A lesson in union avoidance
No company does more to avoid unions than Walmart. Case in point - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NLRB 6/20/08) . In the summer of 2000, Walmart'...
Ohio Supreme Court takes a stand against liability for bullying (sort of)
By Jon Hyman
Fontella Harper and Beverly Kaisk were neighbors in a public housing project. Apparently, Kaisk had problems living next door to an African ...
Medical questions during job interview doom employer in discrimination case
By Jon Hyman
Doe v. Salvation Army , decided last week by the 6th Circuit, provides employers with a valuable lesson on the dangers of asking the wrong q...
6th Circuit decides standard of proof for mixed motive cases
By Jon Hyman
Disparate treatment claims under Title VII are categorized as either single-motive claims (where only an illegitimate reason motivated the e...
46.6 million reasons to think about settlement
By Jon Hyman
In the largest verdict Ohio history, and what might be the largest single-plaintiff employment verdict ever, a Cuyahoga County jury has awar...