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February 7, 2024 Construction On the Level Blog

Stick to Supervision: Best Practices For General Contractors To Avoid Liability Under The “Doctrine of Active Participation”

It has long been established under Ohio law that a construction site is an inherently dangerous workplace and a subcontractor who works at a construction…

January 23, 2024 Insights

New Year, New OSHA Reporting Requirements: What OSHA’s Final Injury and Illness Tracking Rule Means for Employers

On January 1, 2024, a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) Rule took effect: the Final Rule to Improve Tracking. OSHA has long required employers…

January 17, 2024 Insights

Independent Contractor Classification: Out with the New and Back in with the Old

On January 9, 2024, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) announced its final rule defining “independent contractors” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”).…

January 9, 2024 Insights

Frantz Ward Welcomes Alexander Koenig as Of Counsel

Frantz Ward is proud to announce the addition of Alexander Koenig to the firm. Alex concentrates his practice in mergers and acquisitions, banking and commercial finance, and…

December 21, 2023 Insights

The Voluntary Abandonment Defense: A Ghost of Christmas Past?

As an update to our prior client alert addressing the enactment of R.C. §4123.56(F), there has been a recent decision in State ex rel. Butler v.…

November 29, 2023 Insights

The Impact of Ohio’s Legalization of Recreational Marijuana on the BWC’s Drug-Free Safety Program

Reposted from the Labor & Employment Law Navigator Blog – Click Here to Subscribe Frantz Ward’s Labor & Employment Group has previously written about the Ohio…

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