Recently, the NLRB issued a rule revising the standard for determining a joint employer. Joint employment involves two or more businesses’ sharing of an employee’s activities and therefore sharing legal responsibilities.
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Rights of employers under Ohio’s new recreational marijuana law
With the passage of Issue 2 on Nov. 7, Ohio became the 24th state to legalize recreational marijuana under state law (marijuana remains illegal under Federal law). Included in the state law are broad protections for employers when it…
The impacts of AI in the workplace
As artificial intelligence capabilities continue to increase, employers will contend with many issues surrounding the use of AI in the workplace. To prepare employers to address some of these issues, we have created a series of posts examining employers’ use…
Updates for Ohio employers from the 2023 Statewide Hearing Officer Meeting
The Ohio Industrial Commission Statewide Hearing Officer Meeting offered some key insights for Ohio employers.…
FMLA and the modern workforce
Employers with over 50 employees regularly address employees’ requests for leave under the FMLA. When the FMLA was originally enacted in 1993, the workplace looked a bit different than it does now. Most employees went to a main worksite and…
New Florida immigration law subjects private employers to E-Verify mandates and penalties
On May 10, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718, which takes effect July 1, 2023, creating new employment mandates affecting Florida’s private businesses. Most important for businesses are the host of penalties for those who violate…
Preparing your workplace for new federal protections for pregnant workers
On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) took effect. Employers should prepare themselves to comply with this new federal law, which creates much broader and different legal obligations for employers with respect to pregnant workers. …
United States Supreme Court clarifies employer duty to accommodate religious beliefs
In a unanimous decision on June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court clarified, without overruling, a decision on religious belief accommodations that has guided employers since 1977. According to the Supreme Court, what the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),…
State of Ohio continues to examine the remote work debate
Red Sox or Yankees? Hamburgers or hot dogs? In the office or work from home? While some debates have been around for many years, the debate over whether employees should be required to be back in the office or be…
Shot through the heart: Did SCOTUS give strikes a bad name?
*Special thanks to Porter Wright summer law clerk, Diego De La Vega, for his assistance with this post.
On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision some have deemed a blow to the right…