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Cleveland Immigration Office Gets Top Marks

22 May 2019

Navigating the road to citizenship is never simple, but the difficulty of the process varies for many reasons—including where the immigrant seeking citizenship lives and works through the process. Although the process should theoretically be the same in any immigration...

Wrongful Discharge in Federal and Ohio Employment Law

20 May 2019

By Richard N. Selby II Partner A significant number of my employment-related calls from prospective clients begin the same way: “I have been discharged, what can I do about it?” Unfortunately, the answer is rarely as simple and straight forward...

Age Discrimination in Federal and Ohio Employment Law

17 May 2019

By Kristen M. Kraus Partner According to a recent article in the New York Times, older employees, even those of retirement age, are staying in the workforce longer. Some are working longer out of necessity while others remain simply because...

What is an Occupational Disease?

15 May 2019

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, occupational injuries accounted for the vast majority (96%) of all occupational injury and illness cases reported by private employers in Ohio in 2017 (the most recent year for which data is available). Only...

Workers’ Compensation for Repetitive Stress Injuries

13 May 2019

Repetitive stress (or repetitive strain) injuries differ from many other workplace injuries in that there is no clear moment of injury—no fall, cut, collision with an object or machinery that causes obvious and immediate harm. For that reason, although repetitive...

Workplace sexual assault & workers' comp

Workers’ Comp and Workplace Sexual Assault

10 May 2019

Under Ohio law, workers injured on the job must resort to workers’ compensation insurance to pay for medical expenses and lost wages. In most cases, workers’ comp is the only way to recover money from an employer for a workplace...

Medical Marijuana Law and Ohio Workers’ Comp

08 May 2019

Ohio’s medical marijuana statute and its accompanying regulations are now in effect. Employers and employees alike have begun to grapple with their implications, including the intersection of the new law and workers’ compensation benefits. Below, we review the issues medical...

Choosing a Doctor for Your Workplace Injury

06 May 2019

There is a popular misconception about workers’ comp that you can’t see your own doctor if you get hurt at work. While that may be the case in some states, in Ohio the rules are different. In this blog post,...

Workers’ Comp: What Isn’t Covered in Ohio

03 May 2019

Most Ohio workers and employers generally understand that Workers’ Compensation insurance covers medical costs and other expenses related to injuries an employee sustains on the job. Workers’ comp covers a wide range of injuries and incidents at work, from burns...

Healthcare Workers at Increased Risk of Workplace Violence

01 May 2019

Workplace violence is a growing problem around the country and in Ohio. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) reports that there are about two million incidents of workplace violence nationwide each year, but the actual number may be even...

Light Duty and Other Return-to-Work Options in Ohio

29 Apr 2019

When you’ve been injured at work, your ability to perform your job duties may be limited. The Ohio workers’ compensation system provides benefits—Temporary Total Disability payments (TTD)—for injured workers who are unable to return to work at all. However, the...

AG Alleges $16M Overcharge to BWC via Spread Pricing

26 Apr 2019

News came earlier this year in February, that Ohio’s Attorney General, Dave Yost, recently took the first step toward arbitration with the former Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) for the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC), alleging the PBM, OptumRx, had overcharged...

Workers’ Compensation Fraud Carries Serious Penalties

24 Apr 2019

Workers’ compensation fraud isn’t a high-profile crime. Many people have only a vague awareness that it’s a crime, and may not even know exactly what constitutes workers’ comp fraud. But, as a handful of recent news stories illustrate, understanding and...

Workers’ Comp Fraud In the News

22 Apr 2019

Ohio’s workers’ compensation system provides a wide range of benefits to workers injured on the job. Some of those benefits provide money to workers whose injuries prevent them from returning to work. These disability benefits represent a critically important feature...

Estate Planning to Avoid Family Discord

18 Apr 2019

The death of a loved one can disrupt even the most peaceful families with healthy dynamics. For many, preserving family relationships after they’re gone remains as important as preserving their wealth for future generations. Whether you’ve already put a plan...

Immigration: Beware of Unauthorized Immigration Law Services

15 Apr 2019

In Ohio and elsewhere, immigrants face frequent challenges in navigating the legal process of applying for and maintaining temporary and permanent residency status in the United States. Immigration law is complicated for anyone, and all the more so for immigrants...

What Rights Do Nursing Home Residents Have in Ohio?

11 Apr 2019

Choosing to move the family members that we love into a nursing home isn’t an easy decision. The choice might result in feelings of guilt and failure towards our loved ones. Unfortunately, the average person cannot afford a private nurse...

Fraud is not a Viable Claim for Breach of Contract

08 Apr 2019

Fraud is not a Viable Claim for Breach of Contract Unless Separate Tort Claim Exists by Jo A. Tatarko Lucarell v. Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co. In a recent case, the Ohio Supreme Court resolved the law relating to the recovery...

Paying Down Debt the Smart Way

05 Apr 2019

Paying down debt can be a challenge, and not just because there never seems to be enough money to go around. It’s also tough because when you’ve fallen behind on your bills, creditors and debt collector demands create a sense...

How to Know When You Need to Make a Will

03 Apr 2019

Most adults in the United States don’t have wills. While the percentage who have made provisions for their heirs increases with age, the numbers still aren’t encouraging. A study conducted by Caring.com revealed that only 42% of U.S. adults had...

Problems Continue in Cuyahoga County Jail System

02 Apr 2019

The Cuyahoga County Correctional Center has been in the spotlight for months, following a U.S. Marshal Service report that publicly revealed what past and present inmates already knew. Seven people died in Cuyahoga County custody in 2018, six of them...

Wearable Technology in the Workplace

01 Apr 2019

Can Wearable Technology in the Workplace Reduce Injuries? Wearable technology gets a mixed response from the public. Many of us use fitness trackers of one kind or another in our daily lives, monitoring steps, sleep patterns, and more. There’s little...

Workers’ Comp Drug Testing in Ohio

28 Mar 2019

One of the key benefits of workers’ compensation is that the system provides benefits and medical care for injured workers no matter who was at fault. That streamlines the process, means more workers receive the help they need to recover...

Woman at home - Collecting Workers’ Compensation

What Can I Do While Collecting Workers’ Compensation

25 Mar 2019

Depending on the type and seriousness of your injuries, you may be able to return to work—perhaps with restrictions—while you’re recovering and completing your medical treatment. Sometimes, though, restrictions are too extensive or the employer doesn’t have a job available...

Non-Criminal Ohio Deportations Are Increasing

21 Mar 2019

Business is booming at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) in Youngstown, and that’s good news for some. The previously underutilized private prison now houses nearly 2,000 inmates, and the facility’s parent company, CoreCivic, is thriving. Locally, the increased prison...

Workers Comp for Work-at-Home Injuries

18 Mar 2019

Work-at-Home Injuries: Who Pays the Bills? In a modern, technology-driven world, “workplace” doesn’t necessarily mean what it once did. An increasing number of workers operate from somewhere other than a desk or workstation on the employer’s premises. That new flexibility...

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Woman Leaves Ohio Sanctuary Church a Legal Resident

14 Mar 2019

In January, a Mexican woman who had been residing in a Columbus, Ohio sanctuary church for months left the building as a legal resident. The woman, being called Angelica in the press to protect her identity, was the first person...

What is Wrongful Termination Under Ohio Law?

11 Mar 2019

“Wrongful termination” refers to the unlawful termination of an employee. While a wrongful termination suit may be based on any one of many different possible legal violations, it is important to note that not every unfair termination is grounds for...

Employment Law: Understanding the FMLA

07 Mar 2019

By Kristen M. Kraus Partner Many people feel that it is illegal to terminate an employee who missed work due to illness. While this may be true some of the time, it is not always the case. Only those employees...

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