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When workers’ compensation and disabilities laws collide blind reliance on a workers’ comp order can violate the ADA, Sixth Circuit holds

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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September 1 2011

The legal worlds of workers’ compensation law and the laws against disability discrimination sometimes collide and leave employers with difficult decisions about how to comply with each

Employee who was fired for failing to obtain a required professional license cannot get unemployment benefits

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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June 22 2011

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio held today that a fired employee was ineligible to receive unemployment benefits when she was fired for failing to obtain a professional license that was required as a condition of hiring

Employees of political subdivisions may still have immunity from employment-related lawsuits, Ohio’s Supreme Court says

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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April 8 2011

On April 7, 2011 the Supreme Court of Ohio held that a provision of state law barring a city or other political subdivision from asserting statutory immunity as a defense against an employee's employment-related civil lawsuit does not affect the statutory immunity of an employee of the political subdivision from matters arising out of the employment relationship between the suing employee and the political subdivision

Requiring doctor’s note upon return from medical leave or restricted duty did not violate federal disability law

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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February 25 2011

This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (encompassing Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee) handed the City of Columbus, Ohio, a victory in a battle with employees over the City’s requirement that employees submit a doctor’s note disclosing the “nature” of their illness upon their return to work from sick leave or restricted duty

U.S. Supreme Court recognizes third-party retaliation claims under Title VII

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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January 28 2011

Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court handed employers a defeat of sorts in Thompson v. North American Stainless, L.P. Disagreeing with a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (which covers Ohio), the Supreme Court held that the anti-retaliation provisions of Title VII allowed a former employee to sue under a “third-party retaliation” theory

EEOC issues final GINA rules

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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November 19 2010

Earlier this month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") published its long-awaited final regulations implementing the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA

NLRB now requires electronic distribution of remedial notices

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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October 29 2010

The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a decision in J. Picini Flooring (356 NLRB No. 9), on October 22, 2010, announcing that a respondent, whether an employer or labor union, that is ordered by the Board to post notices to remedy unfair labor practices must distribute those notices by electronic means if the respondent “customarily disseminates information to employees or members through electronic means.”

Supreme Court validates public employer’s search of an employee’s text messages

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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August 24 2010

One of the last cases decided by the United States Supreme Court before its summer recess was an important one for employers in today's digital and social media-driven world

Minimum length of service requirement for maternity leave is not pregnancy discrimination, says Ohio Supreme Court

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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June 23 2010

On June 22, 2010, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a long-awaited ruling in a pregnancy discrimination case

Wellness programs and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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October 9 2009

On November 21, 2009, provisions of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) that are applicable to employers become effective

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