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Supreme Court Says Church Not Liable Under Employment Discrimination Law for Firing Minister

Heading into the new year requires an important look back

U.S. Supreme Court Provides a Blueprint to Congress on How to Ban Contractual Arbitration Provisions in Consumer Contracts in CompuCredit v. Greenwood

No Class, No Problem: Discriminatory Lending Actions in the Wake of Wal-Mart v. Dukes

U.S. Department of Education Issues New FERPA Regulations

PACE Financing Emerges As Project Financing Tool

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A Quirky - But Not Uncommon - FMLA Issue

The Water Cooler: A Human Resources Advisory

Kentucky District Court's Denial of Class Certification in Mortgage Lending Case Provides Numerous Lessons for Class Action Defendants

Fail-Safe Definition Dooms State Wage And Hour Class

An Overview of the FLSA "Collective Action"

What Defense Counsel Can Learn From A Class Certified Under Wal-Mart

Utica and Marcellus shale development for Ohio schools

'Tis the Season to [Not] Give Kickbacks

Individual Inquiry Dooms Class Certification

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Handling Benefit Coverage Issues For Non-FMLA Absences

With Fracing Comes Litigation: What Ohio Courts Can Expect As Horizontal Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing Begin

E-Discovery Spoliation Sanction Standards in Ohio State and Federal Courts: Differing Culpable Mental States

BrickerConstructionLaw.com Newsletter -- Fall 2011

ACOs Take Two: Major Changes in Final Regulations

Multiple Government Agencies and Departments Make Coordinated Release of Final Medicare ACO Rules

IRS Clarifies Tax Treatment of Cell Phones Provided to Employees

No Harm, No Class: Damage Element Still Standing in Sixth Circuit

Are All Employee Facebook Posts Protected Concerted Activity?

Electors Entitled to Reasonable Amount of Time to Vote

Employee Political Activity and the National Labor Relations Act

Supreme Court Upholds Limitation of Action Clauses in Nationwide Insurance Contracts

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Disciplining an Employee for a Facebook Post that Criticizes a Company Policy

Ohio General Assembly Reforms Renewable and Advanced Energy Tax Policy

Governor Kasich Signs Two-Year SB 232 Extension Into Law

Sixth Circuit Rejects Associational ADA Discrimination Claim

Ohio Supreme Court Decision Clarifies the Rules on Appeals Before the Tax Commissioner and Board of Tax Appeals

New Caps and Protections From Public Records Requests Aimed At Creating Liability

U.S. Supreme Court Tightens the Reins on Class Action Certification

Ohio House Bill 133: New Opportunities for Oil and Gas Development on State Lands

Employee Who Was Fired For Failing To Obtain A Required Professional License Cannot Get Unemployment Benefits

Two More NLRB Complaints Question Terminations for Facebook Postings

Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation Reclassifies Solar Installation Risk

Injured Workers Protected From Retaliatory Action Prior to Filing A Workers’ Compensation Claim

Proposed Rule Modifies HIPAA's Accounting of Disclosures Requirements

The New Smartphone App: Are Your FLSA Time Records In Order?

New Regulations Help Explain the New Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act

Pointers for Employing Teen Workers

Required Notices for Group Health Plans: A Checklist

Ohio budget bill: Community school provisions affecting traditional public school districts

Designated representative may sign APN standard care arrangement on behalf of collaborating physician

U.S. Department of Education Prohibits Questions on Immigration Status

Ohio Tax Update For 2010

New Law Restores Calamity Days to Five for Current School Year and Provides New Option for Making Up Days

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