One of the most important things that divorced parents who share custody of child must remember is to keep the lines of communication open. Confusion can cause mix-ups that could land people in jail or lead to them losing custody. One such mix-up happened in Ohio...
State ex rel. Baroni v. Colletti, Supreme Court Slip Opinion (October 19, 2011). This case addresses a public employee's right to recover lost wages and vacation leave credit after returning to work following an involuntary disability separation. Baroni was the former...
Often times, employees believing they are being discriminated against by their employer because of their age, gender, religions, race, or disability tell their employment attorney, "my boss said that I was too old" or "my boss was telling racists or sexist jokes all...
Ohio residents and citizens all over America seem to enjoy hearing about the politicians who hold themselves up as the keepers of family values. Every city in America is known to have parents that are behind in child support payments, but when someone with means or...
An unexpected bit of good news landed on the door step of one Ohio woman recently. The Summit County state's attorney presented her with a large check for back child support payments owed by her ex-husband. She and her ex-husband were married for 10 years and had two...
Due to the weak economy and a sour job market, it has become increasingly difficult for parents owing child-support payments to meet their financial obligations. In the past, Ohio law has assumed these parents were able to pay but unwilling. This unfair stereotype is...
Child support is an important issue to many Ohio residents, especially those receiving it and those obligated to pay. When a non-custodial parent owing child support also happens to be a celebrity, nonpayment could result in more than a trip to court. The famous...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) postponed the implementation date for the new notice-posting rule until January 31, 2012. The Board indicated that the delay was to "allow for enhanced education and outreach to employers, particularly those who operate...
This is a tricky question, because it depends on how your employee is "classified" under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). Under the FLSA, there are two types of employees: exempt and non-exempt. On the one hand, exempt employees are compensated through a salary...
Employees' uses of Facebook and Twitter have provided the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with an expanded area of enforcement. The NLRB recently issued a guidance memorandum on employee use of social media and their protections under the National Labor...