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Frantz Ward Issues Broad-Ranging Legal Alerts
Since my last issue, my colleagues have issued a number of legal alerts on a broad range of topics germane to business owners and corporate counsel. These include:
A same-day update on the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in relation to the Affordable Care Act;
A review of changes made to Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act;
A summary of an Ohio case of great import to the holders of oil and gas rights;
Another summary of an Ohio case indicates that tort reform damage limitations are applicable to certain employment claims;
A guide for maintaining a social media policy in light of National Labor Relations Board decisions; and,
An important note about estate planning strategies that may only be available for the remainder of the year. |
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Frantz Ward in Person and in the Media
My colleagues and I do a lot of writing and speaking in order to keep our clients and contacts up to date on legal developments. Here are summaries of recent publications and upcoming speaking engagements.
Seminars
On August 23, 2012, Joel Hlavaty and Emily Fiftal will cover
several topics as a part of an Ohio Employment Law Update. You may contact either of them for more information.
On September 13, 2012, Brett Bacon will discuss how to counter "Rambo" litigation techniques in this seminar sponsored by NBI.
On September 19, 2012, Joel Hlavaty will discuss employment litigation in another seminar sponsored by NBI.
On October 25, 2012, I will be discussing lien rights at a seminar dedicated to Ohio Construction Law. Follow this link for more information.
On December 6 and 7, 2012, I and other members of our Construction Group will discuss Risk Management as part of the Construction Employers Association's Project Manager Development Program. The five-part course, which begins in September, is designed for early-career project managers. Course materials are available here.
Publications
In an article featured in Ohio Lawyer magazine, Brian Roof and Lindsey Carr Siegler discuss the limited protections available for the contents of an insurer's claim file.
My colleagues in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Group, who have now conducted training sessions on four continents, publish a periodic newsletter to keep our clients informed of recent developments. Click here to access those newsletters.
Blogs
Through the Ohio Environmental Law Blog, former Ohio EPA Director Joe Koncelik highlighted issues relating to the Great Lakes Compact, Federal Air Quality Standards, Greenhouse Gas rules, and Ohio's effort to establish an industrial beneficial reuse policy.
In their Labor & Employment Law Navigator, Rebecca Bennett and Keith Ashmus continued over the last two months to cover important legal developments, including Ohio's law for non-compete agreements, Fair Labor Standards Act decisions, immigration policy, and the Affordable Care Act. Keith also gave a quote to Bloomberg Businessweek on the Affordable Care Act.
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The Original Source for Construction Industry Data
Growth in Green Energy
The Solar Energy Industries Association ("SEIA") publishes a quarterly update, with a free Executive Summary available here. The American Wind Energy Assocaiation ("AWEA") publishes its quarterly updates here.
Residential Construction and Sales
Data from the Census Bureau on housing permits, starts, and completions is available here. The NAHB's web site provides a wealth of other data from its research here. The monthly S&P/Case Shiller Housing Price Indices are available here. And, the National Association of Realtor's Pending Home Sales Index is here.
Industry-wide Construction Data
Data from the Census Bureau on construction spending is available here. It will cost you a few bucks, but McGraw Hill's forward-looking market research is available here. It will not cost you a penny to review the Associated Builders & Contractors' forward-looking Construction Backlog Indicator, here, which measures non-residential work under contract but not yet under construction.
The American Institute of Architects' Leading Indicator
Ask architects if their non-residential construction billings are improving, and you get a pretty good idea of where non-residential construction spending will go in nine to twelve months. The AIA publishes frequent press releases summarizing its subscriber-based Architecture Billings Index here. |
