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Where’s the Fire - Are Former Employees Covered Under the ADA?

In Stanley v. City of Sanford (June 20, 2025), the United States Supreme Court considered whether the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects former employees against disability discrimination with respect to...more

Knock Knock, Who's There? OSHA Inspector!

Effective January 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hiked the maximum fines for workplace safety violations. As an example, the maximum fine for a “serious” violation is now $16,550 per violation,...more

Can We Put the Genie Back in the Bottle?

Among the flurry of first-week executive orders issued by the Trump administration, President Trump ordered federal workers to report back to the office. Federal agencies and departments must take all necessary steps to end...more

HR Checklist for 2025

What’s a busy HR professional to do now? You were so looking forward to spending the holidays planning for compliance with the Department of Labor (DOL)’s new overtime rule and then it got struck down (thanks Texas judges!)...more

You Get A State Law! You Get A State Law!

Employers are governed not only by federal wage and hour, discrimination, leave, and other such laws, but also by a patchwork of state and local employment laws. In our experience, employers are often unaware of state and...more

Return to Sender - OSHA Obtains Injunction Against Postal Service for Retaliatory Termination of Employees

On July 3, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) obtained an injunction against the United States Postal Service (USPS), protecting USPS employees from retaliation for reporting workplace injuries....more

[Event] August Bridge Series - August 1st, Cincinnati, OH

Embrace the positive momentum with the August Bridge Series, shining a spotlight on the advancements in senior care. Guided by Dan Burke and featuring a panel of local leaders including Suzanne Burke, President & CEO of the...more

7/17/2024  /  Caregivers , Elder Care , Elder Issues , Events

Threats in the Workplace? An Ohio Organizational Protection Order May Be Right for You.

Workplace violence, or threats of violence, unfortunately, reaches across all industries. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2020 there were 37,060 non-fatal injuries inflicted by someone in the workplace....more

Out With the Old and in With the New: Final OSHA Walkaround Rule Released

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published its final Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process rule (Walkaround Rule), which takes effect May 31, 2024. The new Walkaround Rule...more

Is Remote Work ‘Protected’?

We’ve been discussing the various implications of the current ‘return to work’ push. Another implication is layoff decisions and the potential for disparate impact on remote workers, who tend to disproportionally be women and...more

New OSHA Reporting Requirements for 2024

Beginning in 2024, more than 52,000 employers must start complying with a new OSHA rule that requires employers with 100 or more employees in certain “high hazard” industries to electronically submit annual reports to OSHA of...more

OSHA’s Recent Interpretation on Recording Workplace Violence

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines workplace violence as any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening or disruptive behavior that occurs at the work...more

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