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Employment and Labor Law |
Winter 2008 - FMLA: Expanded for Military Families
Winter 2008 - Ohio Supreme Court limits restriction on terminating employees on workers' compensation leave
June 2008 - Employment & Labor Law Client Briefing: Keep Your Employees - And Your Business - Healthy
June 2008 - Employment & Labor Law Special Client Briefing: Law Will Ban Employers From Making Employment Decisions Based Upon Genetic Information.
Spring 2008 - Employment & Labor Law Client Briefing: Location, Location, Location: Understanding FMLA Liability For Contract and Temporary Employees.
Spring 2008 - Employment & Labor Law Client Briefing on Employment Practices Liability Insurance
Winter 2008 - FMLA: Expanded for Military Families. Employment & Labor Law Client Briefing.
Winter 2008 - Ohio Supreme Court limits restriction on terminating employees on workers' compensation leave, Employment & Labor Law Client Briefing.
Fall 2007 - OHIO’S MINIMUM WAGE WILL INCREASE JANUARY 1, 2008
Fall 2007 - New I-9 Form Used to Verify an Employee's Athorization to Work in the United States is Finally Released.
June 27, 2007 - "Employee Free Choice Act Temporarily Stalls in Senate But is Likely to Resurface".
June 2007 - The "Employee Free Choice Act" Could Revolutionize Union Organizing Campaigns.
May 2007 - New Challenge to Required use of Paid Leave During FMLA
November 2006 - Client Alert on Employment Law
On Issue 5, "What do employers need to do to comply with Ohio's "Smoke Free Workplace Act" and Issue 2, "The success of Issue 2 creates a constitutional amendment replete with new employer responsibilities".
November 2006 - Client Briefing on Employment and Labor Law
NLRB Clarifies Definition of Supervisor Under the National Labor Relations Act
- The tortured debate over supervisory status
- Kentucky River's Legal Impact
- What the new decisions say
- Implications for Employers
- What may happen next
October 2006 - Traps For The Unwary: Drafting Severance Agreements And Releases That Will Stand Up In Court
January 2006 - Department of Labor Issues Regulations Addressing USERRA Rights and Responsibilities.
Fall 2004 - Overview Of The Department Of Labor's New Overtime Regulations For The Classification of Exempt Employees
Walter & Haverfield attorney, Morris L. Hawk, explains the Department of Labors new regulations setting forth the “white-collar exemptions” to the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, effective August 23, 2004. Since his article in the Fall of 2004, the amendment to the appropriations bill blocking funding for the enforcement of these new regulations has been dropped. This means the new regulations are fully enforceable and employers should take steps to ensure their employees are properly classified as either exempt or non-exempt from the overtime requirements of the FLSA.
April 2004 - Ohio Supreme Court Gives Employers More Flexibility To Require Existing Employees To Sign Noncompetition Agreements
This client briefing explains the Ohio Supreme Court decision that allows employers more flexibility when requiring employees to sign noncompetition agreements. If you are an Ohio employer with questions about the enforceability of your company's noncompetition agreements, read this article in its entirety.
March 2004 - Ohio's New Concealed Weapons Law And What It Means For Employers
Effective April 8, 2004, Ohio residents are allowed to carry concealed firearms. Do you know what your rights and responsibilities are as an employer? In this client briefing, W&H Partner Patricia F. Weisberg explains this new law and what you can do to prohibit employees or third parties from bringing weapons onto your premises.
A member of the firm's
Employment, Media, Education and Competition Law Section, Patti regularly counsels employers in understanding and complying with state and federal employment laws. She is available to answer your questions regarding this concealed weapons law or to help you put your policies in writing.
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