Here is a compendium of current issues that affect Ohio’s public entities, plus McGown & Markling news of note.
The Ohio Ethics Commission just published its newest newsletter, “The Voice of Ethics,” which can be viewed here. Past newsletters from the Ohio Ethics Commission can be viewed here. McGown & Markling is often asked to opine on various ethics issues, but the best ethics advice comes straight from the Ohio Ethics Commission itself. To request an […]
The Ohio Ethics Commission just published its newest newsletter, “The Voice of Ethics,” which can be viewed here. Past newsletters from the Ohio Ethics Commission can be viewed here. McGown & Markling is often asked to opine on various ethics issues, but the best ethics advice comes straight from the Ohio Ethics Commission itself. To […]
The Ohio Ethics Commission just published its newest newsletter, “The Voice of Ethics,” which can be viewed here. Past newsletters from the Ohio Ethics Commission can be viewed here. McGown & Markling is often asked to opine on various ethics issues, but the best ethics advice comes straight from the Ohio Ethics Commission itself. To […]
In a letter from the Ohio Ethics Commission issued on November 1, 2019, an informal opinion to Jason H. Beehler, the Ohio Ethics Commission opined that a law firm cannot host off-site receptions for conference attendees at no cost to the attendees. In this letter, a law firm wanted to host an off-site event for […]
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued the opinion letter of WHD Opinion Letter FMLA2019-3-A (Sept. 13, 2019), opining that Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave cannot be delayed even if a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) provides otherwise. In this opinion letter, the DOL opined that employees must take qualifying paid leave concurrently with […]
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) finalized a new rule that will expand current overtime protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“FLSA”), which will come into effect on January 1, 2020. Specifically, the new overtime provisions will increase the salary thresholds for exempting executive, administrative, and professional employees from overtime protections. […]
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued the opinion letter of WHD Opinion Letter FMLA2019-2-A, (Aug. 8, 2019) (which can be read by clicking here), opining that employers must allow eligible employees to take intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) for the purpose of attending Individualized Education Plan (“IEP”) meetings for […]
The Ohio Ethics Commission just published its newest newsletter, “The Voice of Ethics,” which can be viewed here. Past newsletters from the Ohio Ethics Commission can be viewed here. McGown & Markling is often asked to opine on various ethics issues, but the best ethics advice comes straight from the Ohio Ethics Commission itself. To […]