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What Is The Future Of Ohio Workers’ Compensation Group Rating?
Employers who have participated in BWC’s group rating discount plan have certainly noticed changes in recent years. While it’s been no secret that being removed from a group rating plan following an expensive claim could be financially devastating for an employer, only in the past several years has the BWC begun to implement changes to ease the blow in the event of a removal. The BWC’s re-evaluation of group rating programs follows media scrutiny discussing the inequities of the current rating system. Read More ›
New Guidelines May Apply Ohio Prevailing Wage to More Projects
The Ohio Department of Commerce, which enforces Ohio’s prevailing wage law, recently issued guidance stating that even on an otherwise privately financed construction project, workers must be paid prevailing wages whenever a public entity contributes funding or other direct support to the project. Read More ›
Ohio’s Paid Sick Leave Issue Likely Off of November Ballot
The proposed Ohio Healthy Families Act, which would have required many employers in Ohio to provide seven paid sick days to their employees, will likely be pulled from the November 4, 2008 ballot. Read More ›
Ohio BWC Implements Changes to Salary Continuation Policy
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is tightening up its requirements for Ohio employers to take advantage of Salary Continuation. Read More ›
Sixth Circuit: disclosing confidential company documents to an employee's attorney may not be "protected activity" under Title VII
On June 24, 2008, the Sixth Circuit decided Niswander v. Cincinnati Insurance Company, in which it held that a female claims adjuster, who was fired after she disclosed files containing customer names and other confidential company information to her attorneys pursuing an equal pay class action, did not engage in "protected activity" under Title VII. Read More ›
NLRB Issues Guidance on E-Mail Restrictions
In a recent memorandum, the NLRB's General Counsel has provided guidance on how the Board will evaluate restrictions on email usage. Read More ›
New Rules Published for Industrial Commission Hearing Officers
Every May, Ohio Industrial Commission Hearing Officers attend a two-day meeting to review and update policies and procedures in order to comply with recent case law and statutes. Read More ›
Failure to Inform Employer About Extension of Maternity Leave Precludes FMLA Interference Claim
In Morr v. Kamco Industries, Inc., No. 3:07-CV-2046 (N.D. Ohio, Apr. 15, 2008), an Ohio federal court again emphasized the importance of communication between an employee on FMLA leave and her employer regarding her timetable for returning to work. Read More ›
Ohio BWC Announces Five-Percent Rate Reduction
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced on March 28, 2008, that the Board of Directors approved a rate reduction to help stabilize the peaks and valleys in premiums that some employers have experienced in recent years. Read More ›
Sixth Circuit Recognizes Claim of Third Party Retaliation
Earlier today, the Sixth Circuit expanded the class of people protected by Title VII’s anti-retaliation provisions to include people who did not personally engage in activity protected by the statute, but who are so closely related to or associated with those who did. In a 2-1 decision, the court, in Thompson v. North American Stainless, held that Eric Thompson could proceed with his claim that he was discharged by North American Stainless in retaliation for an EEOC charge that had been filed by Thompson’s fiancé. Read More ›
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Deborah S. Adams is a member of Frost Brown Todd LLC and practices in the labor and employment law practice group. She represents management in the areas of employment discrimination and wrongful discharge.