The job search process poses a variety of challenges, from the application and interview through the contract negotiation. Many people feel ill-equipped for effective negotiations and settle for less-than-ideal terms as a result. As you begin your job search, there...
Times are tough for practicing physicians. Hospitals and medical corporations have become major employers. This situation leaves doctors with less power than ever. The reason is that working for these companies often includes a noncompete agreement. The Federal Trade...
The struggle for nursing mothers in the workplace has been ongoing for decades. Despite the numerous laws and regulations in place to protect them, many women still face discrimination and obstacles when trying to pump breast milk on the job. However, with the recent...
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act protects employees from some of the pain caused by mass layoffs. Under the act, employers must give employees a written notice at least 60 days before mass layoffs or plant closures. However, your company...
When layoffs occur, employers often offer severance packages for their longer-term employees. Employees can choose to accept or decline a severance offer, but many people do not realize that they can also negotiate to get a better offer. Figure out what you want As...
On January 12, 2021, Governor DeWine signed into law House Bill 352, also known as the Employment Law Uniformity Act (the “Act”). The Act will go into effect in mid-April 2021. The Act was intended to bring clarity and uniformity to Ohio’s employment discrimination...
Broadly speaking, most people interact with the mechanisms of law for the first time, and frequently only time, in the criminal law system. However, criminal law is only one part of the legal system. It’s very likely that most of the important decisions in your life,...
Many businesses and industries in Ohio rely on contract labor to meet deadlines and control labor costs. However, relying on contract labor can lead to a relaxed line between full-time employees and contractors, which may lead to complicated employment law situations....
Let us say the company you have served as a member of upper management no longer requires your services. The severance agreement your employer offers must be tailored to your specific situation. There are special requirements in such agreements for departing employees...
Entrepreneurs are taken aback the first time someone – a customer, a contractor, an employee -- files a lawsuit against them. Up until that point they imagined their attention to quality, or their friendly manner, would prevent things from getting legal. Fear of...