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Labor Law Articles
		CLIENT ALERT: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Block’s NLRB Posting Requirement
		Social Media Concerns Continue to Grow for Employers
		National Labor Relations Board Attempts to Speed up Elections for Labor Unions
		The NLRB Again Postpones the Implementation of its New Posting Rule
		The NLRB Postpones the Implementation of its New Posting Rule
		Labor: Ohio Prevailing Wage Law Changes
		New NLRB Posting Requirement
		Labor: Traditional Labor Law is Evolving with the Internet
		Labor: Ohio Supreme Court Allows Bid Costs as Damages for Wrongfully Rejected Bidders on Public Projects
		Labor: The Ohio Supreme Court Sides with ABC Contractor over the Application of Bid Criteria
		Beware of Subcontracting when Working on Ohio Public Improvement Projects
		Labor: NLRB Modifies “Salting” Case Standards
		RBS Attorneys Score Two Major Victories for Ohio Employers and Taxpayers before the Supreme Court of Ohio
		Labor: NLRB Upholds Picketing Standards
		Labor: Use of Independent Contractors under the NLRA.
		The Employee Free Choice Act is on the Agenda
		New Prevailing Wage Requirements in Ohio
		NLRB Defines Which Employees are “Supervisors” Under the National Labor Relations Act
		Equal Rights For Employers!
		General Counsel Urges Changes In Law Governing Construction Industry
		Union’s Promise of Referrals, Not Worker Quits, Doom IBEW Win
		Alert! Martians Are Coming!
		Recent Developments at the National Labor Relations Board - Neutrality Agreements and Card Checks
		Neutrality Agreements and Card Checks
		New Rule Proposed For Federal Employee Unions
		Man Bites Dog
		Favorable Rulings for Merit Shop Employers
		Job Targeting Prevention
		Politics, The NLRB, And You
		Attention Merit Shop Employers! Thinking of Going Hollywood? Read This First
		U.S. Supreme Court Holds Reasonably-Based Employer Lawsuits Against Unions Do Not Violate National Labor Relations Act
		A Reconstituted Board Emerges
Employment Relations Articles
		Performing Background Checks May Lead to Liability
		Photographs on Facebook Prove to be a Valuable Tool in an Employer’s Termination of an FMLA Abuser
		Exempt or Non-Exempt: That is the Question
		New FMLA Regulations Published by the Department of Labor
		Employment: EEOC Puts the Cuffs on Employers When It Comes to Criminal Backgrounds
		Are You Paying Your Employees Properly for Their Travel?
		Employment: United States Supreme Court Decision May Provide Additional Protection to Employers
		Employment: The EEOC Issues Final Genetic Information and Nondiscrimination Act Regulations
		NLRB Proposes New Rule Requiring Private Employers to Post Pro-Union Notices
		Wage And Hour Complaints To Be Referred By The Government To Private Attorneys
		Employment: Virtual Harassment in the Digital Workplace
		New Model Cobra Notices Issued by the Department of Labor
		Ohio Supreme Court Changes Ohio’s Pregnancy Leave Laws
		The Department of Labor Expands the Definition of Parent Under the FMLA
		Employment: Health Care Reform Bill Amends Fair Labor Standards Act to Mandate Breaks for New Mothers
		EMPLOYMENT: Are Your Employees Too Connected to Their Work?
		The Department of Labor Issues New Information regarding COBRA Subsidy Extensions
		COBRA SUBSIDY EXTENDED
		Year end COBRA Subsidy Considerations
		GINA (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act) Becomes Effective on November 21, 2009
		Employment: Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic and Complying with Workplace Laws and Regulations
		Ohio Legislature Amends Ohio Mini-COBRA
		Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: New Special Enrollment Rights Effective April 1, 2009
		Model Notices for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Released By the Department of Labor
		Stimulus Act Information Regarding Ohio’s “Mini COBRA”
		Department of Labor issues new information regarding the COBRA portion of the Stimulus Act
		Stimulus Act Includes Change to COBRA Benefits
		The First Bill Obama Signs into Law Affects the Work Place: The Lilly Ledbetter Act
		Guest Column: Interviewing 101
		Employment: The Next Wave of Employment Regulation: How Breakthroughs in Medicine Have Affected the Legal Landscape of the Workplace
		ADA Amendments Passed and Signed into Law, Effective January 1, 2009
		ADA Closer To A Major Overhaul That Would Increase the Number Of Persons Who Are Disabled Under It
		Ohio Healthy Families Act is taken off the November ballot!
		E-discovery Rules Have Arrived in Ohio
		Update on Proposed New Employment Laws
		Opposition Mounting Against the Ohio Healthy Families Act
		LEGAL UPDATE - Opposition Mounting Against the Ohio Healthy Families Act
		New Regulations on the Family and Medical Leave Act Aimed At Addressing Many Problematic Issues
		Understanding The Ohio Healthy Families Act and State-Mandated Paid Sick Leave
		Off Site Fabrication Work For Prevailing Wage Projects
		LEGAL UPDATE - Family and Medical Leave Act Amended To Provide Military-Related Leave
		LEGAL UPDATE - Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies Limitation of Discharges of Workers' Comp Employees
		Ohio Civil Rights Commission Issues Proposed Amendment to Maternity Leave Regulations
		When Johnny Comes Marching Home: The Rights of an Employee who has Returned from Military Service and the Rights of all Veterans under USERRA
		An Employer’s New Obligation for Document Retention and Preservation
		Smoke-Free Workplace Act Regulations Issued
		Highlights of the New Statewide Smoking Ban
		New Law Clarifies Minimum Wage Amendment
		UPDATE: MINIMUM WAGE BILL SENT TO GOVERNOR TAFT
		The Ohio Fair Minimum Wage Amendment
		Beware of Boilerplate Employment Forms
		Federal Court Finds Sexual Orientation Discrimination Unlawful
		Recent RBS Victories-6th Circuit Vacates Decision, Permits Smoking Policy Change
		How to Handle an OSHA Investigation
		Inquiries into an Employee’s Lawful Drug Use May Cost You
		Beware of Age Discrimination During Layoffs
		Medicare Part D Requirements For Employers
		Pregnant With Meaning, Cont’d.
		Much Needed Tort Reform Is Good For Ohio Businesses
		IMPORTANT: Medicare Part D Requirements For Employers
		Wage And Hour Overtime Regulations – Are You Paying Too Much? (First in a two-part series)
		Pregnant With Meaning
		Green Light Given For “Disparate Impact” Age Discrimination Suits
		Court Eases Defense Burden in Discrimination Claims
		Hiring Teens This Summer
		The Hiring Practices of Successful Companies - by Jane Plank
		Epilepsy In The Workplace
		New Overtime Rules to go into Effect Soon
		Court Expands Discrimination Laws – Transsexuals Now Covered
		New Wage And Hour Rules Published
		New Ohio Supreme Court Decision on Non-Compete Agreement
		Let the Contractor Beware!
		Can Your Employees Pack Heat? How Ohio’s New Conceal And Carry Law Affects Your Company
		Beware Of The Consequences Of Bonuses
		Supreme Court Holds That Employers May Not Terminate Employees While They Are Off Work Due To A Work-Related Injury
		Holiday Party: Morale Booster or Liability Disaster?
		Supreme Court Holds That Employers May Not Terminate Employees While They Are Off Work Due To A Work-Related Injury
		Obscene Spam In The Workplace - Is It The Employer’s Responsibility?
		Navigating The Minefield Of Military Leave
		Summer Is Here — Hiring Teens Beware!
		Ohio Drug Testing Law Covering Workplace Injuries Ruled Unconstitutional
		Construction Industry Employers Payroll Reporting Limitation Change
		State Construction Projects Will Require Drug-Free Workplace Policies Beginning January 2003
		Fighting Discrimination With — More Discrimination?
		Employers May Refuse To Hire Applicants Where There Is A Direct Threat To Applicant’s Health Or Safety
		The Benefits of an Integrated Team Approach to Risk Management
Worker's Compensation Articles
		Workers’ Comp Premium Rebate Approved
		Workers’ Compensation: Not So Independent Contractors
		Utilizing BWC Safety Programs to Assist in Aggressive Risk Management
		Discount Deadlines Fast Approaching!
		Worker’s Compensation: What’s Wrong with Permanent Partial Disability Compensation?
		Workers’ Compensation: The Role of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office in Workers’ Compensation Court Appeals
		Workers’ Compensation: Lawyers, Guns and Money (and Drugs): The Supreme Court of Ohio Revisits the Meaning of “Sustained Remunerative Employment” With Respect to Permanent Total Disability Compensation
		Workers’ Compensation: The Supreme Court of Ohio Addresses an Injured Worker’s Burden in Having a Period of Unemployment Excluded from the Standard Method of Calculating an Average Weekly Wage
		Workers’ Compensation: Healthcare – HIPAA – Workers’ Compensation:
		Workers’ Compensation: I Am Not a Doctor in Real Life, But I Play One in the Hearing Room: The Importance of Medical Evidence in a Workers’ Compensation Claim
		Volunteers and the Ohio Workers’ Compensation System
		Loss of Vision in Workers’ Compensation
		Bridging the Gap — Ohio’s Marine Industry Fund
		Ohio Court of Appeals Addresses Compensability of Psychiatric Conditions
		Workers’ Compensation: From a Stuck Bag of Potato Chips to a Contested Workers’ Compensation Claim: Analyzing the Unusual and Uncommon Workplace Injury
		Workers’ Compensation: To Certify or Not to Certify – That is the Question
		Workers’ Compensation: Supreme Court of Ohio Differentiates Between “Injury” and “Causation”
		Workers’ Compensation: Mediation - An Emerging Trend in Workers’ Compensation Court Appeals
		Workers’ Compensation: More Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Workers’ Compensation Claims and Hearings
		Workers’ Compensation: Supreme Court of Ohio Expands Retaliatory Discharge Protection for Injured Workers
		Workers' Compensation: In-House Machines and Product Liability
		Workers' Compensation: An Introduction to the "Coming and Going" Rule
		Workers' Compensation: Temporary Total Disability: Always Total, Seldom Temporary
		Workers' Compensation: Righting a Wrong: The Employer's Use of Mandamus Proceedings
		Workers' Compensation: The Industrial Commission of Ohio Discontinues the Regular Use of Video Hearings
		Workers' Compensation: More Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Workers' Compensation Claims and Hearings
		Workers’ Compensation: The Industrial Commission of Ohio Initiates Video Hearings
		Workers’ Compensation: Beware of Employee Misclassification When Using Independent Contractors
		Workers’ Compensation: The Anatomy of a Workers’ Compensation Trial
		Workers’ Compensation: Attorney Representation at Hearings before the Industrial Commission of Ohio
		Workers’ Compensation: Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Workers’ Compensation Claims and Hearings
		Workers’ Compensation: Voluntary Abandonment and the Light-Duty Employee
		Workers’ Compensation: Employers Win Big as The Supreme Court of Ohio Upholds the Constitutionality of the Employer Intentional Tort Statute
		Workers Compensation: The Supreme Court of Ohio Addresses “Right to Participate” Issue
		Workers’ Compensation: The Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement: When is One Needed for Settlement?
		Workers’ Compensation: Employee Diversions in the Workers’ Compensation Setting
		Workers’ Compensation Litigation: The Role of Depositions in a Workers’ Compensation Court Appeal
		Workers’ Compensation litigation: Using Subrogation as a Claim Cost Reduction Tool
		Workers’ Compensation: When Does an Injured Worker’s Termination from Employment Prohibit Payment of Temporary Total Disability Compensation?
		Workers’ Compensation: The Supreme Court of Ohio Addresses “Successors in Interest”
		Workers’ Compensation: How to Use the Drug Statute Effectively at Hearing
		Workers’ Compensation: Does the Court of Common Pleas have Jurisdiction to Hear Appeals Concerning the Reactivation of Workers’ Compensation Claims?
		FIRM NEWS - Employers Score Jury Verdicts In Workers’ Compensation Litigation
		Workers’ Compensation: Legalized Extortion: The Hidden Cost of Litigation
		Workers’ Compensation: Supreme Court of Ohio Addresses Termination of Temporary Total Disability Benefits
		Workers’ Compensation: Taking Advantage of the Handicap Reimbursement Program
		Workers’ Compensation: Recent Workers’ Compensation Changes
		Supreme Court of Ohio Addresses Adequacy of Workers’ Compensation Settlement Agreements
		Understanding the Implications of an Employee’s Positive Post-Accident Drug or Alcohol Screen
		One “Bad” Workers’ Compensation Claim: What State-Fund Employers Can Do
		Expansion of Voluntary Abandonment Short-Lived
		Workers' Compensation Update -- Important Information!
		A New Standard for the Aggravation of a Pre-Existing Condition: Is the Aggravation Substantial?
		Employee or Independent Contractor?
		Coverage Issues for Employees Who Work at Home
		Supreme Court of Ohio Expands Reach of “Voluntary Abandonment” Defense
		Supreme Court Of Ohio Has The Final Say On The Unauthorized Practice Of Law
		Update on Workers’ Compensation Reform Bill
		BWC Issues New Rules on Mergers and Acquisitions
		When Push Comes to Shove . . . in the Workplace
		Handicap Reimbursement: An Important Tool for Lowering Claim Cost
		Workers’ Comp Bill Passes House and Senate
		Payroll Reporting Change For Construction Industry
		Not Unconstitutional To Exclude Psychological Injuries
		Emotional Distress on the Jobsite
		The Mighty C-159 Form: The Recreational Waiver
		Update on Worker’s Compensation Reform
		Supreme Court Clarifies Date of Injury on Installations
		A New Standard for Pre-Existing Injuries
		Senate Bill 7 Proposes Sweeping Changes For Workers’ Compensation
		New Law Creates Uncertainty For Employer’s Intentional Torts
		Supreme Court Rules On Unauthorized Practice Of Law
		CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS ONLY - Payroll Reporting Limitation Change
		Benefits Calculation To Change for Seasonal Workers
		Mergers & Acquisitions And The Impact On Workers’ Compensation
		TPA Practice & the Unauthorized Practice of Law
		Amended Post-Accident Drug Testing Law to Help Employers in Workers’ Compensation Claims
		The Supreme Court’s Board of Commissioners on the Unauthorized Practice Of Law Issues its Final Report Concerning TPA Practice Before the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation/Industrial Commission of Ohio
		Ohio Employers Breathing A Little Easier
		Workers Compensation and the Zone of Employment
		Safety Intervention Grants
		BWC Salary Continuation Rules Revised
		Self-Insured Corner - Workers' Compensation Resource Network
		The Benefits of an Integrated Team Approach to Risk Management
		Quick Facts About the Workers Compensation Self-Insured Guaranty Fund
		SELF-INSURED CORNER - The Workers' Compensation Resource Network