Statutory protections, indemnification and director and officer liability insurance (D&O insurance) all combine to provide some level of comfort and protection to bank directors in the proper performance of their duties as directors.

The state of Ohio requires county auditors to reappraise properties every six years and update those values in the middle of that cycle.

During the past quarter, the Ohio Supreme Court issued several decisions regarding real property taxation.

On August 25, 2009 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its final rule relating to notification of individuals when their health information is breached.

Current federal law prohibits employment discrimination based on race, sex, religion, national origin, age, and disability. However, the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 (“ENDA”), introduced by Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) in the Senate on August 5, 2009, would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected classes.