LateST from Strauss Troy.

This is the third and final installment of a series of articles on the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), set to be effective January 1, 2024, and set to affect the majority of small businesses and LLCs throughout the United States.

This is the second installment of a series of articles on the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), set to be effective January 1, 2024, and set to affect the majority of small businesses and LLCs throughout the US.

A few years back, Congress passed the Anti Money Laundering Act of 2020 and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, within which was another act: the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”).

Over the past several weeks, Ohio property owners have received written notices of their new property values for tax year 2023 from their county auditor’s office.

Strauss Troy is pleased to announce that 12 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Twenty-six local philanthropists were recently honored at the Greater Cincinnati Planned Giving Council’s 25th Annual Voices of Giving Awards for their generous planned gifts to 17 local causes. The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati were thrilled to honor three of their community members, including Strauss Troy Senior Attorney, Jim Heldman, and his wife, Wendy Saunders.

Since 1974 the Auglaize County Humane Society in Wapakoneta, OH, has sheltered lost and surrendered animals in the community. As a non-profit, the shelter had recently fallen on hard times and wasn’t sure if it could continue to stay open. In hopes of saving the shelter, they organized a Save Our Shelter Campaign asking the Auglaize County community to support their mission.

Strauss Troy is pleased to welcome Charlotte Niyonkuru as our new Collections Specialist/Paralegal.

For the past 15 years, Strauss Troy has participated in the Summer Work Experience in Law (SWEL) program. SWEL is an eight-week program that operates from approximately mid-June through early August that helps African American students make an informed decision when it comes to entering law school and the legal profession. SWEL sets the stage for each scholar’s own self-discovery by exposing them to the inherent opportunities and challenges of practicing law through summer work experiences, coaching and networking.This summer we welcome our intern, Jules Hamilton.

This new federal law, which applies to most private and public sector employers with at least 15 employees, requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations, to workers with known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

The formation of a limited liability company (LLC) is a common legal tool, and for good reason. LLCs provide valuable legal protections to their owners, referred to as “members,” by separating the members’ personal assets from the liabilities and legal obligations of the LLC. Although LLCs can be valuable legal tools, if they are not managed properly, they can cause more harm than good.

In the ever-evolving cat-and-mouse game of computer scams, the latest iteration may be the most sophisticated and nefarious. According to the FBI, Americans lost $10.3 billion to internet fraud in 2022. An increasing percentage of that loss arises from what law enforcement calls business email compromise (BEC) or email account compromise (EAC) fraud.