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Bargain retailer Big Lots Stores Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based retailer, recently to pay $155,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit based on facts that our employment discrimination lawyers typically see. As alleged in the lawsuit, the store manager repeatedly...
An action for age discrimination regarding employment can be maintained under three different statutes within the Ohio Civil Right Act, codified as R.C. § 4112.01 et seq. Before bringing a claim for age discrimination, however, it is important to note that the three...
In a struggling economy, and with many Americans out of work, more and more people are turning to staffing agencies to find employment. And, many employers are concurrently using staffing agencies to find talent. A staffing agency is an organization that matches...
Sticks and stones can break your bones, but name can make employers pay big money. Egyptian employee, Ahmed Elshenawy was just paid $95,000 by Sierra Pacific Industries after the company did nothing after reports of co-workers calling him “Osama,” “camel jockey,”...
In Ohio, to prevail on an employment discrimination claim or a retaliation claim, the employee must demonstrate that he or she suffered what is known as an “adverse employment action.” But one of the questions we as attorneys get asked a lot is what exactly...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a decision which finds that discrimination based on gender identity, change of sex, and/or transgender status is cognizable under Title VII. The case, Mia Macy v. Attorney General, did not weigh the merits of the...
A recent case out of the Seventh District Court of Appeals, Hull v. Astro Shapes, Inc., 2011-Ohio-1656, emphasized the importance of immediately contacting a knowledgeable employment attorney to deal with medical leave issues when any issues arises with an employer. ...
On November 26, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in arguably the most important employment law case to reach our Nation’s highest Court in the last several years. The case is Vance v. Ball State University, and the outcome will determine precisely...
In Ohio, age discrimination claims are unique from other types of discrimination claims due to the specific language contained in § 4112.08 of the Ohio Revised Code. Specifically, R.C. § 4112.08 provides in part: “[E]xcept that any person filing a charge under...
For many American voters this November, one of the most divisive issues will be same-sex marriage. Ten years ago, the average voter would have thought legalizing same-sex marriage was practically impossible. In recent years, however, the shift in public opinion...