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Labor Law Articles
		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
		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
		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