"Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so I can exercise my first amendment rights more freely....

"If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform, we will fund your legal bill. No li...

Rita Hall worked as a line supervisor at Kosei St. Mary's Corporation when she decided to post a meme of two juxtaposed photos on her pe...

Roosevelt Jointer worked as a maintenance supervisor at Tesla from September 2017 until last month. That was when his manager called him ove...

Do you remember Amy Cooper? She was the woman who called police on a Black man (Christian Cooper, no relation) who crossed her path while s...

You may recall Juli Briskman , the biker that flipped the finger to Trump’s passing motorcade, and lost her job after a photo she posted wen...

We are going to begin 2017 near where we brought 2016 to a close—gun-owner protections. Shortly before the end of Ohio’s 131st legislati...

In McGowan v. Medpace , an Ohio appellate court dismissed an ex-employee’s wrongful discharge lawsuit. The employee—a former executive direc...

Do you know that OSHA protects the right of employees to go to the bathroom? OSHA’s sanitation standard states: Toilet facilities, in toi...

Carcorp hired Barry Elam to work in its finance department. A few months into his employment with Carcorp, Elam sued his prior employer, Bob...

For an act to be considered an “adverse employment action” sufficient to support a discrimination claim, it must constitute ”a significan...

Last summer, in Alexander v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation , the Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals held that a police officer, fired after seve...

My manifesto—the Employer’s Bill of Rights—continues to generate links (thanks Kris Dunn and Walter Olson ) and comments . One commenter as...

Last summer, an Ohio appellate court concluded that retaliation against employees who raise concerns over fire safety violates a clear publ...

Consider the following two wrongful discharge cases, both recently decided by different Ohio appellate courts, and think about which you bel...

Ohio has a specific statute against workers’ compensation retaliation— R.C. 4123.90 . It prohibits an employer from retaliating against an e...

As technology becomes smaller and more accessible, employers will be faced with new problems. For example, one would be hard-pressed to buy ...

Because Ohio employees working without a contract are at-will, an employer does not need a reason—good, bad, or otherwise—for termination. Y...

Just because a specific statute does not provide a remedy to a terminated employee does not mean that the employee cannot pursue a claim. In...

One of big stories that broke while I was off last week was the firing of Texas Tech head football coach Mike Leach. The university initiall...