On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance regarding whether employers can require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Though it did not address the question directly, the guidance provided for possible exceptions to an employer mandate and outline concerns employers should address. Notably, the EEOC addressed the impact such a policy […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has confirmed that employers may require their employees receive and provide proof of vaccination, absent limited exceptions. Such exceptions include employees with disabilities and those with sincerely held religious beliefs preventing them from receiving the vaccine. When employees meet an exception employers may be required to provide them reasonable accommodations. […]
In the case of Sullivan v. Ikea, 2020-Ohio-6661, an Ohio Appeals Court held that the termination of an employee who failed to submit Paid Time Off for absences in accordance with the employer’s policies was proper and was not based on retaliation or age discrimination. The employee argued the termination was a form of retaliation […]
In the case of City of Ashtabula v. FOP, 2020-Ohio-6677, the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals held that where an amendment does not change the subject matter of the original grievance is arbitrable even if filed after the deadline for the initial grievance. The City of Ashtabula argued that the police officers’ amendment should […]
In the case of Bollinger v. River Valley Local School. Dist., 2020-Ohio-6637, the Court of Claims of Ohio held that the school district acted properly, during the termination of a school district employee’s contract, in withholding documents requested by the employee because the documents were either not public records, and/or were protected by attorney-client privilege. […]
In the case Smith v. OSU Office of Univ. Compliance & Integrity, 2020-Ohio-5593, the Court of Claims of Ohio held that the university’s compliance office violated a R.C. 149.43(A)(1) by failing to turn over a settlement agreement sought in a public records request, and failing to timely provide an explanation to the requester. In this […]