Archive: June 2012

Yesterday was the most anticipated day at the U.S. Supreme Court in quite some time. The Court handed down its opinion in National Federatio...

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Last week , I discussed the 6th Circuit’s most recent pronouncement on same-sex harassment. I noted that while some would argue the Court’s ...

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In Litton v. Talawanda Sch. Dist. (6th Cir. 6/26/12) [pdf] , a demoted and transferred custodian sued his employer for age and race discrim...

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An employer’s liability for unlawful harassment depends, in part, on whether the alleged perpetrator of the harassment is a supervisor or a ...

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The ADA protects three classes of “disabled” employees: Those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or mor...

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I’m taking my act on the road. I have a slew of speaking engagements lined up between now and the end of the year. Let me know if you’re pla...

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Oil rigs must be awful places to work. Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services —the U.S. Supreme Court case the first recognized that Title VI...

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Consider the following chain of events: 8/14: Pregnant Employee, armed with a doctor’s note, asks for modified duty, and employer termi...

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When asked the type of law I practice, I always respond with “management-side labor and employment law.” In reality, while I have many succe...

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Today brings a bonus second post, because the Supreme Court just released its long-awaited ruling in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp....

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I made a startling discovery on Friday. In last week’s WIRTW , I gave a shout out to the Meritas Social Media Guide for Lawyers v. 2.0 . (In...

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I’ve never seen a full episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show . Thus, I did not understand why Workforce ranked it as a number 1 seed in its 9...

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Trying an employment case to a jury is an art. You are limited by a jury’s attention span (which, by the way, is getting worse as a result o...

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Susanne Pintagro worked for Sagamore Hills Township as an administrative assistant. When a newly hired intern made her feel “uncomfortable a...

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A constructive discharge occurs when an employer’s actions make an employee’s working conditions so intolerable that a reasonable person und...

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I spent last week on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. If you’ve never been there, do yourself a favor a take a trip. It's about as pe...

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Despite what some think, employers do not set out to discriminate: http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2012/03/despite-what-some-think-empl...

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10 thoughts for your mobile device policy: http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2012/02/10-thoughts-for-your-mobile-device.html

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Disability discrimination law in Ohio is a mess: http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2012/01/disability-discrimination-law-in-ohio.html S...

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“Friending” co-workers depends on your level of organizational risk tolerance: http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2012/01/friending-co-wor...

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Trying to make sense of the NLRB’s lastest social media missive? Good luck: http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2012/01/trying-to-make-sens...

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Where were you in 1983? I was in the 5th grade at Loesche Elementary School in Northeast Philly. I’ll get back to 1983 in a second. Today ...

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