Often overlooked but essential to every case is one question: can a state exercise jurisdiction, thus make decisions, over a defendant? This is the question of personal jurisdiction. For companies doing business in multiple states, increasingly common in a 21st century economy, the determination that a court has jurisdiction to […]
In a trio of recent cases the Supreme Court has re-affirmed and reassured the Police Community that each excessive force claim “requires careful attention to the facts and circumstances of each particular case.” The Courts defense of this approach could not come at more crucial point in time as the […]
On January 12, 2021, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed H.B. 352, which will go into effect on April 15, 2021. This new legislation, otherwise known as the Employment Law Uniformity Act (ELUA), brings significant reforms to Ohio’s employment discrimination statute, R.C. Chapter 4112. This new legislation simplifies Ohio’s former employment […]
On January 8, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unveiled a new page on its website titled “Systemic Enforcement at the EEOC.” This page explains that the EEOC will make use of its administrative and litigation tools to identify and pursue systemic discriminatory practices of employers. The EEOC […]