Ten years ago, when KJK Partner Alan Rauss was serving as Chairman of the Board of Cleveland Play House, which is the first professional regional theatre to be established in America, he led a strategic planning process designed to restore CPH to prominence in the...
By Alex E. Jones “Most workers are Employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act” - that was the conclusion of a recent Department of Labor (DOL) Administrator’s Interpretation. Employers, however, have increasingly been using independent contractors in their...
Authored by: Stephen D. Richman, Esq. boil•er•plate (boi l r-pl t ) n. A steel plate used in making the shells of steam boilers. 2. Inconsequential, formulaic, or stereotypical language: The new provisions of the lease renewal were merely boilerplate.* *The American...
Authored by: Melissa Yasinow The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) governs the relationship between employers and employees, and mandates that employers pay overtime to certain types of workers. On June 30, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued proposed...
By Alex E. Jones Title VII of the Civil Rights act protects workers from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex and national origin. However, the statute does not contain any explicit protections for LGBT workers. In light of this, the EEOC has...
Authored by: Kevin C. Susman The following is general information to help you better understand the trustee’s role in the chapter 7 bankruptcy process. It is not intended to be legal advice, so if you have questions that require legal advice, please contact your...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) governs the relationship between employers and employees. Under the FLSA, employers are responsible for recording their employees’ hours worked. But what happens when an employee simply claims that he or she has worked more hours...
Authored by: Sarah J. Gabinet Often, couples think that there is only one way for them to end their marriage—in a courtroom with a judge who will decide their financial futures and the futures of their children as well. The court process can be the appropriate forum...
Introduction Across Ohio, county auditors improperly classify Portable Grain Bins installed by the agricultural industry as incorporated into real estate, and therefore taxable for property tax valuation. In a case of first-impression, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld...
Legal Marijuana and the Workplace – Tensions Ohio Employers May Soon Face By Alex E. Jones Many believe that nationwide decriminalization of marijuana is inevitable, and soon. Until then, states that have legalized marijuana confront federal law to the contrary, and...