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
Whether contractors are involved during early project planning or become involved at the time of bidding when project drawings and specifications have been established, there may be risk factors involved with specified sole-source materials. When faced with a sole-source requirement,
The American Arbitration Association (AAA-ICDR®) is launching a first-of-its-kind AI arbitrator this November 2025, designed to handle smaller “documents-only” construction disputes. This change will take small disputes, typically handled on a fixed fee by a single arbitrator, and offer instead
On October 14, 2025, Cuyahoga County Council voted to pass the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (“CROWN”) Act. This new ordinance bans discrimination based on hair texture and style, if such hair texture or style is
Effective October 27, 2025, Cleveland employers must comply with Ordinance No. 104-2025, which imposes strict requirements on salary transparency and bars inquiries into applicants’ compensation history. For easy reference, collected below are the key provisions of the ordinance and actionable
Would it surprise you to learn that one of the most important sections in your construction contract is the one your lawyer will probably spend the least amount of time on? In your lawyer’s defense, lawyers aren’t always privy to
The Department of Justice recently released a memorandum titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination.” In this blog post, Hahn Loeser attorneys Matthew Wagner, J. Patrick White, and Matthew Grashoff analyze that memorandum, discuss what it does—and
In the July 2025 issue of the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association Journal, Hahn Loeser attorneys Matthew K. Grashoff, Matthew F. Wagner and J. Patrick White were heavily referenced in the Director’s Column by ILGL President Patricia Johnson Lord,
On June 9, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction in San Francisco A.I.D.S. Foundation, et. al. v. Trump, 25-cv-01824-JST (N.D. Cal.), enjoining three of the nine provisions of Executive Orders 14151,
Case Overview: Orion Mgt., Inc. v. Kaeka, 2025-Ohio-1047 (9th Dist. 2025)
In a recent Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals decision, homeowners who experienced significant property damage from both a fallen tree and inadequate contractor work were left without the
