OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccination & Testing
On November 4, 2021, OSHA finally released its much-anticipated emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) for COVID-19 vaccinations and...
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- Jun 2, 2021
EEOC Releases Long-Awaited Guidance on Vaccine Incentives
Late last week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally released long-awaited guidance on permissible incentives...
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- Apr 12, 2021
New ODH Order for Social Distancing, Facial Coverings and Non-Congregating
On April 5, 2021, Stephanie McCloud, the Director of the Ohio Department of Health, in a further attempt to combat the spread of...
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- Apr 1, 2021
ARPA's 100% COBRA Subsidy
Under the American Rescue Plan Act ("ARPA"), insurers and employers who are subject to COBRA continuation requirements are required to...
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- Mar 16, 2021
Summary of the American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021. The Rescue Plan is the sixth major coronavirus...
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- Mar 12, 2021
CDC Announces Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
The CDC recently released updated recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals in non-healthcare settings. For purposes of the...
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- Mar 12, 2021
DOL's Final Rule on Independent Contractor Status Under the FLSA
The Department of Labor published its final rule on independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act in the Federal...
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- Feb 4, 2021
OSHA Provides Updated General COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance
In response to President Biden’s January 21 Executive Order, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently...
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- Jan 20, 2021
NLRB Upholds Employer's Rules Restricting Employee's Social Media Communications
In Medic Ambulance Service, Inc., 370 NLRB No. 65,the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”), in a 2-1 decision, found that a...
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- Jan 19, 2021
Ohio Clarifies and Simplifies Anti-Discrimination Statute
On January 12, 2021, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 352, known as the Employment Law Uniformity Act, into law. This new law seeks to...
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- Jan 14, 2021
New Guidance on Posting of Required Employment Notices
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...
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- Dec 21, 2020
EEOC Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance
The EEOC has released long-awaited guidance about the COVID-19 vaccine and the applicability of various equal employment opportunity...
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- Nov 16, 2020
Can Employers Legally Require Their Employees To Be Vaccinated For COVID-19?
There is no current guidance on whether a COVID-19 vaccination could be legally mandated by employers. However, past experience with the...
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- Oct 23, 2020
Ohio Voting Leave Requirements
With election day fast approaching, Ohio employers should take time to familiarize themselves with Ohio's various voting leave...
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- Oct 2, 2020
DOL Proposes New Rule to Clarify Independent Contractor Status Under FLSA
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) proposed a new rule on September 22, 2020 to clarify the definition of employee vs. independent...
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- Oct 2, 2020
Ohio Law Provides Qualified Immunity Against COVID-19 Lawsuits
On Sept. 14, 2020, Governor DeWine signed into law House Bill 606, providing qualified immunity against COVID-19 lawsuits. In addition to...
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- Oct 2, 2020
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Drug Testing Under "Direct-Observation" Method
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...
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- Sep 9, 2020
Can Ohio School Boards Authorize Individuals to Carry Concealed Firearms on School Grounds?
The Ohio Supreme Court will ultimately decide this issue in the case of Gabbard v. Madison Local School District Board of Education....
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- Sep 9, 2020
DOL Guidance for Application of FFCRA Leave with Different School Reopening Models
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA") provides covered employees with additional paid leave if they cannot work or work...
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- Sep 9, 2020
NLRB Adopts Uniform Standard for Addressing Offensive Outbursts in the Course of Protected Activity
The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") has frequently been asked to determine whether employers have unlawfully discharged or...
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