by Rob Gilmore Imagine a franchise sandwich shop located here in Cleveland that employs a dozen workers. Though it's part of a franchise, the restaurant is independently owned, pays its workers directly and manages their day-to-day supervision. And yet those same...
On October 30, Morgan Stanley announced that it would leave the Protocol for Broker Recruiting — an agreement among more than 1,500 financial firms that lays out rules for financial advisers to follow when they leave one firm for another. The decision shocked the...
Big changes are on the horizon in 2018 for employers, and KJK’s Rob Gilmore will share his insights in a webinar hosted by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s HR Academy on Oct. 11 titled Hot Topics in Employment Law 2018. Here’s a preview of the topics Rob will discuss:...
On August 31, 2017, a United States District Court Judge in Texas, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III, struck down a portion of the Obama administration’s so-called overtime rule, which it introduced in May 2016. The new rule would have increased the minimum salary level for...
\ When now-fired Google employee James Damore sent out a lengthy memo to colleagues last week expressing his opinions about the gender gap in the company, it sparked a national debate about diversity in the technology industry. He was pilloried by some who believed he...
KJK's Labor & Employment Law Partner Rob S. Gilmore will be presenting "You've Been Sued for Discrimination! Now What?," a free webinar hosted by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce's HR Academy. This webinar will take place Wednesday, August 2nd from 10:00 AM to 11:30...
Much has been happening at the Department of Labor (“DOL”). The DOL under the Trump administration got off to a slow start, but it is now signaling that changes will be forthcoming. In a June 27, 2017 press release, the DOL announced it would restart the practice of...
By Rob S. Gilmore Many businesses consider the employee handbook a necessary evil, prompting eye rolls and reluctant attention from HR staff and new hires alike. But done right, the handbook can be short, sweet and meaningful -- an opportunity for clear and concise...
By Alex E. Jones In May 2017, Secretary of Labor, Alexander Acosta, published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal announcing that the Department of Labor (“DOL”) planned to rescind certain Obama-era regulations. Specifically, the current administration intends to...
By Alex E. Jones In April, the Sixth Circuit ruled that employers can be held liable for Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) retaliation claims based on the “cat’s paw” theory. The Sixth Circuit has previously applied the cat’s paw theory to other discrimination...