My new book, First Woman Judge: Florence Allen, Feminism & the Transformation of US Courts, will be published by the University of California Press in 2025. The book examines the jurisprudence of Judge Allen’s forty years on the courts through
WIRTW #657: the “Let me buy you a beer” edition
From Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, the Ohio Craft Brewers Conference is taking place in Cleveland. My firm and I are playing a prominent role.
- On Jan. 30 we are sponsoring the opening reception at Forest City Brewery, from
WIRTW #656: the “Dilenogate” edition
When an Employee Returns from FMLA Leave, Don’t Be This Employer
File this in your “Sometimes, People are Really Awful” folder.
The story is a very simple one.
An associate working at a Cleveland law firm – we’ll call her Sue to protect the innocent – returned from maternity leave.
Should
Settlement highlights wage and hour risks of remote work
The City of Cleveland has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle the wage and hour claim of a City Hall employee who claimed that she wasn’t paid overtime while working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Eve Bonvissuto, an assistant
Immigration Lawyer Richard Herman to Speak at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio
Becoming a U.S. Citizen: Ethics and Justice in the Immigration System Monday, November 28th: 6:00 to 7:30pm – Moot Court Room (GUND A59) Global Ethical Leaders Society at Case Western Reserve University is pleased to welcome a panel of local
100 Years Ago This Election Ohio Elected the Nation’s First Woman Supreme Court Judge and Six Women State Legislators
Thomas Suddes, When Running for Votes Gives Way to Running Gives Way to Running the Numbers, Cleveland.comGroundbreakers: Although the anniversary seems to be passing without much notice, it was 100 years ago this week, on Election Day 1922, that
The Under-Enforcement of Crimes Against Black Women
Lisa Avalos, The Under-Enforcement of Crimes Against Black Women, Case Western Reserve Law Review (forthcoming 2023) It is well known that over-policing has a severe adverse impact on communities of color. What is less well known is that over-policing is accompanied
A bridge too far: Ohio Court of Common Pleas finds convenience rule unconstitutional
On September 26, 2022, the Ohio Court of Common Pleas in Morsy v. Dumas, held that Cleveland’s municipal income tax on remote workers was unconstitutional on an “as applied” basis. The taxpayer lived in Pennsylvania and was employed by a