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The Sixth Circuit found June 6, 2011 that a Memphis firefighter failed to prove the prima facie case of reverse race discrimination in a § 1981 action against the City. The Court declined to address the "heightened pleading standard" that applies to reverse...
Active-duty military members face a host of difficulties during deployment times. Not only do they often put their lives on the line, but they spend much of their time concerned about family back home. A new child custody law passed in Ohio may help to take some of...
Tonya Hartless v. Director, ODJFS (Pickaway App. March 21, 2011), 2011-Ohio-1374: Claimant appeals from the trial court decision affirming the decision by the Unemployment Compensation Review Commission in denying her unemployment compensation application. She worked...
A Sixth Circuit decision lays down the rules with respect to how an employer can use evidence that an employee cannot return to work after he or she has exhausted their 12-weeks of Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") leave. Edgar v. JAC Prods., Inc., 443 F.3d...
In Luri v. Republic Services, Inc., the jury awarded "the largest retaliatory discharge jury award in Ohio history-over $46 million." In this retaliation case, the plaintiff was part of a protected class only by virtue of his refusal to follow a directive from his...
The Sixth Circuit recently issued a rare domestic relations decision. Evans v. Cordray, Case No. 09-3998 (May 27, 011), originating from a Southern District of Ohio case, was actually a ruling on the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, which is a jurisdictional rule precluding...
When two people in Ohio or anywhere in the U.S. decide to divorce, it can be very stressful for both parties. In cases where a couple shares valuable assets, divorce can result in a costly legal battle to divide their collective wealth. The Los Angeles Dodgers owner...
May 23, 2011 marked the first day the new Americans with Disability Act regulations were effective. The new rules will be a challenge for employers because of adoption of the expansive definition of "disabled." On the other hand, the law is a serious win for...
Merl H. Wayman, a certified specialist in Workers' Compensation Law and Labor and Employment Law by the Ohio State Bar Association, will be a presenter at the 5th Annual Advanced Workers' Compensation Conference in Columbus on July 28, 2011, on the topic of Workers'...
The definition of what makes a family is constantly evolving. As step families and same-sex parents become increasingly commonplace, child custody cases are becoming more complex. But custody is not guaranteed for non-biological parents, as one woman in Ohio has found...