The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has announced that it will delay the implementation of its posting requirement rule until January 31, 2012. The NLRB came […]
According to the Tenth District Court of Appeals, (Reichard v. R J. Wheels, Inc., 193 Ohio App.3d 334, 2011-Ohio-1597), in order for a claimant to prove […]
Employers that establish wellness programs and offer financial inducements for employees to participate could find themselves in trouble with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under both […]
In an appeal from the largest retaliatory discharge jury award in Ohio history (over $46 million), the Eighth District Court of Appeals of Ohio was asked […]
On September 6, 2011, The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment in a sexual harassment case. Stayner […]
On September 7, 2011, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Tennessee district court’s holding that an employer was justified in firing an employee for […]
The Ohio Supreme Court recently strengthened the defense of voluntary abandonment in the area of workers’ compensation temporary total disability benefits. State ex rel. Lackey v. Indus. […]
On August 8, 2011, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Michigan district court’s holding that a subcontractor breached its obligation to indemnify a general […]
On July 5th, 2011, Charles D. Smith & Associates officially opened its offices in the Chase Tower in Downtown Columbus. Located directly across from the Ohio […]