by Melissa Yasinow | Mar 12, 2021 | Employment, Government
By Melissa A. Yasinow & Rob Gilmore On March 8, 2021, the CDC issued its first set of Interim Guidelines for fully vaccinated people, recommending how they can have social gatherings and what they need to do if they are exposed to COVID-19. “Fully vaccinated...
by Jennifer Hart | Mar 6, 2021 | Government
By Jennifer Hart [Updated 03/12/2021] President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law on Thursday, March 12. Stimulus checks are expected to start being distributed by the end of the month. [Updated 03/10/2021] On Wednesday, the House passed a $1.9...
by Demetrius Robinson | Feb 25, 2021 | Finance, Government
By Demetrius Robinson & Melissa Yasinow On Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, the Treasury Department announced that it will be making temporary changes to the Paycheck Protection Program to benefit small businesses. Starting on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, and continuing...
by Jennifer Hart | Feb 11, 2021 | Government, Individuals and Family
By Jennifer Hart Nearly three months after it was enacted, Ohio’s COVID-19 curfew has been lifted. During his afternoon press conference Thursday, Gov. Mike DeWine announced that because the state has reached a pre-determined benchmark on COVID-related...
by Demetrius Robinson | Jan 29, 2021 | Finance, Government
By Demetrius Robinson & Melissa Yasinow Thanks to a recent lawsuit, Ohioans who have worked from home during the COVID-19 pandemic can now request a refund on local income taxes from the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA). The only hitch: they may never get it....
by Rob Gilmore | Jan 29, 2021 | Employment, Government
By Rob Gilmore & Lyndsay Ross On Jan. 21, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety. The Executive Order proclaims the Administration’s policy that “[e]nsuring the health and safety of workers is a national priority...