Earlier this week, Ohio voters decided Issue 2, voting to enact Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3780, effective December 7, 2023. Chapter 3780 authorizes and regulates the recreational use of cannabis by adults over twenty-one...more
11/9/2023
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor, through its Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA), released a controversial emergency rule that details President Biden’s mandate that all medium and large employers...more
11/8/2021
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OSHA ,
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Workplace Safety
Join Ulmer attorneys William D. Edwards, Stephanie E. Harley, and Jonathan R. King as they discuss hot topics in employment and labor law for 2021. This webinar will cover a variety of timely and important topics...more
In March 2020, the federal government passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which required employers to provide paid leave to employees under certain circumstances related to the global coronavirus...more
12/28/2020
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EPSLA ,
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IRS ,
Paid Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration ,
Wages
In a landmark decision, a divided U.S. Supreme Court (the “Court”) ruled 6-3 that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) protects LGBTQ+ individuals from discrimination in the workplace.
Under Title VII,...more
6/16/2020
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Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
As the United States prepares for a return to the workplace, business owners must consider a number of important health and safety issues to adapt to the “new normal.”
Join Ulmer Employment & Labor attorneys William D....more
4/27/2020
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The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued its temporary rule (“Regulation”) implementing the leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). The leave provisions of the FFCRA include the...more
DOL Issues Families First Coronavirus Response Act Guidance -
March 26, 2020 – Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued new guidance regarding the paid leave provisions of the Families First...more
Our federal government has moved swiftly to provide certainty to American employers and workers about how to handle absences necessitated by the coronavirus. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act contains two main...more
3/21/2020
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EFMLA ,
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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
New Legislation ,
Relief Measures ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
Although the immediate risk to Americans remains low as a result of the Coronavirus, employers should take some common-sense steps to reduce transmission of all infectious diseases and be prepared if the Coronavirus risk...more