- Ohio Supreme Court Case Could Expand Employee Workers' Compensation Retaliation Termination Lawsuits
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written on March 01, 2011
by Scott Lawson
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Termination of Employees
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A case currently pending before the Ohio Supreme Court could expand the rights of employees to sue their employers for workers’ compensation retaliation.
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- Dealing with the AWOL employee What is Reasonable Employee notice for FMLA leave
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written on June 24, 2009
by Rob Gilmore
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Termination of Employees
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Lots of businesses have zero-tolerance no-call/no-show policies. Under such a policy, if an employee is AWOL from work for a predetermined number of consecutive days, that employee is considered to have abandoned his or her job and is terminated. Under such a policy, an employee is typically considered AWOL if he or she fails to call-in and report the absence prior to the start of the scheduled shift.
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- Maternity Leave Issues Continue to Confound Employers
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written on March 19, 2009
by Rob Gilmore
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Termination of Employees
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- Human Resources Raise the Level of Importance of Terminating a Staff Member
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written on January 26, 2009
by Steve Krisfalusy
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Termination of Employees
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Being a small business does not protect you from wrongful termination litigation. Recently a company admitted that they terminated a middle-of-the-road sales person "to send a mesage" to the remaining staff. Their lack of a documented process and proof that they followed that process open them up for possible litigation & when the economy goes down - this type of litigation goes up.
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- Cat fight on aisle 6 court leaves open the possibility that a handbook can create a contract
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written on June 09, 2008
by Rob Gilmore
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Termination of Employees
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In White v. Fabiniak, Wal-Mart fired Carla White for threatening to "slap the piss" out of a co-worker, Stephanie Jeppe. Prior to the termination, White had used Wal-Mart's Open Door Policy to complain to her supervisor that Jeppe had been threatening her.
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- In responding to harassment complaint prompt means prompt
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written on June 06, 2008
by Rob Gilmore
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Termination of Employees
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- 6th Circuit Recognizes Claim for Associational Retaliation
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written on April 08, 2008
by Rob Gilmore
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Termination of Employees
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The 6th Circuit continues to broaden the scope of retaliation claims, and in the process make it more and more difficult for employers in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee to manage against these claims. In Hawkins v. Anheuser-Busch, for example, the 6th Circuit recently recognized a claim against an employer for retaliatory acts committed not by a manager or supervisor, but by a co-worker. Last week, the Court continued its expansion of retaliation liability and recognized liability for "associational retaliation."
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- Defamation liability in internal investigations
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written on March 13, 2008
by Rob Gilmore
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Termination of Employees
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Jackson v. City of Columbus, decided today by the Ohio Supreme Court, illustrates the importance of being thorough in all internal investigations of employee misconduct, and only disclosing the results of such investigations on a need to know basis.
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