December 23, 2013
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals weighs in on position descriptions and the ADA
If you have been to one of Clemans Nelson’s seminars on the fundamentals of a sound H.R. system you have heard Brian Butcher or Michael Esposito say, “the two key parts of any sound H.R. system are (1) your job descriptions and (2) your policy manual.” Without these documents the employer will inevitably find itself in an undesirable position. “What exactly is an ‘undesirable position’?”, employers may ask.
December 9, 2013
Unemployment Compensation and Probationary Employee Removals
Ohio is an at-will employment State. This means, employees can be terminated for any reason or no reason at all. There are three caveats to that rule. First, employers can’t take adverse employment actions against their employees for discriminatory reasons (e.g. race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, military status, etc.). Second, if the employer is in the public sector, adverse employment actions are often restricted by statute.