Patricia F. Weisberg January 2016 Education, Labor & Employment Services, Public Law Services "Ban the Box" for Public Employers in Ohio In late December 2015, Governor John Kasich signed a law that prohibits public employers, including townships, villages, municipal corporations, and public school districts, from asking questions about an applicant's criminal background on their job applications. Under the new law, the Fair Hiring Act, public employers are permitted to conduct background checks, but they can only do so later in the application process. The law takes effect March 23, 2016. [More]
Patricia F. Weisberg December 2015 Labor & Employment Services Changes to Exemptions from Overtime Rules Expected in July 2016 The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) new overtime rule for white collar exemptions is now expected to be published around July 2016, according to the DOL's Fall 2015 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda. On June 30, 2015, the DOL issued its proposed overtime rule for white collar exemptions. Once the final rule is published, the compliance timeline for employers will begin. [More]
Patricia F. Weisberg December 2015 Labor & Employment Services Ohio's Minimum Wage Will Stay the Same for 2016 Ever since the Ohio constitution was amended in 2006, Ohio's minimum wage correlates with the rate of inflation for the twelve months prior to September. The Ohio Department of Commerce has calculated the rate of inflation and determined that based on the consumer price index (CPI), Ohio's minimum wage rates will stay the same in 2016. [More]
Kevin Patrick Murphy September 2015 Real Estate Services Pinecrest Development Overcomes Hurdles $225 million Orange Village mixed-use project enters initial phaseDespite numerous challenges, Walte [More]
Susan Keating Anderson September 2015 Public Law Services Minimizing the Impact of Excessive Force Claims Across the nation and in Northeast Ohio, claims of unlawful shootings and excessive force are makin [More]
Craig A. Marvinney September 2015 Litigation Preparing for the Next Big Cybersecurity Challenge What we've learned from the Sony Hack of 2014. November 24, 2014 marked one of the most devast [More]