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This article is the second installment of a three-part series that discusses best practices during the estate-planning process to avoid an undue influence claim. The first installment addressed the…

Bill Farrell and Malorie Alverson, of Wickens Herzer Panza’s Trust, Estate, and Probate Litigation practice group, invite you to join them for a three-part series discussing best practices during the…

At some point over the next several months, most of your employees will receive one of the various COVID-19 vaccines that the Food & Drug Administration has approved for Emergency Use Authorization. As your employees consider whether and when to obtain the vaccine, you, as their employer, have numerous issues to consider regarding the vaccination status of your employees. You should also formalize these decisions in a written Vaccination Policy that you provide to each of your employees, so that everyone is on the same page as to your requirements and expectations regarding the vaccine.…

By Amy L. DeLuca, Esq. As you are likely aware, the required leave initially provided for under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), including the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act…

In our continued mission to acknowledge the women who have broken through barriers to create pathways for our future, we commend the efforts of Arabella Mansfield. Arabella has the distinction of being the first woman admitted to the legal profession in the United States.…

Most Americans have heard the name Sandra Day O’Connor, but did you know upon graduating from Stanford Law School in 1952, there were so few opportunities for female attorneys that she worked with no pay and without an office for the county attorney of San Mateo, California? …

Wickens Herzer Panza is pleased to announce the addition of Attorney Jonathan T. Hyman to its Board of Directors, Litigation Department, and Employment & Labor practice team. He focuses his practice on management-side labor and employment law, providing businesses proactive solutions to solve their workforce problems and reactive solutions when they find themselves litigating against an employee or group of employees.…

Annette “Nettie” Cronise Lutes – you probably do not know this name, but if you are a female attorney in Ohio, you probably should. Nettie was the trailblazer who paved the way for women in the legal profession in Ohio. …

On March 2, 2021, Webster Industries, Inc., an employee-owned company, announced its acquisition of Action Equipment Company in Newburg, Oregon. Webster, located in Tiffin, Ohio, is an industry leader in conveyor chain, sprockets, vibrating conveyors and specialty castings. …

On January 12, 2021, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed H.B. 352, the Employment Law Uniformity Act (“ELUA”), into law which revises several provisions of Ohio workplace discrimination law. The intent behind the new law is to clarify the administrative and procedural confusion regarding workplace discrimination claims for both employers and employees as it currently exists in the Ohio Revised Code.…