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June 2008 - Education Law Client Alert: New Legislation Clarifies Confusion Over Background Check Requirements for Contractors |
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June 2008 - Employment & Labor Law Client Briefing: Keep Your Employees - And Your Business - Healthy |
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June 2008 - Employment & Labor Law Special Client Briefing: Law Will Ban Employers From Making Employment Decisions Based Upon Genetic Information. |
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April 2008 - The Ohio Supreme Court gives employers back the right to discharge an employee on a leave of absence due to a work-related injury. |
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Spring 2008 - Employment & Labor Law Client Briefing: Location, Location, Location: Understanding FMLA Liability For Contract and Temporary Employees. |
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Spring 2008 - Employment & Labor Law Client Briefing on Employment Practices Liability Insurance |
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Winter 2008 - FMLA: Expanded for Military Families. Employment & Labor Law Client Briefing. |
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Winter 2008 - Ohio Supreme Court limits restriction on terminating employees on workers' compensation leave, Employment & Labor Law Client Briefing. |
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Fall 2007 - OHIO’S MINIMUM WAGE WILL INCREASE JANUARY 1, 2008 |
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Fall 2007 - New I-9 Form Used to Verify an Employee's Athorization to Work in the United States is Finally Released. |
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Fall 2007 - The Education Law Newsletter - Fall 2007, published by the Education Law Group at Walter & Haverfield, discusses the following timely topics affecting public school districts:
- How Recent IRS Action May Change the Way Districts Pay Employees
- The Impact of Jarod's Law and the Inspections that Will Occur in Your District
- The Attorney General's Opinion Stating Districts Cannot Charge for All-Day Kindergarten
- Updates on the Revised Public Records Law and Anti-Bullying Mandates
- Significant Announcements from the Education Law Group at Walter & Haverfield
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June 27, 2007 - "Employee Free Choice Act Temporarily Stalls in Senate But is Likely to Resurface". |
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June 2007 - "The Supreme Court Upholds a School Board's Right to Regulate Student Speech Reasonably Regarded as Encouraging Illegal Drug Use". |
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June 2007 - The "Employee Free Choice Act" Could Revolutionize Union Organizing Campaigns |
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May 2007 - New Challenge to Required use of Paid Leave During FMLA |
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April 2007 - New Law Requires School Districts to Create and Implement Anti-Bullying Policies |
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January 2007 - Client Briefing on Education Law
- Revisions to Public Records Law Require Board to Review Policy and Response Protocol.
- Are You in Compliance With the Smoke-Free Workplace Act?
- New Obligations Imposed by Ohio's Minimum Wage Law.
- Constitutionality of Charter Schools Upheld.
- DOL Issues Opinion Letter on Various Employee-Volunteer Scenarios.
- Offensive Student Web Sites - What Can You Do?
- Can Non-Lawyer Parents Represent Child in Court on Special Education Claim?
- Key Revisions to the IDEIA Regulations.
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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".
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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
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October 2006 - Traps For The Unwary: Drafting Severance Agreements And Releases That Will Stand Up In Court |
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August 2006 - Recent Topics on Employment Law
- What employers need to understand about obilgations under the FMLA
- Supreme Court announces expansive new standard for evaluating Title VII retaliation claims
- Company picnics - alcohol or no alcohol
- Employers may bring civil claims against former employees for computer fraud and abuse
- Federal contractors - OFCCP rule defines "Internet Job Applicant"
- New law requires Ohio entities to respond to data security breaches or face significant penalties
- Recent New Jersey court decision emphasizes need for employers to enforce internet and e-mail policies
- EEOC issues new EEO-I report for use in 2007; Employers should use "old" form for 2006
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April 2006 - Ohio Supreme Court Decision Changes Your Need For Workers' Compensation Legal Services |
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March 2006 - Automatic Distribution in Excess of $1,000 not permitted effective March 28, 2005
Under the new requirements set forth by the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor, on and after March 28, 2005, mandatory distributions in excess of one thousand dollars ($1000) but equal to or less than five thousand ($5,000) must be automatically rolled over into an individual retirement account (“IRA”), unless the participant affirmatively elects otherwise. In other words, unless you have an election from a terminated participant to the contrary, the plan sponsor will now be responsible for establishing an automated rollover program.
In this client briefing, W&H Partner Russell Shaw explains the new requirements and the various ways of complying with them.
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January 2006 - Department of Labor Issues Regulations: Addressing USERRA Rights and Responsibilities |
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April 2004 - Ohio Employers Given More Flexibility On Issue Of 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.
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March 2004 - Recent Developments Take Away More Benefits Of Leasing Employees
If you think temporary employees are the answer to your human resource headaches, you might want to think again. In a recent client briefing, Walter & Haverfield attorney Nancy Noall outlines recent developments in the law that will help you separate fact from fiction when deciding whether leasing employees is a good idea.
An accomplished litigator and trial lawyer, Nancy chairs the Employment Law Group and is Partner-in-Charge of the Employee Relations Policies & Programs. If you have questions or would like more specific legal advice on leasing employees, she can be reached at 216-928-2926 or via e-mail at nnoall@walterhav.com.
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