are several,…
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The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has overturned an earlier court ruling that had blocked OSHA’s vaccine mandate Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The new ruling means that private employers with at least 100 employees will need to implement a mandatory vaccination program unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes. In…
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Uplifting others is always in style. That’s what Melony Butler lives and breathes as CEO of Dress for Success Cleveland. This organization provides support in all seasons, meeting women where they are, with the full-range of specialized programs and opportunities. While clothing remains in their name, and how many first…
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A maximum severity rating was recently issued for Apache Log4j vulnerability on Dec. 10, 2021. It allows cyber threat actors to use remote code execution on the servers of the open-source Java package used for logging applications. Log4j is widely used in consumer and enterprise services, websites, applications, and operational…
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Ohio Senate Bill 49, also known as the Payment Assurance Bill, was signed into law July 12, 2021, and took effect on Oct. 4, 2021. It established a payment assurance program for registered Design Professionals thus allowing them to file a lien for unpaid fees on projects located within Ohio.…
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