In Miracle v. Ohio Dept. of Veterans Servs. the Ohio Supreme Court held there is no clear public policy provided in R.C. 124.27(B) and 124.56 that would allow a civil-service employee, terminated during their probationary period, to assert a tort claim for wrongful-discharge. The Ohio Department of Veterans Services hired Miracle on a probationary period [...]
Recently, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision concerning a procedural requirement for plaintiffs filing discrimination claims in federal court. This case relates to discrimination claims based on sex, race, religion and national origin filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as well as disability discrimination cases under the Americans [...]
The United States Supreme Court will finally weigh in on some important employment law issues that have divided the appellate courts for years. It also recently decided a class arbitration case with employment ramifications. Does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act Apply to LGBTQ Employees? Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating against employees [...]
On March 7, 2019, the Department of Labor announced a proposed rule that would expand overtime eligibility for a million more employees. Currently, employees with a salary below $455 per week ($23,660 annually) must be paid overtime if they work in excess of 40 hours in a week. The new proposed rule would now encompass [...]
Two cases have been filed in the U.S. District Court in Columbus seeking to challenge union’s collections of dues and fair share fees in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME. Both these cases are filed by attorneys for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and asks the court [...]