In the case of State Employment Relations Bd. v. Youngstown., 2021-Ohio-4552, the Seventh District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in holding a city in contempt for failing to abide by a court’s order. Here, the state employment relations board (“SERB”) filed a petition seeking reinstatement the “contractual status quo” […]
In the case of Wilson v. Rose Metals Industries, Inc., 2021-Ohio-4518, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that a company was entitled to workers’ compensation immunity in a negligence action brought by an injured worker who was assigned to the company by a staffing agency. Here, the worker asserted that the company was not […]
On December 22, 2021, Senate Bill 166 (“Bill”) was signed by Ohio Governor Mike Dewine. The bill creates the Career Success Grant Program (“Program”) which provides financial incentives to participating employers for providing work-based learning experiences for students enrolled in career-technical programs. The program also offers tax credit to participating employers. To read this bill, […]
In the case of State ex rel. Friendship Supported Living, Inc. v. Ohio Bur. of Workers’ Comp., 2021-Ohio-4490, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (“BWC”) abused its discretion in finding that in-home direct care providers were not independent contractors for the purpose of calculating workers’ compensation premiums. Here, […]
Davis Automotive Group, Inc., doing business as BMW Cleveland (“BMW Cleveland”), is set to pay $390,000 and other equitable relief in order to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). In its lawsuit, the EEOC claimed that the company violated federal law by intentionally discriminating against three of […]
On November 6, 2021, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay halting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), which required private employers with 100 or more employees to implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy or required unvaccinated employees to undergo weekly testing. On […]