Archive: May 2016

A recent cyber-security survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute and Experian has some startling results for employers. According to the ...

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A very happy 10th birthday to my smart, sassy, wise beyond her years, talented, and beautiful daughter, Norah. I have no idea how this happe...

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One of the very first posts I ever wrote on this blog, almost nine years ago to the day, discussed the EEOC’s then-new Enforcement Guidan...

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I spent yesterday in a deposition. That fact is not all that unusual for a litigator. What makes yesterday’s exercise stand out is that I wa...

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Yesterday, in Green v. Brennan [pdf] (background here ), the Supreme Court considered when the statute of limitations begins to run for ...

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Just about a year ago, in Moran v. Al Basit LLC , the 6th Circuit seemed to hold that all an employee needs is his or her own testimony t...

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I gotta say, I love watch the evolution of my daughter as a performer. Case in point: last weekend’s epic Weezer vs. Green Day shows. Furthe...

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Brittany Tovar claimed that her employer, Essentia Health, discriminated against her when her employer-sponsored medical insurance denied ...

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At 3 pm this afternoon, Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Sherrod Brown, and Secretary of Labor Tom Perez will appear at Jeni’s Ice Cream in...

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Yesterday, the EEOC published its long-awaited rules that describe how the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Non...

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Last week, Cleveland’s City Council introduced legislation to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 . Mayor Frank Jackson has come out agai...

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Those of you who’ve been readers for any length of time know of my love of all things Old 97’s . Well, they are back in town next Wednesday ...

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Yesterday, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 . It creates a uniform, federal standard for the protectio...

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Do you have a “Positivity Policy” like the following in your employee handbook? The Company expects all employees to behave in a professio...

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What does the EEOC want you know about your treatment of employees’ leaves of absence under the ADA? A whole bunch, according to this guidan...

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Nine years ago today , I launched the Ohio Employer’s Law Blog. During that span, millions have read 2,421 posts (OMG!).

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I’m pretty excited for my daughter’s next School of Rock performance. The show is called “Nerds vs. Punks”, whch pits two of 1994 greatest a...

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Last month, I reported on the introduction of Ohio House Bill 523 , which would legalize medical marijuana in Ohio. I suggested that the b...

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In the blogging world, when you snooze, you lose. Yesterday, my fellow bloggers were all over the EEOC’s publication of guidance on bathro...

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It’s been a few weeks since we last peeked in on the DOL’s upcoming increase for teh FLSA’s salary test ( Winter is coming … for the FLSA’s ...

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I read with great interest the following story in the New York Post , entitled, “I want all the perks of maternity leave — without having ...

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