HR/Employment Law

2023 OAB Employment Law Webinar October 6, 2023

Ohio employers face a host of challenges created by fast-moving compliance requirements. To keep our members updated on employment law-related issues, the OAB’s Ohio counsel of Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and...

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OAB Annual Employment Law Webinar November 29, 2022

Ohio employers face a host of challenges created by fast-moving compliance requirements. To keep our members updated on employment law-related issues, the OAB’s Ohio counsel of Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and...

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FCC EEO Rules Webinar June 20, 2022

The release of the FCC’s second round of 2022 EEO audit letters is likely to come in the next few months. Between a recent five-figure FCC-proposed fine related to EEO...

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Ohio Supreme Court Decision on Employment Services Requires Closer Analysis; Broad Tax Exclusion Not Likely Intended December 18, 2018

For nearly 30 years, Ohio taxpayers have been searching for an “easy answer” to avoid sales tax on employment services. There is no short supply of people who claim to...

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District Court Holds ACA Unconstitutional – But That’s Not The Final Word On The Issue December 18, 2018

On December 14, 2018, a District Court in Texas held that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional.  Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167 (N.D. Tex. 12/14/2018).  However, this is...

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Sixth Circuit Upholds Mandatory Arbitration of FLSA Claims September 10, 2018

In August 2018, Gaffers v. Kelly Services, Inc., the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an arbitration agreement that required individual arbitration of claims under the federal Fair Labor Standards...

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FCC Proposes to Move EEO Oversight to the Enforcement Bureau July 16, 2018

The FCC recently announced a proposal to move the agency staff responsible for enforcing the Commission’s equal employment opportunity (“EEO”) rules from the Media Bureau to the Enforcement Bureau.  Chairman...

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FLSA Case Highlights the Importance of Wage-Hour Laws June 14, 2018

A newly filed collective action in Ohio federal court against an oil and gas company highlights the importance of wage-hour law compliance and the potential ramifications for failing to do...

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EEO Public File Reports Due June 1, 2018, for Ohio Radio and Television Stations May 10, 2018

Ohio broadcast stations—both radio and television—with five or more full-time employees must upload their annual EEO Public File Report in their online public inspection file and post it to their...

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Mental Health Parity: Get Ready to Prove It May 7, 2018

On April 23, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a second draft of a model form, the Disclosure Template, that a group health plan participant (or his or her...

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