By Rob Gilmore and Kirsten Mooney For more than 70 years, courts in all jurisdictions have applied a “narrow” interpretation in determining which employees are exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). But, a recent decision by the Supreme...
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Should Interns Be Paid? Putting Your Internship to the FLSA Test
By Alexis V. Preskar Nothing signals the beginning of summer like a fresh crop of interns. Internships are meant to provide students with a chance to learn more about their chosen field and gain insight into “real world” employment. But do companies have to pay their...
VIDEO: Keynote by Alan Page, retired Minnesota Justice and NFL Hall of Famer
Football fans and attorneys alike can stream video in its entirety of the keynote address by Alan Page, retired Minnesota Justice and NFL Hall of Famer, at the Meritas 2018 Annual Meeting. Moderated by KJK Partner Brett Krantz, Justice Page’s comments focused on...
Countdown to GDPR: Are You Ready for New Data Privacy Reg?
By Jennifer M. Hart and Kyle A. Hutnick GDPR With a matter of days until the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect on May 25, 2018, U.S. companies are scrambling to make sure they’re in compliance. Many are still unclear about whether...
Avoiding the High Cost of Employee Turnover: Gilmore to Speak at Ohio Chamber of Commerce Symposium
Experiencing turnover of just one employee can cost an employer tens of thousands of dollars in both direct costs and loss of productivity, according to data models created by the Society of Human Resources Management. On the flip side, utilizing best practices...
Five Things That Every Ohio Physician Should Understand About Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Law
By Kate Hickner The Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program is slated to become fully operational September 2018. Unlike certain stakeholders that have intentionally entered this space (such as medical marijuana cultivators and dispensaries), physicians and others will...
It’s time for an economic development summit in Cleveland
This article originally appeared in Smart Business, May 2018. In my last column, I called for a tough conversation about what’s driving our region’s lagging economic performance. Since then, I’ve received an overwhelming response, including hundreds of...
Browning’s Back: NLRB Reversal Restores Browning-Ferris Standard for Joint Employment
“Uncertainty” has been the buzzword concerning the most recent decisions from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), as new developments and certain conflicts have shifted the board’s stance on critical labor and employment issues. The most recent shift is the...
New “Opportunity Zones”: A Potential Benefit for Business Relocation or Expansion
By Laura Englehart As part of the recent federal tax reform law, Congress created “Qualified Opportunity Zones” that provide a new potential source of financing incentives for businesses looking to relocate or expand. Through the program, each state...
First Innovatus Summit Gathers Leading NEO Organizations to Explore “Achievable Innovation”
Innovation isn’t just the purview of behemoth tech companies and scrappy startups. Rather, strides in innovation can be found in organizations of all sizes and industries, and in places we’d least expect. That was the message of the distinguished panel of speakers at...