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Employment Law

OK to terminate disabled worker—If there’s no way to accommodate

08/01/2007

The ADA says disabled employees are entitled to reasonable accommodations—but the key phrase is “reasonable” …

When posting jobs, spell out negatives as well as positives

08/01/2007

Do you spell out all the details about the internal job opportunities you make available? If you don’t, you should
—including the negatives …

Did employee file small claims case? You may get later lawsuit tossed

08/01/2007

One cardinal rule of law is this: You can only be sued once for all claims related to a particular wrong …

Pregnancy discrimination costs Kohl’s a $2.1 million verdict

08/01/2007

An Akron woman who worked for 10 years as an assistant manager at seven Kohl’s department stores sued for pregnancy discrimination after she was repeatedly passed over for store manager positions …

Fired worker can still receive total-Disability benefits

08/01/2007

The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that an injured employee may continue to receive temporary total-disability benefits even if he no longer qualifies for his position …

New minimum-Wage law: Beware the ‘Poster pretense’

08/01/2007

With a new federal minimum wage kicking in July 24, it’s time to change your FLSA poster. Your inbox (both e-mail and on your desk) is probably overflowing with offers from organizations hoping to sell you such posters.

Humiliation, not just physical threats, can be harassment

08/01/2007

Train supervisors to be on the lookout for all forms of sexual harassment, not just blatant abuse …

Review job description to reflect realities of position

08/01/2007

Employers who don’t specify essential functions and don’t ensure their job descriptions are up to date risk “function creep” in which the employee slowly, informally whittles away at the job to the point some tasks appear no longer essential …

Domestic service employees exempt from overtime

08/01/2007

While the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime provisions apply to the vast majority of employees in the United States, there are some exemptions …

Unpaid intern not eligible for workers’ compensation benefits

08/01/2007

Employees who are hurt on the job are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, and so are some volunteers. But unpaid interns don’t meet either definition …