As employment of summertime youth workers peaks, it is a good time to review compliance with the myriad federal and state laws and regulations governing this segment of your employee pool.

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ("FMLA") establishes minimum federal standards that Ohio School Districts must follow for medical, child care and family-related leave. Properly administering FMLA leave will save your School District money and reduce its liability.

In the midst of the worst economy since the Great Depression and with unemployment hovering around 10 percent, workplace violence may escalate, management attorney Matthew Nelson of Dinsmore & Shohl says in this BNA Insights article.

"One of the strengths of American government is the right of the public to know and understand the actions of their elected representatives. This includes not merely the right to know a government body’s final decision on a matter, but the ways and means by which those decisions were reached."

On June 22, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") issued an Administrator's Interpretation publication that broadly defined who may be in loco parentis to a "son or daughter" for purposes of the FMLA.

The United States Supreme Court recently issued an important ruling regarding the right of a government employer to search text messages produced by an employee using an employer-provided electronic communication device.

In preparation for the 2011 proxy season, there are a number of new developments companies must take into account when drafting proxy statements and annual reports in the wake of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank Act") and the release of proposed rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

Bringing up arbitration at a cocktail party is more likely to provoke yawns than excitement, even when one is in the company of fellow members of the bar.

Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Act") creates a new, independent bureau housed within the Federal Reserve System, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the "Bureau").

Regulation brings uniformity and security, which may feel anathema to the fundamental premise of distributed ledger technology (specifically blockchain and the nascent crypto industry blockchain technology allows)...

Employee handbooks are invaluable tools to help employers convey consistent messages to employees.

A review of our records and information from the Internal Revenue Service cause us to believe that your organization should be registered with our office.

A U.S. District Court in Virginia recently held that a jury should decide whether to hold a school board president personally liable on claims that she violated the civil rights of a citizen when she abruptly stopped the citizen from speaking at a school board meeting and ordered him to sit down.

Rising interest rates and a general economic downturn in 2022 has impacted the value of digital assets, including the relatively well-established likes of Bitcoin and Ether. In addition to market...

Yet again, climate law watchers – those who want greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions further reduced, as well as those who would be most affected by additional air regulations – are holding their breath, waiting for the Supreme Court to issue its decree.

The Form ADV amendments adopted August 25, 2016 become effective October 1, 2017. Therefore, advisers filing an initial Form ADV ...

In the past few years, there has been an explosion in the use of social networking technologies.

You have the right to remain silent and to an attorney, and what you say can be used against you in a court of law. From Sergeant Joe Friday on "Dragnet" to Lennie Briscoe on "Law & Order,"...

Make no mistake: one thing has become increasingly evident from recent press releases and headlines regarding settlements for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act—we are in a new era of enforcement.

In a long-awaited decision, the Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court in Zafirov and found the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions do not violate the Appointments Clause. However, the court remanded for consideration of the defendants’ other constitutional arguments, and other cases challenging the constitutionality of qui tam are pending before the Third and Fifth Circuits.