Workplace discrimination claims are on the rise. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reports a 50% increase in employment discrimination lawsuits between fiscal years 2022 and 2023 alone. Now more than ever employers should be aware of what conduct constitutes discrimination, how to manage complaints of discrimination, and how to proactively prevent discrimination from [...]
Public and private employers alike should be aware of the recent changes to employee overtime laws. On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule (“the Final Rule”) entitled Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees which became effective on July 1, 2024. The [...]
Check out our Summer 2024 Newsletter! Just click this link: https://bit.ly/FDARSummer2024Newsletter Featured Articles: - Facing Off with First Amendment Auditors - The CROWN Act - Expanding Discrimination Laws - Assessing New Protections for Pregnant Workers And, Congrats to Beth Hoeft, Office Administrator on her retirement!
Being pregnant can be a stressful experience for many workers, especially in the workplace. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) seeks to combat pregnant workers' overwhelming and isolating feelings through expanding the protections and accommodations available to pregnant workers. The PWFA does not replace any of the federal, state, or local laws that are more [...]
Discrimination claims are on the rise for public and private employers alike. One new area of discrimination employers should be aware of arises from hairstyles. The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (“The CROWN Act”) was first passed in California in 2019 and is a law that aims to prohibit race-based [...]
First Amendment Auditors have become increasingly popular in recent years, but what or who is a First Amendment Auditor? These individuals are usually activists or citizen journalists who target government facilities, employees, or events. Auditors will typically record the encounters and broadcast them on YouTube or other social media platforms and ask questions or demand [...]
Congratulations go out to Fishel Downey Albrecht & Riepenhoff LLC attorneys that have been selected as 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars by Super Lawyers® Magazine! Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Congratulations to our Super Lawyers: Daniel [...]
Seven FDAR attorneys received awards from Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Edition! Recognized for the first time in the 2024 Edition are Fishel Downey Albrecht & Riepenhoff attorneys David A. Riepenhoff, Douglas J. Schockman, and Melanie J. Williamson as Best Lawyers and David C. Moser for the first time as a Best Lawyers - Ones [...]
Picture this: one of your employees is unhappy with their position and pay. Unfortunately, the situation cannot be resolved in a way that satisfies both them and the company, and they end up deciding to leave amicably. All is well, that is, until you find out that before they left, they decided to take a [...]
The Supreme Court’s decision in Vega v. Tekoh decidedly clarified Miranda rights violations cannot form the basis of a civil rights action for monetary damages. In Vega, the Defendant Officer received a report regarding a potential sexual assault of a patient. The Officer went to the medical center where the alleged assault occurred and questioned [...]
