WIRTW #46
With Ohio's Healthy Families Act officially dead, attention turns to legislation on the federal level. It is safe to say that if Barack ...
Ohio Chamber of Commerce announces victory on paid sick leave
By Jon Hyman
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce has weighed in on the timely demise of the Healthy Families Act: The Ohio Chamber of Commerce is pleased ...
Victory (for now): Healthy Families Act to be pulled from ballot
By Jon Hyman
Rumors started circulating early this morning that the Governor finally succeeded in getting the Healthy Families Act pulled from the ballot...
Be careful what you ask for
By Jon Hyman
Non-competes are a curious breed. They are often used, but difficult to enforce. What's the harm in trying, you might ask? If an employe...
Q&A on applying performance and conduct standards to employees with disabilities
By Jon Hyman
It is an oversimplification to simply say that employers should hold disabled employees to the same conduct standards as non-disabled employ...
Sometimes the little things go a long way
By Jon Hyman
Often times, we forget that the law is a floor and not a ceiling. For example, just because the FMLA caps unpaid leave at 12 weeks does not ...
Employer's failure to provide written notice does not save employee who failed to return to work following FMLA leave
By Jon Hyman
Under the FMLA, an employer must provide an employee taking FMLA leave "with written notice detailing the specific expectations and obl...
Happy Labor Day
By Jon Hyman
Like most, I'm happily taking this Labor Day off. If you're looking for something to read, hop over to the Connecticut Employment La...
WIRTW #45
By Jon Hyman
Lawsuits come in all shapes, sizes, and levels of intrigue. One lawsuit filed this week in federal court in Connecticut is high on the latte...
LPGA Tour implements English proficiency requirement
By Jon Hyman
From this morning's USA Today : The LPGA tour will use the next four months to create evaluation procedures for its new policy requ...
Background check protects employer from negligent hiring claim
By Jon Hyman
A claim of negligent hiring requires proof of five elements under Ohio law: the existence of an employment relationship; the employ...
Disclosure of confidential medical records held to be protected activity
By Jon Hyman
Bernadine Vaughn worked as a nurse at Epworth Villa, a non-profit, continuing care retirement community. On April 28, 2004, Vaughn filed ...
Should businesses be reviewing paid leave policies in advance of the Healthy Families Act?
By Jon Hyman
The above-the-fold headline on the front page of Sunday's Plain Dealer business section reads, " Employers consider altering benefi...
Governor Strickland's press release against the Healthy Families Act
By Jon Hyman
For those who are interested, the following is the Governor's press release condemning the Healthy Families Act. ...
WIRTW #44
By Jon Hyman
I guess if Motherhood Maternity can be sued for pregnancy discrimination , then the AARP can be sued for age discrimination . It seems that ...
Governor Strickland formally speaks out against Healthy Families Act
By Jon Hyman
Governor Strickland's efforts to broker a compromise on the Healthy Families Act have officially failed . He has been tirelessly working...
Blasting through the bulletproof employee
By Jon Hyman
Butler v. Alabama Dept. of Transportation (11th Cir. 7/30/08) concerns a black employee belatedly complaining that a white employee used th...
Right to reinstatement under USERRA for returning military personnel is absolute
By Jon Hyman
In 1994, Congress enacted USERRA (the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act), to protect the employment rights of the me...
The real cost of paid sick leave is staggering
By Jon Hyman
The National Federation of Independent Businesses has commissioned a study to calculate the real cost of paid sick leave to Ohio. The result...
Argument that FMLA does not prohibit retaliation falls on deaf ears at court of appeals
By Jon Hyman
When a company is caught making a bad employment decision, they come to us, their lawyers, to bail them out. Bryant v. Dollar General Stores...