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Ohio

Replacing worker with someone slightly younger isn’t age bias

10/05/2009

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects workers age 40 or older from discrimination based on age. To win an ADEA lawsuit, an employee has to show that a younger employee replaced her. However, that younger employee must be at least six years younger unless there is direct evidence of age discrimination.

Worker confidence in economy is up, study shows

10/05/2009

Is it because the other shoe hasn’t yet dropped—or is the economy really stabilizing? Whether it’s perception or reality, workers tell researchers they’re feeling more confident these days. The picture in Ohio, however remains a little gloomier than the rest of the country.

Despite docs’ best efforts, novel health plan succumbs

10/05/2009

Last year, Ohio doctors who were fed up with health insurance companies started The Physicians Assurance Corporation (TPAC). Designed to serve the employer-provided health insurance market, it featured low premiums, aggressive disease management—and an enthusiastic cadre of physicians. But TPAC lasted less than 10 months.

Parma cable company sued for sex discrimination

10/05/2009

The EEOC has sued Digital Cable and Communications South, a Parma-based cable TV installation company, for allegedly refusing to hire female applicants for cable technician jobs.

Dave’s Markets chain charged with sexual harassment

10/05/2009

The EEOC has sued Cleveland-based Dave’s Markets, alleging the chain tolerated a workplace rife with sexual harassment. The lawsuit claims that a longtime male manager made repeated and unwanted sexual advances against female employees, and the company did nothing to stop it.

What happens if employees don’t give adequate notice of FMLA leave?

10/05/2009

Q. What rights does an employer have if an employee fails to give timely notice of FMLA leave?

How much notice are employees required to give when they need FMLA leave?

10/02/2009

Q. Can our employee take FMLA leave without first giving us notice that she needs leave?

Is our affirmative action plan a Catch-22?

10/02/2009

Q. Our company maintains an affirmative action plan. I’m concerned, however, that if we refuse to hire a white applicant because of the plan, that person might be able to sue us for discrimination. Yet, if we don’t follow the plan, minority applicants can sue us. It seems like a Catch-22. What do we do?

Can employers force older workers to retire?

10/02/2009

Q. Can we legally set a mandatory retirement age for our workers?

New health coverage rules for dependent kids start Nov. 8

10/02/2009

A new federal law takes effect Nov. 8 that extends eligibility for group health insurance coverage to some dependent children age 18 or older who are higher-education students.