Archive: May 2011

Employers forgive lots of employee transgressions. I routinely counsel clients that the decision between whether to discipline or terminate ...

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When the world didn’t end last Saturday, I got curious. What could have possibly gone wrong? So, I did a little research. Here’s what I foun...

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The National Labor Relations Board is divided into 52 regional offices. This week, the Chicago Regional Office became the third to issue a c...

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Emboldened by the 2008 election results, the EEOC has become very aggressive. For example, last fall, the agency both held a public hearing ...

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Today, the final regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act take effect. One of the most important changes...

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It has been almost two years since a Cuyahoga County jury handed down what remains the state’s largest single-plaintiff employment verdict: ...

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Brazil is famous for lots of things: Pelé, Carnival, the Christ the Redeemer statue, and, apparently, laws that require employers to accommo...

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Like I said yesterday in discussing the NLRB’s position on social media terminations, “The policy direction of the NLRB is a lot like the w...

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A few months ago—following an attack by the NLRB by what it perceived as an overly broad social media policy —pundits were screaming that th...

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Monsters, Inc. , holds a special place in my heart. It was the first movie my wife and I saw together. As an employment lawyer, then, the fo...

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http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2011/01/unstable-employees-direct-threats-and.html Presented by Kohrman Jackson & Krantz , with ...

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http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2011/01/ohio-just-became-friendlier-state-for.html Presented by Kohrman Jackson & Krantz , with ...

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http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2010/08/worst-feeling-ever-and-importance-of.html Presented by Kohrman Jackson & Krantz , with o...

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http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2010/08/do-you-know-challenging-non-competition.html Presented by Kohrman Jackson & Krantz , wit...

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I know I’m supposed to be on vacation, but this news is simply too amazing not to report. The Department of Labor has  launched an iPhone ap...

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http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2010/07/why-employees-sue.html Presented by Kohrman Jackson & Krantz , with offices in Cleveland...

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Famous events that occurred on May 9: 1502: Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World 1754: 1st newspaper cartoon ...

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The Witch: I’m not a witch! I’m not a witch! Sir Bedevere: But you are dressed as one The Witch: *They* dressed me up like thi...

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Few things makes me madder than when I see a car that lacks a disabled designation parked in a handicap parking space. Many a trip to the s...

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A little over a year ago, the Department of Labor signaled that it was placing unpaid internships and training programs in its crosshairs, v...

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One case has the potential to be an anomaly. Two cases is a bona fide trend. Nearly three years ago, in Hall v. Nalco Co. , the 7th Circuit ...

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