Deirdre G. Henry

Insights

1. Alerts

   Ohio Governor Signs H.B. 308 to Create Fund for PTSD for First Responders (Jan 20, 2021)
   U.S. Department of Labor Announces Final Rule for Classifying Workers as Independent Contractors Under the FLSA (Jan 19, 2021)
   Big Changes as Employers Prepare to Hire Foreign Workers (Jan 8, 2021)
   New COVID-19 Relief Bill Does Not Require Employers to Provide Paid Leave in the New Year (Dec 23, 2020)
   EEOC Releases Guidance About COVID-19 Vaccine (Dec 18, 2020)
   Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies a Plaintiff’s Burden in Negligent Hiring, Retention, and Supervision Cases (Dec 10, 2020)
   2021 Outlook on Business and Employment-Based Immigration (Nov 11, 2020)
   Governor DeWine Requests BWC Send $5 Billion Dividend to Ohio Employers (Nov 2, 2020)
   Public Employee Loses First Amendment Retaliation Claim After Publicly Posting a Racial Slur on Facebook That Caused Sufficient Workplace Disruption (Oct 14, 2020)
   DOL Updates FFCRA Regulations, Effective 9/16/2020, in Response to Federal Court Decision (Sep 15, 2020)
   EEOC Acknowledges Limitations to Its Enforcement Powers in Recent Opinion Letter (Sep 14, 2020)
   EEOC Provides Additional Guidance on ADA Compliance During COVID-19 (Sep 9, 2020)
   Federal Court Strikes Down DOL's FFCRA Regulations (Aug 11, 2020)
   Department of Labor Adds to Still-Growing Body of Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Jul 23, 2020)
   Several Important Changes to Ohio Workers’ Compensation Law Approved by Governor DeWine (Jun 30, 2020)
   Supreme Court Rules LGBTQ Employees Are Protected from Job Discrimination (Jun 15, 2020)
   EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance on Accommodating Employees Who Are Disabled, Pregnant, or Over 65 (Jun 12, 2020)
   Possible Employer Vicarious Liability for Employee’s HIPAA Violation Even When Employee Engages In Unauthorized Act (Jun 9, 2020)
   Legislation Repeals Three Health-Related Excise Taxes Imposed by the Affordable Care Act (Jun 5, 2020)
   EEO-1 Report Deadline Pushed Back to 2021 (May 13, 2020)
   EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance on “High-Risk” Employees Returning to Work (May 8, 2020)
   EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance to Address Employers Reopening for Business (Apr 24, 2020)
   FLSA Common Pitfalls; Employers Beware (Apr 17, 2020)
   Department of Labor Issues Additional Guidance to Employers Related to COVID-19 Issues (Apr 17, 2020)
   NLRB Postpones Effective Date of Election Protection Final Rule Until July 31, 2020 (Apr 10, 2020)
   Legislation Introduced to Add COVID-19 for Workers’ Compensation (Apr 8, 2020)
   How the CARES Act Impacts Employee Benefits (Apr 3, 2020)
   Freezing a Defined Benefit Plan to Reduce Current Year Contribution Obligation (Apr 3, 2020)
   In-Person Requirements Relative to Form I-9 Deferred if Workplace is Operating Completely Remotely (Mar 31, 2020)
   Layoffs in the Time of the Coronavirus (Mar 30, 2020)
   Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Mar 25, 2020)
   Unemployment Benefits: What Employers Need to Know (Mar 23, 2020)
   The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation Announces Several Temporary Policy Changes in Response to COVID-19 (Mar 23, 2020)
   The New Families First Coronavirus Response Law (Mar 19, 2020)
   Four Legal Pitfalls of Employees Working from Home Due to Coronavirus (Mar 16, 2020)
   Attention Employers: Federal Legislation Appears Imminent Expanding Employee Paid Sick Leave in Response to Coronavirus (Mar 15, 2020)
   Employment Law Q&A (Mar 13, 2020)
   Ohio Industrial Commission Suspends Upcoming Hearings (Mar 13, 2020)
   Four Things All Employers Should Do to Prepare for the Coronavirus (Mar 5, 2020)
   Ohio Supreme Court Vacates $4.5 Million Order of Restitution to City of Cleveland (Feb 7, 2020)
   The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has a New Rule for the Payment of Medical Treatment for Concussion Related Injuries (Feb 3, 2020)
   N.J. Court Requires Reimbursement for Marijuana Use as Part of Workers’ Compensation Case (Jan 23, 2020)
   A Parent’s Attendance at IEP Meetings Found to be Eligible for Leave Under the Family Medical Leave Act (Jan 22, 2020)
   Department of Labor Revises Joint Employment Regulations (Jan 13, 2020)
   What Makes an Undue Hardship in Religious Accommodation? Change May be on the Horizon (Jan 8, 2020)
   Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Key Obamacare Rule (Dec 19, 2019)
   What Every Employer Needs to Know About CBD (Nov 18, 2019)
   Are LGBTQ Workers Protected by Title VII’s Ban on Sex Discrimination? The Supreme Court Will Decide This Term (Sep 30, 2019)
   Department of Labor Announces Final Rule Increasing the Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exempt Status (Sep 26, 2019)
   Are Employers Required to Accommodate Medical Marijuana? (Aug 16, 2019)
   NLRB Proposes New Election Rules Un-Blocking Charges and Protecting Employee Rights After Voluntary Recognition (Aug 14, 2019)
   Ohio House Passes HB 80, Includes PTSD Expansion (Jun 7, 2019)
   Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Submits Dividend Proposal (May 21, 2019)
   Attention Employers: EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data is Due September 30, 2019 (Apr 30, 2019)
   Attention Large Employers: The Obama-Era Pay Data Rule is Back in Play (Mar 11, 2019)
   The Department of Labor’s New Overtime Rule Stakes Out Middle Ground on Pay Threshold for Overtime Exemption (Mar 8, 2019)
   New Year, New Minimum Wage (Jan 7, 2019)
   How Much is a Good Name Worth? Ohio Supreme Court Says Damages for Defamation are Capped (Dec 12, 2018)
   
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2. Presentation

   "Deposition Preparedness/Mock Deposition" - Ohio Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
   

3. Firm News

   Seventy Roetzel Attorneys Named to 2021 The Best Lawyers in America© List; Ten Named “Lawyer of the Year” (Aug 20, 2020)
   66 Roetzel Attorneys Named to 2020 The Best Lawyers in America© List (Aug 15, 2019)
   Roetzel Welcomes Four Labor and Employment Attorneys to Growing Cleveland and Columbus Offices (Aug 7, 2018)