Recently four (4) states (Arizona, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah) enacted secret ballot elections amendments to their state constitutions designed to protect an employee's right to vote by secret ballot for employee representation. The amendments guarantee...
Celebrity divorces make headlines in Ohio and elsewhere for a variety of reasons, often stemming from conflict over the division of property between spouses who are both famous and wealthy. Many expected this to be the case in the recent divorce between Tom Cruise and...
The Ohio Court of Claims recently found policies prohibiting the hiring of candidates who were also receiving retirement benefits constituted Age Discrimination due to their disparate impact. In Warden v. Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, 2012-Ohio-3854 (Ohio...
As we have said before, divorce is not an easy for choice for many couples in Ohio. The dividing of assets, especially when you have many, and time with children are just a few of the complicated issues that can give pause to a person considering ending their...
There are many different reasons why Ohio couples considering ending their marriage decide to take the first step and begin the process. Divorce sometimes comes after a life change such as a job loss or illness. In other cases, issues such as how many kids to have or...
Custodial parents in Ohio know that the money that comes from child support payments can be vital to their ability to meet a child's basic needs. In fact, child support payments are intended to assist a custodial parent in providing for a child who lives with them....
On August 14, 2012, the Franklin County Court of Appeals in Susan E. Camp v. Star Leasing Co., (10th Dist. Aug. 14, 2012) 2012-Ohio-3650 issued a decision that reversed the trial court's grant of summary judgment on a sexual harassment claim.Susan E. Camp worked as an...
Divorce can be challenging enough on its own, but throw in the financial complexities it can cause for those with high assets and the situation can become an even bigger headache. One particular complication divorce can cause comes in a form that most people probably...
Divorce is never an event that someone wants to think about during the excitement of an engagement. However, careful consideration should be given when one or both of the engaged persons have separate assets that may complicate property division if the marriage were...
Poor fathers in Ohio, like those earning less than $6,000 per year, know that it can be difficult to pay all the bills each month. For some, the choice comes down to paying for basic needs such as rent and food or making court-ordered child support payments. The...