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Creditors Beware: Your Claim Against A Deceased Debtor May Be Forever Barred
Ohio law provides creditors with a very short window of opportunity to present a claim against a deceased debtor. Section 2117.06(B) and (C) of the Ohio Revised Code provides that all creditors having claims against an estate shall present their claims within six...
You, I’ll Pay
A man was lamenting his financial distress to his closest friend. “My business has been so bad in this economy,” he said, “that I’m afraid I may have to file bankruptcy.” “I have an alternative,” his friend said. “I’ve invented a pill that will slow your metabolism so...
Effects of Termination of a Marriage on an Estate Plan
The prevalence of divorce and dissolution is widely reported in the press. Estimates are that at least 40% of first marriages end in divorce or dissolution while the percentage of second and third marriages terminated by court decree is even higher. What is the effect...
IRS And State Announce Crackdown On Employers Who Misclassify Workers
In today’s difficult economy, many businesses use independent contractors to perform work instead of hiring employees as a way to save money on taxes, workers compensation premiums and unemployment compensation. Contractors are easier to hire and fire, usually are not...
Age Alone Will Not Protect Your Job
A recent Ohio appellate court case, Wigglesworth v. Mettler Toledo International, Inc., Franklin County No. 09AP-411, March 16, 2010, examined an employer’s reasons for terminating a 51 year old employee who alleged that his termination was based upon his age. A...
Do Employees Enjoy a Right of Privacy in Text Messages?
Most savvy employers these days include an electronic communications policy in their handbook to put employees on notice that they should have an extremely limited expectation of privacy or confidentiality when using company computers, including internet and email....
Can I Ask That?
Under Ohio law employers may not discriminate in their hiring decisions based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or ancestry. The laws against discrimination do not intend to prohibit employers from obtaining information that is clearly...
Unintended Consequences of “Watch Out What You Wish For”
When Federal Bankruptcy laws were toughened up in 2005, due in large part to a Million lobbying effort by credit card companies and lenders, homeowners have walked away from their houses and not filed bankruptcy in record numbers. topical ivermectin over the counter...