Bulletin Categories: HR/Employment Law

OSHA Amends Recordkeeping Rules with Hidden Surprises for Employers July 25, 2016

On May 12, 2016, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) amended its recordkeeping rules. While the amendment did not change the basics of recordkeeping, OSHA announced three significant...

Back to Basics: Summer Interns and the ACA Pay or Play Penalties June 27, 2016

You hired a summer intern who is eager to work as many hours as possible. If you allow the intern to work 30-plus hours per week during the summer, at...

Ohio’s New Medical Marijuana Law Preserves Employers’ Rights June 9, 2016

On June 8, Governor John Kasich signed House Bill 523 to legalize the use of medical marijuana in Ohio. Ohio now joins the 25 states and District of Columbia that...

Cleveland Proposes Enacting Its Own $15/Hour Minimum Wage May 27, 2016

Faced with a petition drive to put a minimum wage proposal on the November ballot, Cleveland City Council must now consider an ordinance that would mandate a $15 per hour...

Millions of Workers and Billions in Costs Herald a Brave New World Under the Department Of Labor’s Overtime Rule May 18, 2016

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor published its final rule significantly expanding the overtime protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rule increases the salary an employee must...

Important June 1 FCC Deadlines for Ohio Radio and Television Stations May 10, 2016

EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORTS DUE JUNE 1, FOR OHIO RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS Each radio and television station in Ohio with five or more full-time employees must compile and place...

Department of Labor Issues New Employer Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act April 26, 2016

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has just issued “The Employer’s Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act.” The DOL created this Guide because the DOL is “committed to strengthening compliance...

Ohio Supreme Court Upholds the Minimum Wage Exemptions in Ohio Law March 22, 2016

Employers in Ohio dodged a bullet last week. In a 5-2 ruling, the Ohio Supreme Court decided that a 2006 constitutional amendment increasing the minimum wage did not eliminate previously...

Five Department of Labor Proposes to Update White Collar Exemptions Which May Significantly Extend Overtime August 3, 2015

Schedules and budgeting may have to change for many manager and director positions in radio and television stations. In July, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) proposed new regulations that would...

Department of Labor Proposes to Increase the Salary Threshold to Reduce the Number of Workers Qualifying for Overtime Exemptions June 30, 2015

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a proposed rule that would significantly expand the overtime protections in the Fair Labor Standards Act. The rule would increase the salary an...