Employers in Ohio are entitled to a drug free workplace and the enforcement of a zero-tolerance policy. That does not make it easy, however, to control. To date, there is not a real-time test to indicate whether a person is “high” in the present tense, only to know if they have used in the past. And not all testing is equal. What will employers will ...
Special thanks to Christina Rogers for writing this week's blog.
While we have not yet gotten to the world portrayed in the Will Smith film I, Robot, artificial intelligence (AI) is here (and likely for good).
We have all seen examples of AI growing around us, from Amazon’s Alexa to the smartphone in your pocket that seems to be getting just a little ...
On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish the standard for determining whether two employers, as defined in Section 2(2) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), are a joint employer of a group of employees under the NLRA.
Under the proposed regulation:
“An ...
In the employment world, the only constant, is change. We constantly navigate a minefield of updated regulations, new state and federal guidance, and bombshell court opinions that impact our day-to-day work. And while a wave of ban the box legislation has impacted when or if we may request an applicant’s criminal background records, our ...
It is now legal to use medical marijuana in Ohio. The law went into effect on September 8, 2018 with little fanfare. Employers across the state are asking questions. Here are answers to some of the most common questions we’re hearing from clients:
- Do I have to allow employees to use medical marijuana? NO
- Can I allow employees to use medical ...
Julie R. Pugh & Lee P. Geiger
I was one of those unusual students who actually liked doing homework. Rarely a procrastinator, I tackled the take-home assignments as quickly as possible. My historical study habits kicked in again on August 28, 2018, when the Department of Labor dropped six new Opinion Letters including two on the FMLA. The sun was ...
Students won’t be the only ones with homework this weekend. While parents have been coordinating their pick-up/drop-off schedules, packing lunches and sending their kids off to school this week – the DOL has been busy too. Yesterday the Wage and Hour Division released six opinion letters –
- Organ donors' qualification for FMLA leave
Employers value resolution. Whether it’s resolving an employment lawsuit, a charge before a government agency, or a disgruntled employee’s complaint, we strive for resolution. And any resolution worth its salt includes a signed waiver and release of claims (or “waiver” for short) – which should provide finality. But when is a waiver ...
In its quest to remain relevant, the NLRB has issued many decisions over the last several years that impact both unionized and union-free companies. More and more, union-free companies are finding themselves on the wrong end of Unfair Labor Practice (“ULP”) charges. It seems that no company is outside the reach of the NLRB. It has become the ...
By Samantha Koeninger Rittgers & Haleigh Hopkins
EEOC and Estee Lauder recently settled a 2017 litigation matter alleging that the company discriminated against male employees because of and on the basis of sex, in violation of both Title VII and the Equal Pay Act. The male employees were all biological fathers who sought and/or were provided ...