On November 4, 2021, OSHA finally released its much-anticipated emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) for COVID-19 vaccinations and...

Late last week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally released long-awaited guidance on permissible incentives...

On April 5, 2021, Stephanie McCloud, the Director of the Ohio Department of Health, in a further attempt to combat the spread of...

Under the American Rescue Plan Act ("ARPA"), insurers and employers who are subject to COBRA continuation requirements are required to...

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021. The Rescue Plan is the sixth major coronavirus...

The CDC recently released updated recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals in non-healthcare settings. For purposes of the...

The Department of Labor published its final rule on independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act in the Federal...

In response to President Biden’s January 21 Executive Order, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently...

In Medic Ambulance Service, Inc., 370 NLRB No. 65,the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”), in a 2-1 decision, found that a...

On January 12, 2021, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 352, known as the Employment Law Uniformity Act, into law. This new law seeks to...

With the number of employees working remotely at an all time high, the Wage and Hour Division ("WHD") of the U.S. Department of Labor...

The EEOC has released long-awaited guidance about the COVID-19 vaccine and the applicability of various equal employment opportunity...

There is no current guidance on whether a COVID-19 vaccination could be legally mandated by employers. However, past experience with the...

With election day fast approaching, Ohio employers should take time to familiarize themselves with Ohio's various voting leave...

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) proposed a new rule on September 22, 2020 to clarify the definition of employee vs. independent...

On Sept. 14, 2020, Governor DeWine signed into law House Bill 606, providing qualified immunity against COVID-19 lawsuits. In addition to...

The Ohio Supreme Court, in Lunsford v. Sterilite of Ohio, L.L.C., 2020-Ohio-4193, recently addressed the issue of whether an at-will...

The Ohio Supreme Court will ultimately decide this issue in the case of Gabbard v. Madison Local School District Board of Education....

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA") provides covered employees with additional paid leave if they cannot work or work...

The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") has frequently been asked to determine whether employers have unlawfully discharged or...