This year, new regulations were enacted to amend the H-1B lottery process. DHS anticipates that the new procedures will result in granting more H-1B visas to beneficiaries with advanced degrees (U.S. master’s degree or higher), thus rewarding the “most-skilled and highest-paid” in support of the Buy American and Hire American Executive Order. At the […]
On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finally released its proposed rule to expand the overtime protections in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rule would increase the salary an employee must receive before being deemed overtime-exempt to $679 per week – $35,308 per year (and $147,414 for highly compensated employees). […]
By: Jackie Ford Sexual harassment is illegal. It has been illegal for a long time — over 40 years, in fact. It is, in other words, not new. What is new, however, is the sheer volume of harassment allegations now being made in all corners of the country and at all types of public and […]
By: Mike Griffaton and Mike O’Brien The Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) sets forth requirements for employers who obtain criminal background checks (consumer reports in FCRA parlance) on applicants or employees from third parties (referred to as consumer reporting agencies). The FCRA requires that employers follow certain procedures before obtaining a background check, and […]
Currently, to maintain or renew a United States trademark registration, the registrant must file a Declaration of Use stating the mark is in use in commerce in connection with each listed good or service in the registration. Goods or services not in use must be deleted and the registrant must provide one specimen of use […]
Recently, there have been several notable property tax decisions from the Ohio Supreme Court that are of interest to retailers. We summarize these decisions below. Ohio Supreme Court Finds Kroger’s Appraiser Properly Adjusted for Small Site Size and Valued Property at Its Fee Simple Value In Worthington City Schools Bd. of Edn. v. Franklin Cty. […]
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By: Nelson Cary Employers firing employees for the content of their social media posts continue to do so at their own risk. An NLRB decision from last month provides a good reminder of this important point. An ambulance company, in two unrelated events, fired two employees for what they posted to Facebook. The first employee, […]
By: Mike Griffaton In February 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published revisions to its Employer Information Report (EEO-1) that are intended to “assist the agency in identifying possible pay discrimination and assist employers in promoting equal pay in their workplaces.” To that end, the revised EEO-1 requires covered employers to provide aggregate data […]
On June 22, 2017 the Ohio Supreme Court issued a decision overturning over a decade of case law that consistently found that a recent arm’s length sale was the best evidence of value for real property tax purposes regardless of the circumstances surrounding the sale. In its decision, the Court makes it clear that a […]
