FGKS News & Information

The Corporate Transparency Act Is Here

Business owner and lawyers
The New Corporate Transparency Act Is Here. FGKS Law Can Help. Effective January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) went into effect. This sweeping anti-financial crimes law requires nearly every newly formed and existing small business, including single member LLCs, to file Beneficial Ownership Information Reports with the federal government’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [...]

FMLA and Remote Workers

FMLA
Department of Labor Addresses How the FMLA Applies to Remote Workers Most employers know that the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) applies to them if they have at least 50 employees within a 75-mile radius. But how do remote workers factor into that calculation? What if a business has 45 employees who report [...]

Corporate Transparency Act

Business owner and lawyers
New Corporate Transparency Act Creates Significant Regulatory Reporting Requirements for Most Small Businesses Effective January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is set to implement a new regulatory and reporting system for corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), and other business entities. Under the CTA, many legal entities will be required to report to the [...]

FGKS Law’s 40th Anniversary Celebration

FGKS Law's 40th Anniversary Open House On October 25, 2023, FGKS Law celebrated its 40th anniversary with an open house at its newly renovated home office in Sidney, Ohio. The event brought together clients, employees, and former staff members, including founding partners John Garmhausen, Ralph Keister, and Jim Shenk. Also in attendance was Bonnie Faulkner, [...]

Final EEOC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations

Breast Pump
What To Expect When You’re Expecting…….. ……the Final EEOC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations  At the end of last year, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2023, which included new legal protections for pregnant and nursing workers, aptly named the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP” Act) and the Pregnant [...]

EEOC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations

Breast Pump
What To Expect When You’re Expecting…….. ……the EEOC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations  At the end of last year, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2023, which included new legal protections for pregnant and nursing workers, aptly named the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP” Act) and the Pregnant Workers [...]

Secure Act 2.0

Retirement
Secure Act 2.0 More changes are coming to retirement accounts. Following the passage of the original Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (“Secure”) Act of 2019, Congress enacted the Secure Act 2.0 earlier this year. This new law has various changes that will directly impact individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”) and 401(k) plans. Some of [...]

Michael J. Scarpelli Joins FGKS Law

FGKS Law is happy to announce that Michael J. Scarpelli became an associate with the firm effective June 26, 2023. FGKS Law, whose formal name is Faulkner, Garmhausen, Keister & Shenk, is a full-service law firm of 16 attorneys with offices in Sidney, Troy, Celina, and Ft. Loramie. The firm has an emphasis on business [...]

FGKS Law Expands Legal Services to Indiana

FGKS Law Expands Legal Services with the Licensing of Attorney Christopher J. Ellington in Indiana FGKS Law, a prominent full-service law firm operating in west central Ohio, is pleased to announce that attorney Christopher J. Ellington has been granted a license to practice law in the state of Indiana. This development strengthens FGKS Law's ability [...]