“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...
By Rob Gilmore and Kirsten Mooney On March 7, 2018, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals joined a number of other federal appellate courts in holding that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against LBGT employees. In a long-awaited...
By Robert S. Gilmore and Kirsten B. Mooney From Hollywood to Washington, claims of sexual harassment against powerful people have dominated national headlines for months, fueling the #MeToo movement of women stepping forward with their own accounts of sexual...
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...