Employers operating in Columbus, Ohio, have approximately six months left to prepare for a significant change in hiring practices.Effective January 1, 2027, the City of Columbus will begin enforcing its pay transparency requirements under Ordinance 2898-2025, which will require covered
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S.D. Ohio Dismisses Device Case for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
Whenever defense hacks get together, the conversation inevitably turns to horror stories about hostile jurisdictions. There is another word for those jurisdictions, and you know it well. We’ll mangle a phrase from the poet William Blake and call those jurisdictions
Law Firm Practice Sale to Another Firm or Merger v.s. Internal Sale to Associates
Question:
I am the owner of a small estate planning firm in Columbus, Ohio. Besides myself there are two associates working in the firm. I am 67 and the associates are in their early-fifties. I am planning on retiring in
Law Firm Associate Compensation and Bonuses – Salaries & Fee Production
Question:
I am a partner in a five lawyer firm in Columbus, Ohio. There are two partners in the firm and four associates. Our practice specializes in corporate business law and is one hundred percent transactional. We do not do
My Journey to Family Law – Tempe Korb
My Journey to Family Law
My name is Tempe Korb and I work as an associate attorney for The Manely Firm, P.C. out of Columbus, GA. I grew up in middle Georgia and have been told I would make a
Columbus Joins Other Ohio Cities in Adopting Pay Transparency Ordinance
Columbus’ new pay transparency law took effect on December 3, 2025, but enforcement does not start until January 1, 2027, giving Columbus employers ample time to update their hiring practices. Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Toledo each have similar salary history
Catholic Bishop Excuses Those Who Fear ICE Detention from Attending Christmas Mass
The Catholic Bishop of Columbus (Ohio) this week issued a Decree (full text) granting a dispensation from participating in Christmas Mass to parishioners who fear being detained by ICE on their way to or from Mass. The Decree
Columbus, Ohio, Enacts New Pay Transparency Ordinance Requiring Salary Ranges in Job Postings
The city of Columbus, Ohio, recently enacted an ordinance that will require most employers to provide reasonable, good-faith estimates of a position’s wages or salary in job postings. The ordinance makes Columbus at least the fourth major municipality in Ohio
Columbus Employers Face New Pay Transparency Rules
The City of Columbus, Ohio, has joined a growing list of jurisdictions adopting pay transparency laws intended to promote pay equity. On November 4, 2025, Mayor Andrew Ginther signed an ordinance that introduces new requirements for employers and restricts salary