Vorys

Monday, 11 December, 2023
In August 2023, Colorado enacted the Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights Act (POWR Act).
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Friday, 8 December, 2023
Scott Ziance, a partner with Vorys and chair of the firm’s national economic development incentives practice, sat down with Andy Weeks, VanTrust’s executive vice president of development, to discuss VanTrust earning the national “Developer of the Year” award from NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, and the company’s development and growth strategies.
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Monday, 27 November, 2023
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2023 rulings regarding race-based affirmative action programs in college admissions decisions, questions have emerged regarding the applicability of the reasoning applied to college admission decisions also applies to employers who facilitate or participate in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives.
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Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released the annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2024, which include increases in the gift tax annual exclusion, the combined gift and estate tax exemption, and the generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemption.
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Monday, 20 November, 2023
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been active in recent months, publishing regulatory guidance and other pronouncements on a wide-range of topics.
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Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
On October 10, 2023, California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom, signed into law Senate Bill 362 or the “Delete Act.”
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Thursday, 9 November, 2023
On October 11, 2023, California enacted Senate Bill (SB) 848 which makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to grant requests for reproductive loss leave.
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Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
On November 7, 2023, Ohio became the twenty-fourth state to legalize adult use (recreational) cannabis. 
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Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, and SB 261, the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act, which will set in motion the United States’ first climate-related disclosure requirements for US companies doing business in California.
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Monday, 23 October, 2023
Effective March 2024, New York will become the latest jurisdiction to restrict an employer’s ability access to employee and applicant social media accounts.
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