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Effective April 9, 2025, Ohio has enacted its first Anti-SLAPP statute, codified at R.C. 2747.01 to 2747.06. “SLAPP” stands for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. These types of claims are often filed by individuals, businesses, or organizations in...

  Harpst Becker Member, Joseph Spoonster, recently argued and won an important decision benefiting commercial property owners in eminent domain cases.  The Fifth District Court of Appeals recently ruled that property tax valuations are admissible evidence in an...

Corporate Transparency Act BOI Report Whiplash – Report Deadlines are Suspended Again We previously reported that a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking the federal government from enforcing the anti-money laundering law that required most...

U.S. Appeals Court Lifts Nationwide Injunction – BOI Reports Now Due By January 13th We previously reported that a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking the federal government from enforcing the anti-money laundering law that required most...

BOI Reporting Rule is on Ice After Federal Court’s Nationwide Injunction On December 3, 2024, a Texas Federal Court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) from enforcing its Beneficial Ownership...

Harpst Becker is proud to have six of its lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Edition for their demonstrated excellence in the legal profession.  Below is the list of Harpst Becker lawyers recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America...

HB50 Redefines the Scope of the Ohio Home Construction Suppliers Services Act Earlier this week, Governor Mike DeWine signed HB 50, which (among other things) redefined the scope of the Ohio Home Construction Suppliers Services Act (“HCSSA”) to include...

FTC Makes Big Move to Block Noncompetes Noncompete agreements have been a common tool in employment relationships, restricting employees from working for competitors or starting their own competing ventures after leaving a company. However, yesterday the Federal Trade...

On November 7, 2023, Ohio citizens voted in favor of Issue 2 to legalize adult use of recreational marijuana. The new “adult use” marijuana law (now Ch. 3780 of the Ohio Revised Code) takes effect on December 7, 2023, and the question on every Employer’s mind is,...

COVID-19 Legal Update – FFCRA Paid Leave Fact Sheet Updated March 31, 2020 Effective April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, Employers with under 500 Employees must provide Paid Sick Leave and Paid Childcare Leave under FFCRA.  Employers must post or distribute (by...