On January 12, 2021, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 352 (the “Employment Law Uniformity Act”), which makes overdue changes and provides long-awaited clarifications to Ohio’s employment discrimination statutes. In addition, the Act creates a new framework for claims brought under the Ohio Civil Rights Act, the state’s workplace anti-discrimination, anti-harassment […]
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Human rights and civil rights co-exist in our society and were created to protect every person throughout the world. Human Rights Human rights come from the very fact that everyone is human. No government, institution, or person can deny them of these rights. Some basic rights include the right to: […]
Continue readingThe Law: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It outlaws discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Pregnant women must be treated in the same manner (hiring, firing, discipline, etc.) as other applicants or employers […]
Continue readingSmoking gun e-mail is so common in workplace lawsuits that almost ten percent of companies have been subpoenaed to produce employee e-mail. Eight percent have battled sexual harassment or discrimination claims stemming from employee e-mail and Internet use. According to the new “2001 Electronic Policies and Practices Survey” issued by […]
Continue readingThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a worker’s agreement to arbitrate employment-related disputes with an employer does not prevent a federal agency from obtaining relief for discrimination against the employee. The high court, by a 6-3 vote, sided with the agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which argued […]
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