LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS

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11/13/2008 2008 Election Results Signal Sweeping Changes in Labor & Employment Laws
10/29/2008 Ohio Law Requires Employers to Provide Employees Time Off to Vote
10/9/2008 Financial Institutions, Automobile Dealers, Utility Companies, Telecommunications Companies, Health Care Providers and Many Employers Must Implement Policies to Comply with "Red Flag Rules" by November 1, 2008
10/8/2008 Landmark Revisions to the Americans with Disabilities Act Enacted
9/19/2008 Governor Strickland Announces Expanded Application of Prevailing Wage Law
9/10/2008 Cuyahoga County Establishes a Court to Specifically Handle Business Litigation
9/5/2008 Sick Days Proposal Removed from November Ballot
8/19/2008 What's Good for General Motors..... GM's Elimination of Retiree Benefits Raises Questions Regarding Employers' Options
8/8/2008 Ohio Supreme Court Will Consider Constitutionality of Intentional Tort Standard
7/24/2008 To Defer or Not to Defer: Plaintiff's Choice of Forum in Class Action Litigation
7/9/2008 Recent Verdict Demonstrates Value of Arbitration Agreements with Employees
6/20/2008 United States Supreme Court Expands Scope of Retaliation Claims
6/20/2008 Law Mandating Paid Sick Days May Appear on Ballot - Update on the Proposed Ohio Healthy Families Act
5/16/2008 Ohio Enacts Standards for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
1/28/2008 NLRB Confirms Employers' Rights to Limit Employees' Email Use
1/14/2008 Ohio Launches Diesel Emission Reduction Grant Program (DERG) for Anti-Idling and Diesel Emission Reduction Projects
1/9/2008 Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Caps on Pain and Suffering and Punitive Damages
1/3/2008 Ohio Supreme Court Holds Common Law Public Policy Wrongful Discharge Claim Is Not Available To Workers' Compensation Claimants
12/28/2007 Ohio Supreme Court Holds Employer Is Not Barred From Filing A Well-Grounded Lawsuit Against Employee Who Filed Unsuccessful Discrimination Claim
12/28/2007 Federal Court Rejects San Francisco's Employer Mandated Health Care Law
12/3/2007 All Employers Must Transition to New Employment Eligibility Verification Forms (Form I-9) by December 26, 2007
10/19/2007 Implementation of New Homeland Security Rule Affecting Employers Delayed Indefinitely
10/8/2007 NLRB Grants Employees The Right To Overturn An Employer's Voluntary Recognition Of A Union
10/3/2007 Wrongful Discharge
9/19/2007 New Homeland Security Rule May Impose Severe Monetary Penalties on Employers
8/17/2007 New Ohio Legislation Regulating the Taking of Private Property for Public Use in Ohio
6/13/2007 Ohio Senate Budget Amendment Addresses Citizen and Environmental Group Authority to Delay or Block Projects
6/7/2007 U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Timing Requirements for Filing Pay Discrimination Claims in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
4/19/2007 Smoking Rules Approved; Enforcement Will Begin May 3, 2007
4/18/2007 IRS Finalizes Deferred Compensation Regulations - Compliance Deadline Approaches
4/3/2007 2007 Deferred Compensation Deadline Approaches
3/16/2007 Recent Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
11/29/2006 Ohio Legislature Takes Steps Toward Clarifying Employer Obligations Under Issue 2
11/14/2006 Ohio's Workplaces to Become Smoke Free on December 8, 2006
11/10/2006 Issue 2 Imposes Significant New Obligations on Ohio Employers
11/1/2006 NLRB Addresses Criteria For Supervisory Status
9/6/2006 Landmark Pension Reform Enacted
8/4/2006 Ohio Attorney General Backs Off from Initial Proposal for the Regulation of Ohio Charitable Organizations
6/1/2006 2006 Compliance Deadline for Deferred Compensation Plans
5/9/2006 CMS Finalizes New Medicare Enrollment & Revalidation Rules
11/7/2005 Ohio Law Requires Employers to Provide Employees Time Off to Vote
11/3/2005 Significant Court Decision Impacts Construction Professionals Throughout the State of Ohio
10/4/2005 The Break-Up Of The AFL-CIO And Its Effect On The Healthcare Industry
9/19/2005 Coping with Increased Supply Costs in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
6/3/2005 Several New Legal Developments Impact Employers
3/18/2005 Department of Labor Issues New USERRA Notice for Employers
2/23/2005 New Federal Law Dramatically Reforms Class Action Litigation
2/23/2005 New Rules for Mandatory "Cash-Outs" from Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans Become Effective March 28, 2005
12/20/2004 Supreme Court Formalizes Limitations On Activities of TPAs in Workers' Compensation Cases
9/1/2004 Ohio Drug Testing
5/27/2004 TPA's May Be Barred from Representing Parties In Workers' Compensation Claims Before The Ohio Industrial Commission
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