Everyone looks forward to holiday weekends, including those who commence cybersecurity attacks. In a recent joint alert by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the agencies warned that there has been an increase in highly impactful ransomware attacks occurring on holidays and weekends. In the past year, [...]
On August 24, 2021, Representative Jay Edwards introduced House Bill 401 to the Ohio legislature. The Bill, which has nearly two dozen cosponsors, could create a pathway for employees to sue their employer over damages caused by a COVID-19 vaccination if their employer required the vaccine as a condition of employment. The Bill does not [...]
Back in the day, your wristwatch only told you the time of day and, if you were lucky, maybe the date too. But nowadays it seems like everyone has some sort of smart watch or fitness tracker on their wrist. A recent study showed that nearly one-in-five U.S. adults utilize wearable health tracking technology in [...]
Introduction With employees returning to the office from home, appearance and dress code policies have once again taken the spotlight. Some employees may be more accustomed to casual dress or seek to express themselves with a different appearance than they did prior to the pandemic. While employers may institute policies for appearances and dress codes [...]
Preparing to Protect the Township in the Event of Civil Unrest by Marc A. Fishel and David A. Riepenhoff In the past eighteen months, we have witnessed several examples of peaceful, and not so peaceful, protests throughout the country. There are numerous practical, legal, and political considerations relating to these protests. At times, protesters have [...]
To date, over 36 million Americans have contracted COVID-19. While the large majority have recovered, some are still experiencing persisting COVID-19 symptoms. On July 26, 2021, the White House announced that such persisting symptoms were known as Long COVID and that its effects would be considered a disability under federal law. In conjunction with the [...]
As the Delta variant emerges as the dominant strain of COVID-19 in Ohio and vaccines become widely available, employers are increasingly considering instituting vaccination policies in the workplace. Before rolling out a voluntary or mandatory vaccination policy, employers should consider the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) guidelines to adhere to the requirements of Title VII [...]
The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that they are rescinding their current joint employer and independent contractor rules, effective on September 28, 2021. This decision is not surprising. DOL announced their intentions to roll back these rules in March 2021, as we reported to you in an earlier newsletter this year. Both rules were [...]
Congratulations to Fishel Downey Albrecht & Riepenhoff attorneys Benjamin S. Albrecht, Daniel T. Downey, and Marc A. Fishel for being named in The Best Lawyers in America (2022 Edition) and to Angelica M. Jarmusz for being listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2022 Edition). With its core mission to highlight the [...]
FDAR attorneys Angelica Jarmusz and Daniel Downey recently secured a unanimous jury verdict in favor of Brown County Officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The case arose when Brown County Corrections Officer Schadle discovered inmate Zachary Goldson dead in his cell, hanging from a bed sheet. Prior to [...]
