Court confirms that independent contractors can be discriminated against
In a case affirming the longstanding rule that independent contractors are not covered by Ohio's employment discrimination laws, the Luc...
Federal Judge blocks No-Match Rules
By Jon Hyman
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that a U.S. District Court Judge Maxine Chesney has issued a nationwide Temporary Restraining Orde...
Requiring a return-to-work medical certification of full duty or no restrictions violates the FMLA
By Jon Hyman
Rather than reporting on Clark v. Gospel Light Publications , I'll merely direct everyone over to The FMLA Blog . The Clark case holds...
Happy Labor Day
By Jon Hyman
It might be a little late into the holiday, but I'd be remiss as an employment law blogger if I did not wish everyone a happy Labor Day....
Is the 40-hour work week relevant?
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday's Cleveland Plain Dealer had an interesting article ( available here ) on the state of the American work week. Surprisingly, t...