| What Is The Future Of Ohio Workers’ Compensation Group Rating? |
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December 22, 2008 Link
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Employers who have participated in BWC’s group rating discount plan have certainly noticed changes in recent years. While it’s been no secret that being removed from a group rating plan following an expensive claim could be financially devastating for an employer, only in the past several years has the BWC begun to implement changes to ease the blow in the event of a removal. The BWC’s re-evaluation of group rating programs follows media scrutiny discussing the inequities of the current rating system. Submitted by Noel Shepard.
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| Client Alert: When Reducing Force, Remember Your Duty to WARN |
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December 22, 2008 Link
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The crippling economic downturn has caused employers nationwide to reduce forces in order to sustain viability, but noncompliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) may just be the nail in the coffin for your business. Knowing when and how WARN is implemented may prove lifesaving in the unsteady economic sea that companies are currently navigating.
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| New FMLA Regulations: Fifteen Years in the Making |
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December 10, 2008 Link
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Earlier this week, the Department of Labor published final regulations implementing changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The amendments take effect on January 16, 2009. The changes are the first significant revisions to the regulations since the FMLA was enacted in 1993. These regulations impact all employers with 50 or more employees.
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| Employee Free Choice Act Passage is Increasingly Likely |
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December 3, 2008 Link
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Employers stand at the threshold of the most dramatic change in U.S. labor law in over 60 years. President-Elect Obama has promised to sign the “Employee Free Choice Act” (EFCA). A majority in both houses of Congress is committed to passage of the EFCA. The EFCA may already be filibuster-proof since Senator Joseph Lieberman (I) and Senator Arlen Specter (R) previously voted to stop a filibuster of the EFCA. Employers need to be ready for the EFCA to become a reality. Submitted by John Lovett.
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| “Cat’s Paw” Liability Has Nine Lives in the 6th Circuit: Court Confirms Pro Se Plaintiff’s Victory |
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December 1, 2008 Link
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On November 25, 2008, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a $120,000.50 verdict awarded to pro se plaintiff Ronald Madden in Madden v. Chattanooga City Wide Service Dept. (6th Cir. 2008). Madden, an African-American street maintenance crew worker, was fired after setting off fireworks at a work site. In reaching its judgment, the court used “cat’s paw” liability to impute discriminatory animus from the reporting supervisor to the supervisor who made the firing decision. Submitted by Catherine Reed.
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