Rina R. Russo April 2019 Labor & Employment Services, Labor & Employment Litigation A 1930s Labor Law with 21st-Century Consequences One might think that the long-established Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which governs minimum wages and overtime, would be easily understood by employers today. After all, it turned 80 years old in 2018.However, an uptick over the past few years in FLSA wage and hour lawsuits continues to prove that employers aren't paying the necessary attention to the FLSA to remain compliant. [More]
James J. Pingor March 2019 Intellectual Property Inking the Deal on Body Art: Determining Who Owns the Rights to Your Tattoo Once reserved for sailors, ex-cons and members of biker gangs, tattoos today adorn the arms, legs, necks, torsos and faces of more than 45 million Americans, roughly 13 percent of our nation’s population. The extraordinary proliferation of tattoos―and their elevation to art―has created a thought-provoking challenge for intellectual property attorneys. [More]
Max V. Rieker March 2019 Labor & Employment Services Department of Labor Issues a Trio of Important Opinions for Employers On March 14, 2019, the Department of Labor issued three important new opinion letters that address Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) compliance. While not actually law, these letters express the DOL’s official opinion and constitute important guidance on how the law applies to certain circumstances. [More]
Mark S. Fusco March 2019 Labor & Employment Services New Cuyahoga County Anti-Discrimination Commission May Cause Legal Issues for Employers A recent Cuyahoga County ordinance establishes a new and different forum for employees to seek redress for workplace discrimination claims. The ordinance, enacted by the county’s newly formed Commission on Human Rights, impacts employers in Cuyahoga County that have at least four employees. [More]
Miriam M. Pearlmutter March 2019 Education Best Practices in Planning for Extended School Year Services As the snow melts and the trees begin to blossom, our thoughts turn naturally to spring and even summer. But if you’re a special education administrator or intervention specialist, your pre-summer list is probably a mile long, even as early as March. One of those to-do items is planning Extended School Year (“ESY”) services for qualifying IEP students, a sometimes confusing and daunting task. [More]
Douglas Eppler March 2019 Litigation Alleged Defamation Arising from Form U-5s In an article in the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, Walter | Haverfield attorney Doug Eppler explains defamation claims arising from Form U-5s and the issue of “privilege” defense under Ohio Law for former employers. [More]