employment discrimination, employment discrimination law, ohio law

Understanding HB 352 – Ohio’s Employment Discrimination Statutes

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 and anti-retaliation statute. An employee …

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sexual harassment prevention, Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

How to Create a Work Culture with Zero Tolerance for Sexual Harassment

Since the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct story broke in recent weeks, corporate America has been forced to refocus on this type of misconduct in a very serious manner. The time for looking the other way or subconsciously accepting sexually charged overtones as “normal” is over. There are three things that every organization must do to …

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