Ohio lawmakers have introduced Senate Bill 396, a proposal that would create a statewide paid family and medical leave program for Ohio workers. The bipartisan bill would establish an insurance fund providing partial wage replacement benefits for employees, independent contractors,
Employers hoping the new administration would scale back scrutiny of employee non-compete agreements may need to reconsider. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to aggressively challenge non-compete agreements under Section 5 of the FTC Act, as shown by its recent
In 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court overruled decades of precedent when it held in State ex rel. Dillon v. Industrial Commission that temporary total disability (TTD) compensation is terminated on the date a claimant reaches maximum medical improvement (MMI) (or,
On March 31, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had completed its initial round of selections for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. This marks the first cap season in which USCIS applied its new weighted selection process
Earlier today (Feb. 26, 2026), the Department of Labor (DOL)’s Wage and Hour Division unveiled a proposed rule outlining the framework for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
On Dec. 2, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a policy memorandum directing its officers to place an adjudicative hold on pending benefit requests for foreign nationals from 19 high-risk countries identified in the June 4, 2025 Presidential
On Dec. 29, 2025, the Federal Register published a final rule titled “Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap‑Subject H-1B Petitions,” announcing a major transformation of how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) allocates H‑1B visas
If you hold a U.S. visa, you might assume that once it is issued, you are in the clear. However, the Department of State can revoke a visa after issuance under a process called prudential visa revocation. This often surprises
On Dec. 16, 2025, President Trump signed a Proclamation expanding the June 4, 2025 travel restrictions to the United States. The Proclamation continues to fully ban the entry of nationals from the original 12 countries under the June 4, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission’s decision in September 2025 to abandon its defense of the Non-Compete Rule—while simultaneously pursuing targeted enforcement actions against specific employers—raises fundamental questions about the boundaries of executive constitutional judgment and administrative law. This analysis examines whether