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New FLSA Overtime Rules Delayed

The U.S. Labor Department's most-recent semi-annual regulatory agenda shows that the new proposed changes to the FLSA overtime requirements have been delayed. The "Final Rule" time frame for the revised regulations defining the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's Section 13(a)(1) exemptions is July 2016. Of course, it is not uncommon for the Labor Department to [...]

Cameron Downer Joins FGKS

Faulkner, Garmhausen, Keister & Shenk, A Legal Professional Association, Sidney, Ohio, is proud to announce that Cameron C. Downer recently became an associate at the firm. Mr. Downer graduated magna cum laude from The Ohio State University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in International Studies, and graduated magna cum laude from the [...]

New 2015 Country Commercial Export Guides

On November 10, 2015, the United States Department of Commerce released its new Country Commercial Export Guides. These new Guides are helpful to both large corporations and smaller growth companies with overseas capabilities. The new 2015 Guides cover 124 countries and are a great starting point if your corporation is looking to export overseas. Each [...]

Craig Albers Joins FGKS

Faulkner, Garmhausen, Keister & Shenk, A Legal Professional Association, Sidney, Ohio, is proud to announce that Craig T. Albers recently became an associate at the firm. Mr. Albers graduated from Wright State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Finance, and graduated from Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law [...]

2015 FGKS Scholarship Recipients

Leadership Scholarships Awarded The law firm of Faulkner, Garmhausen, Keister & Shenk has announced the 2015 awarding of Leadership Scholarships to five high school graduates:  Alexis Hall (Sidney High School), who will attend The Ohio State University; Kaitlin Gillman (Lehman Catholic High School), who will attend Wright State University; Logan Arnold (Minster High School), who [...]

BWC Class Action

Employment Law Update September 2014   You may have recently received a Sworn Proof of Claim form from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (“BWC’) in regard to a $420 million refund program the BWC is administering. More than 270,000 Ohio employers are eligible to participate in this BWC refund program; however, all eligible employers [...]

Unpaid Interns

Employment Law Update June 2014 This Client Alert affects all businesses that employ “unpaid interns” for summer or seasonal work and their potential liability for minimum wage and overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and related Ohio laws. On June 11, 2013, in Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc., a NY federal [...]

Construction Law Update

Construction Law Update January 2014 This Client Alert affects all general contractors and businesses that contract for major construction services and their potential liability for claims from non-employed workers. On December 10, 2013, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals—the federal court responsible for all of Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Tennessee—reversed a district court’s decision to [...]